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WASHINGTON (AP) — What does former House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) think of Ted Cruz? Well, for one thing, he calls the Texas senator "Lucifer in the flesh." Boehner adds that he can "get along with almost everyone," but that he's "never worked with a more miserable" individual in his life -- and he tossed a profane reference to Cruz in there as well. The Ohio Republican resigned last fall under pressure from conservatives allied with Cruz. According to the Stanford Daily, Boehner told Stanford University students that he would vote for Trump, but not for Cruz.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' wife and adviser Jane Sanders says his campaign will do well in the remaining contests because they are open primaries, which she describes as "more democratic." Jane Sanders pointed out on MSNBC this morning that her husband won Rhode Island on Tuesday, which was an open primary, allowing independents as well as Democrats to vote for him. She also said that his campaign intends to continue through the final contest in California, despite a revelation yesterday that the campaign plans to lay off hundreds of field staffers and other aides.
WATKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia's president says students and staff at the school will gather this evening to reflect on the lives of the four students killed and one critically injured in a car crash. He says the students were very active in campus activities such as the Greek system and religious organizations. Authorities say the crash happened last night when a car carrying all five students collided with another car on a state highway.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have turned mostly higher as a handful of companies jump on deal news. Facebook and PayPal are leading technology stocks higher after they announced strong first-quarter results. The gains come even though the U.S. government said the economy slowed a little more than expected in the first three months of this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is buying DreamWorks Animation for approximately $3.55 billion. DreamWorks will become part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes Universal Pictures. Once the deal closes, DreamWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will become chairman of DreamWorks New Media.
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