First on CNN: Top Republicans may skip GOP convention  —  Washington (CNN)A number of high-profile Republicans, fearful of a potential melee in Cleveland this summer, are considering skipping the Republican National Convention and campaigning back home instead.

Daily News Editorial Board says Vote Hillary Clinton: Her plans to give working- and middle-class Americans a fighting chance at rising incomes are far superior to Bernie Sanders'  —  A ritual that plays out at 8:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month highlights the urgency …

Raleigh visitors bureau says HB2 is affecting Wake economy  —  Four groups have canceled events  —  16 other groups, potentially bringing $24M, are rethinking plans in Wake County  —  State reps Dollar and Stam: lost rooms can be filled  —  RALEIGH  —  A report released …

In the Republican Primary: Donald Trump for President  —  Donald Trump is the father-in-law of the Observer's publisher.  That is not a reason to endorse him.  Giving millions of disillusioned Americans a renewed sense of purpose and opportunity is.  —  Explaining the phenomenon …

Denver Post uncovers that Democratic Party told Hillary Clinton's campaign about caucus counting mistake, but kept public and Bernie Sanders camp in the dark  —  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts …

Obama envisions a day when female presidents are common  —  President Obama said Tuesday that people will someday be amazed a woman had not served as president for so long in comments that came close to publicly backing Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton

Trump Ally Roger Stone Writing Entire Book Alleging That The Clintons Secretly Murdered JFK Jr.  —  Roger Stone is writing a book based on his conspiracy theory that the Clintons murdered John F. Kennedy Jr. Stone is an longtime ally and friend of Donald Trump, who has previously used …

Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire, with political tones  —  Facebook announced that businesses would be able to start using their messenger platform to buy and sell products and offer customers support.  Jefferson Graham reports from the F8 Developer conference in San Francisco.

Registration-burning GOP voter: ‘I was disenfranchised’  —  A GOP voter who torched his party registration over Donald Trump  —  's delegate shutout in Colorado says the Republican presidential primary system is rigged against the billionaire.  —  “I was disenfranchised …

Brothers trick sister with zombie attack after wisdom teeth surgery  —  Just a day after National Sibling Day flooded your Facebook feed with happy family photos, three brothers decided to celebrate their sister in a different way.  —  After their younger sister Millicent had her wisdom teeth removed …

Pay Gap Alert: Clinton Foundation Male Execs Earn 38% More Than Women  —  Male executives at the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation earn 38 percent more than women executives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of the foundation's latest IRS tax filings.

Diving scientists record ‘cloud’ of thousands of swarming crabs  —  Researchers ‘have no idea’ why red crabs off Panama might be behaving in such a way, says a biologist: ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen’  —  Descending in a submersible in waters off Panama, scientists noticed something strange happening near the seafloor.