Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans who have voted today in Wisconsin say the economy is a major concern. According to exit polling, nearly three quarters of Democratic voters say they are worried about the direction of the country's economy. More than 9 in 10 Republicans say they are either very or somewhat worried.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the outcome of today's voting in Wisconsin is important not just for the candidate who prevails, but may also determine whether there is a contested GOP convention this summer in Cleveland. A win by Ted Cruz would make it more difficult for front-runner Donald Trump to get the 1,237 delegates needed by the end of the primary season to secure the nomination.
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is responding to criticism from Donald Trump and others about its plans to build a new $1.6 billion auto assembly plant in Mexico. It would create about 2,800 jobs and shift some small-car production from the U.S. Ford says it won't slash U.S. jobs and spends 80 percent of its capital in the U.S. It has also committed to spending another $8 billion to $9 billion in the next four years.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Health officials in Brazil say that the H1N1 swine flu virus has killed almost twice as many people in Latin America's biggest country over the past three months as it did in all of 2015. There are reports of 71 deaths between January and March of this year, compared to 36 in 2015. The swine flu outbreak comes as Brazil prepares to host the Olympics in August. There have also been outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Wal-Mart says it will stop selling a University of Maryland T-shirt that features the outline of the state of Massachusetts. The shirt features the logo of the Maryland Terrapins, the university's athletic team, printed over a red outline of the state of Massachusetts. The retail giant has apologized and says it'll remove the shirt from its stores.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
