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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — And then there were none. Ohio Gov. John Kasich has ended his presidential bid, saying the Lord will show him "the way forward" and "fulfill the purpose" of his life. His withdrawal comes a day after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz also dropped out. Kasich said the people he met campaigning changed his life. He was only able to win his home state and had hoped to be a GOP convention alternative to Donald Trump, who now has an unimpeded path to the nomination.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the lead contamination water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is a manmade disaster that didn't have to happen. Obama told residents he'll make sure leaders at all levels of government "don't rest" until every drop of water that flows through city pipes is safe. The crowd waiting to hear Obama booed Gov. Rick Snyder, who apologized for the state's role in the crisis.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese auto supply maker Takata has been pressured by the federal government to add 40 million air bag inflators to an already massive recall. The inflators can explode with too much force and spray motorists with metal scraps. The devices have been linked to at least 11 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court says five white Cleveland police supervisors accused of failing to stop a chase that ended with officers killing two black suspects can't face charges in the predominantly black suburb where the shooting happened. The case was moved to East Cleveland, where the lone judge is black and the jury pool would come from a mainly black population.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health experts are calling for doctors who prescribe painkillers to undergo mandatory training aimed at reducing misuse and abuse of the medications. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously that the FDA should change its so-called risk-management programs for opioid painkillers and highly addictive medications at the center of an addiction and abuse crisis.
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