AP Interview: Trump narrows VP list as he moves into general  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn't want to accept public money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Bernie Sanders Wins West Virginia, Prolonging Race With Hillary Clinton  —  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont captured the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, forcing Hillary Clinton to continue a costly and distracting two-front battle: to lock …

My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column)  —  EMAIL ME  —  Despite Dylan Farrow's damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes' opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow …

Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose  —  We thought Republicans were less, well, dumb.  —  Why did almost everybody fail to predict Donald Trump's victory in the Republican primaries?  Nate Silver blames the news media, disorganized Republican elites, and the surprising appeal of cultural grievance.

Trump launches tax plan rewrite  —  Donald Trump's campaign has enlisted influential conservative economists to revise his tax package and make it more politically palatable by slashing the $10 trillion sticker price.  Their main targets: Lifting the top tax rate from Trump's original plan …

Trump Selects a White Nationalist Leader as a Delegate in California  —  On Monday evening, California's secretary of state published a list of delegates chosen by the Trump campaign for the upcoming Republican presidential primary in the state.  Trump's slate includes William Johnson …

Joe Biden: ‘I Would Have Been the Best President’  —  Vice President Joe Biden says he “would have been the best president” if he had mounted a successful campaign in the 2016 election, but that forgoing the race was the right decision for his family.  —  Speaking with “Good Morning America” …

Tampa Bay Walmarts get thousands of police calls.  You paid the bill.  —  Design and graphics by MARTIN FROBISHER and ELI MURRAY  —  Police come to shoo away panhandlers, referee parking disputes and check on foul-mouthed teenagers.  —  They are called to arrest the man who drinks …

Trump pins a nickname on Bernie Sanders  —  Touting his Tuesday night victories, Donald Trump unveiled a new moniker for yet another political adversary: “Crazy Bernie.”  —  “Big wins in West Virginia and Nebraska,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tweeted Wednesday morning.

Charlie Rose and President's Speechwriters Laugh About ObamaCare Lie  —  If you are one of the millions of people who lost their health insurance under ObamaCare, the President's lie “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it” probably still stings.

Michael Slager charged with federal civil rights violation, obstruction in Walter Scott shooting  —  A federal grand jury this week indicted former North Charleston officer Michael Slager on charges of a violating civil rights law and misleading investigators in Walter Scott's death …

About That Woman Dana Loesch Called Flat-Chested... Whoops.  —  Conservative radio host Dana Loesch may want to bury her head in sand for a day or two.  —  Not that she wasn't entitled to trash CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany for saying anyone who doesn't support Donald Trump isn't really conservative.

Divine intervention?  Indian Hindus ask gods to help Trump  —  NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump may find it tough to get Republican leaders behind his campaign, but he's got some faraway fans trying to get the gods on his side.  —  Around a dozen members of a right-wing Indian Hindu group lit …

Suicide on Periscope Prompts France to Open Inquiry  —  PARIS — French officials have opened an investigation after a distraught young woman recorded herself on Periscope, the live video-streaming app, describing her despair and then killing herself by jumping in front of a commuter train in suburban Paris.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tyrant’ priest sued for vile rants at HS in Staten Island, ‘unleashed a constant stream of inappropriate remarks’  —  This man of God raised holy hell with his satanic curses.  —  A stunning new lawsuit accuses a trash-talking Staten Island priest of raining a steady spew of obscenities …

Teen Discovers Lost Maya City Using Ancient Star Maps  —  Using an unprecedented technique of matching stars to the locations of temples on Earth, a 15-year-old Canadian student says he's discovered a forgotten Maya city in Central America.  Images from space suggest he may actually be onto something.

How Many People Support Trump but Don't Want to Admit It?  —  No one is more perplexed by Donald Trump than the leaders of the Republican Party.  On May 5, after Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan famously asked:  —  As the speaker of the Republican-dominated House …

RSS board: High schoolers will be allowed to carry pepper spray  —  SALISBURY — High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016-2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy.

Democratic focus groups reveal warning signs about Donald Trump  —  Focus groups of swing voters have picked up some warning signs for Democrats about Donald Trump's general election candidacy: While those swing voters are willing to see Trump as a risky, divisive figure …

Clinton Son-in-Law's Firm Is Said to Close Greece Hedge Fund  —  It was a hedge fund portfolio pitched by Hillary Clinton's son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky, as an opportunity to bet on a Greek economic revival.  —  Now, two years later, the Greece-focused fund is shutting down …

Hackers Attempt to Hold Capitol Hill Data for Ransom  —  The House is under attack by hackers hoping to infiltrate congressional computers, encrypt their contents, and then force users to pay a ransom to get their access back.  —  “In the past 48 hours, the House Information Security Office …