Cruz names Fiorina as VP running mate  —  Ted Cruz announced Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential nominee if he's the Republican Party's pick for president.  —  If nominated, “I will run on a ticket with my vice-presidential nominee, Carly Fiorina,” …

DONALD J. TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH  —  Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation.  —  I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country …

Bernie Sanders to Cut Hundreds of Staff Members and Turn to California  —  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senator Bernie Sanders is planning to lay off “hundreds” of campaign staffers across the country and focus much of his remaining effort on winning California, he said in an interview Wednesday.

Will Ferrell to Play Former President Ronald Reagan in New Movie (EXCLUSIVE) … Having already famously portrayed former President George W. Bush in various comedy sketches, Will Ferrell is now setting his sights on another former commander in chief.  —  Sources tell Variety Ferrell …

FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN A YEAR IN PRISON  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case …

Why I Blame TV for Trump  —  My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.  —  “It feels like it's over,” one old friend from my television days told me recently.

After tense day, Anaheim shelves anti-Donald Trump resolution; five hit in pepper spray clash  —  ANAHEIM - Anger filled the air in and outside Anaheim City Hall on Tuesday night as the council considered, but took no action, on a resolution denouncing “divisive rhetoric” by Donald Trump.

‘Thank you, you idiots’: Watch Maine Gov. Paul LePage melt down after students mock him during speech  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Maine's Republican governor threw a temper tantrum after he was confronted by protesters during an event at a university.

Top Twenty Sexual Crimes Committed at Target Stores  —  The Target department store chain has made itself infamous for announcing that it will allow transgender people to choose whatever bathroom they want to use at any given time, even though the chain already has many problems with sexual assaults in its stores.

13-year-old with ‘replica’ weapon shot by police in East Baltimore  —  Police investigate the shooting aroun the McKim Community Center.  —  A 13-year-old boy was shot by Baltimore Police officers in East Baltimore who said he was carrying a “replica” weapon, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Wednesday evening.

Justices Lean Toward Bob McDonnell, Ex-Virginia Governor, in Corruption Case  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to side with Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia who was convicted of public corruption and faces two years in prison.

More Americans Disapprove Than Approve of Health Care Law  —  Democrats increasingly say law has had a positive impact on U.S.  —  The public's views of the Affordable Care Act, which were evenly divided following the Supreme Court's ruling last summer upholding a key section of the law, are again more negative than positive.

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

Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars  —  Cruz's big announcement, in 3 minutes … Donald Trump's accusation that Hillary Clinton is playing the “woman's card” and would be a failed candidate if she were a man touched off a contentious debate about gender politics …

‘Religious freedom’ measure defeated in Missouri House committee  —  JEFFERSON CITY  • Missourians likely will not vote on the controversial Senate Joint Resolution 39 after the House Emerging Issues Committee voted down the measure on a tie vote Wednesday.

Meet the Army's first female infantry officer  —  Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to earn the coveted Ranger tab, will once again make history by becoming the Army's first female infantry officer.  —  Griest is expected to graduate from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course …