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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is looking for $31 million from the federal government to help ease the water crisis in Flint. Snyder says the needs of residents there "far exceed the state's capability." He wants at least $10 million for a three-month supply of clean drinking water and millions more for filters, filter cartridges and water testing kits. Flint's tap water became contaminated with lead after the city switched water supplies in 2014 while a new pipeline was under construction. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes.
HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) — Rescuers are searching choppy waters off the Hawaiian island of Oahu (oh-AH'-hoo) for the 12 crew members who were on two Marine Corps helicopters that collided and went down last night. The choppers were on a nighttime training mission. Debris has been spotted in the water, but there's no word on the fate of those on board.
HOUSTON (AP) — A veteran attorney in Ted Cruz's hometown of Houston has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Canadian-born senator's eligibility to be president. Newton Schwartz is asking the Supreme Court to decide if Cruz's birth to an American mother and Cuban father while they lived in Calgary violates the Constitution's "natural born citizen" requirement. Cruz argues that because his mother is American, he became a U.S. citizen at birth. But the Supreme Court hasn't previously considered the eligibility question. Presidential rival Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned Cruz's presidential eligibility.
NEW YORK (AP) — Some New Yorkers are taking it personally. They're reacting to GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his criticism of what Cruz calls the "New York values" of Donald Trump. A minister who was dropping his son off at a public school in New York today said the city is "a place of diversity and equality." The New York Daily News has a front page illustration of the Statue of Liberty making an obscene gesture, and the headline "Drop Dead, Ted."
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Dan Haggerty, who starred as "Grizzly Adams" on TV and in movies, has died. His manager says Haggerty died today in California after battling cancer. The rugged, bearded actor was known for his role as a mountain man and animal trainer -- and he actually worked as a trainer for Walt Disney Studios.
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