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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Ted Cruz is criticizing Donald Trump for opposing North Carolina's new bathroom law, saying his rival is giving in to "political correctness." Trump said earlier today that North Carolina should not have passed the law directing transgender people to use the bathroom that matches the gender on their birth certificate. Cruz supports the North Carolina measure and says, "Grown adult men, strangers, should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls." He says his view is "basic common sense." Cruz is campaigning today in Maryland.
UNDATED (AP) — Donald Trump says he will deliver a foreign affairs address next week, the first in a series of policy speeches for the Republican front-runner. In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump says he is also planning a speech outlining more details on his immigration policy, and a separate speech on the military. He says people may be surprised by how well he handles military issues. Trump says he "may or may not" use teleprompters for his speeches depending on the "level of detail" in policy speeches.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge says an agreement will give consumers who bought hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen vehicles the option of having the automaker buy back the cars or fix them. The vehicles had been rigged to cheat on emissions tests. The judge in San Francisco isn't giving details on how much car owners would be paid but said the deal between Volkswagen, the U.S. government and private lawyers would include "substantial compensation."
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing changes to the way police-involved shootings and police misconduct are investigated. But he's stopping short of a task force recommendation to abolish the agency that handles those investigations. The mayor's office says the city will create a new Public Safety auditor as well as a "role for citizen oversight." The task force also harshly criticized the department for the way it had alienated blacks and Hispanics for decades by using excessive force and honoring a code of silence.
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A coroner's official in California says police initially reported the death of former pro wrestler Chyna as a "possible overdose." Chyna, whose real name is Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead at her apartment in Redondo Beach yesterday. She was 46. Los Angeles County's assistant chief coroner says an autopsy is planned in the next few days. Chyna shot to WWE stardom in the 1990s, becoming one of the most prominent female professional wrestlers.
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