Peter King: New Yorkers Voting For Cruz “Should Have Their Head Examined”  —  “Look, I hope he gets the cold shoulder and other things from every New Yorker.  Send him back where he belongs.”  —  Rep. Peter King of New York said in a radio interview on Thursday that New Yorkers should not vote …

Not Good, Not Good At All  —  As you no doubt saw, last night Bernie Sanders launched a pretty blistering attack on Hillary Clinton, calling her unqualified to be president because of various past positions, relationships and votes.  The attack was premised on Sanders' claim that Clinton …

AP-GfK Poll: Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.

Bill Clinton: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Are Defending Murders And Drug Dealers  —  On Thursday, while Bill Clinton was giving a speech to a crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters, he was repeatedly interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters.  —  He responded to them, saying …

Pursuit Driver Does ‘Donuts’ on Rainy Hollywood Surface Streets, Is Greeted by a Crowd in South L.A.  —  A driver wanted for a burglary in Cerritos led authorities on a chase for more than an hour and a half through much of the greater Los Angeles area Thursday, at one point doing “donut” …

Dennis Hastert accused of sexual abuse by at least 4, sources say  —  Stephen Reinboldt's sister Jolene Burdge speaks out about her brother's alleged abuse by Dennis Hastert decades ago.  (John Kim/Chicago Tribune)  —  For months, federal authorities have hinted at the motive behind …

More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren't Making Payments  —  New figure raises worries that millions of them may never repay more than $200 billion owed  —  More than 40% of Americans who borrowed from the government's main student-loan program aren't making payments or are behind …

Dems on FEC target conservatives, vote to punish maker of anti-Obama movie  —  The three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission, in their latest and boldest move to regulate conservative media, voted in unison to punish a movie maker critical of President Obama after he distributed …

Ex-Staffer: Wisconsin GOPers Cheered Voter ID Bill For What It ‘Could Do For Us’  —  A former top staffer for a Republican legislator in Wisconsin suggested this week that GOP legislators were motivated to pass the state's tough photo voter ID law because they believed it would help them at the ballot box …

Sessions: Don't bet on me being Trump's VP  —  's lone Senate supporter threw cold water on the notion that he might be chosen as the Republican presidential hopeful's running mate on Thursday.  —  (R-Ala.) told reporters outside the Senate chamber that he has no expectation …

Ben & Jerry's co-founder tempts Secret Service by stamping messages on money  —  Ben & Jerry's co-founder says money is corrupting politics, so he stamps message on cash  —  H&R Block and others have faced questions about the legality of advertising on money

Panama Papers Reveal Clinton's Kremlin Connection  —  John and Tony Podesta aren't fooling anyone  —  The revelations of the so-called Panama Papers that are roiling the world's political and financial elites this week include important facts about Team Clinton.

Verizon to Proceed With Yahoo Bid, Google Weighs Offer  —  Time, buyout firms Bain, TPG said to still consider bid  —  AT&T, Comcast said to lose interest; Microsoft won't bid  —  Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week …

20,000 lesbians in the desert: welcome to the Dinah, a world without men  —  For five days in Palm Springs, Arwa Mahdawi entered an alternate reality where gay women celebrate each other with pool parties, dancing and debauchery  —  very year at the end of March, 20,000 lesbians from around …

Student body-slammed by school police officer  —  SAN ANTONIO - A viral video showing a school police officer body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground has sparked a San Antonio Independent School District investigation.  —  The district confirmed the officer was put on paid leave Wednesday morning.

Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’  —  Candidate's claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state's security, MK and former envoy to US says  —  Bernie Sanders should retract and apologize for his “libelous” suggestion that Israel killed …

Scarlett Johansson on Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood: “We're Moving Backward”  —  The May 2016 cover star talks Planned Parenthood, hitting rock bottom, and more.  —  On cutting the budget for Planned Parenthood: “There are countries at war, there's terrorism, global warming …

Indiana Trooper Sued Twice For Proselytizing During Traffic Stops  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana State Police trooper faces a second lawsuit accusing him of preaching to citizens while on duty.  —  Wendy Pyle filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis claiming …

Federal Appeals Court: Yes, Puerto Rico's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional  —  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday stated unambiguously that Puerto Rico's ban on same-sex couples' marriages is unconstitutional, throwing a federal judge off a case after the judge had ruled in March that the ban was still in effect.

Watch: Irma Bule bitten on stage by cobra  —  Play!  —  Indonesian pop singer Irma Bule died this week after being bitten by a snake used as an on-stage prop during a live performance on Sunday.  —  “The accident happened in the middle of the second song when Irma stepped on the snake's tail …