WMUR first: Cruz to announce intention to name Fiorina as his running mate  —  Former business executive viewed as a potential asset to Cruz's attempt to wrest nomination from Trump  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will announce on Wednesday afternoon that former presidential rival Carly Fiorina …

Trump's big speech tests his foreign policy and style  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner, known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements, can present a more presidential persona …

Exclusive: Half of Americans think presidential nominating system ‘rigged’ - poll  —  More than half of American voters believe that the system U.S. political parties use to pick their candidates for the White House is “rigged” and more than two-thirds want to see the process changed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prison  —  CHICAGO — U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin on Wednesday sentenced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to 15 months in prison, calling him a “serial child molester,” and ignoring the defense's request for no prison time.

Foley Plane Crash Caught on Camera  —  FOLEY, AL-  —  Surveillance video from a Foley business captured incredible images of a plane crash near the city's airport.  —  The crash happened south of the airport off Hickory Street Tuesday afternoon.  A Cessna 421 Twin Engine clipped a few trees over business

Melania Trump on Her Rise, Her Family Secrets, and Her True Political Views: “Nobody Will Ever Know”  —  How does a shy ex-model make her way from Slovenia to, just maybe, the White House?  To Melania Trump—and to the people who know her back home—her journey to marrying The Donald is like a fairy tale …

Asked and Answered: President Obama Responds to an Eight-Year-Old Girl from Flint  —  At eight years old, Mari Copeny—known around town as “Little Miss Flint”—wrote to President Obama last month from her home in Flint, Michigan to share how she is working to bring attention to the public health crisis in her community.

This Alabama City Will Now Put Transgender People In Jail For Peeing At Target  —  On Tuesday night, the City Council of Oxford, Alabama unanimously approved a new ordinance that will punish individuals for using restrooms that do not match their biological sex as stated on their birth certificate.

Saying ‘vagina’ got me fired, Battle Creek middle school teacher says  —  Vagina.  It's a noun describing female anatomy that caused such outrage in the Michigan Legislature in 2012 that a legislator was blocked from speaking after using it.  —  Now, a substitute teacher says using it got …

Sen. Tom Apodaca says Republicans may put HB2 on the ballot in November  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — The man in the senate who controls House Bill 2's path once it crosses the aisle said state Republicans may leave the bill's fate up to a vote of the people.  —  Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe/Henderson …

Nicki Minaj Dedicates “Anaconda” Performance to Donald Trump, Joe Biden at Time 100 Gala  —  EMAIL ME  —  YOUTUBE  —  Melissa McCarthy, Caitlyn Jenner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Aziz Ansari, Gina Rodriguez and Matthew Weiner attended the annual NYC bash — and stayed after Trump left early.