Family famed for protest photo die when SUV goes off cliff

Investigators with the California Highway Patrol work at the scene where a couple and several of their children plunged in their SUV off Highway 1, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, near Fort Bragg, Calif. Searchers scoured the Northern California coast Wednesday for missing children of a couple who were killed along with three of their other children when their SUV plunged off scenic Pacific Coast Highway onto rocks in the ocean.

Oklahoma Legislature passes tax hikes for teacher pay

A package of Oklahoma tax hikes aimed at generating hundreds of millions of new dollars for teacher pay and averting statewide school closures received final legislative approval Wednesday night. The Senate voted 36-10 to increase taxes on oil and gas production, cigarettes, fuel and lodging - narrowly receiving the three-fourth's majority needed to pass - and the chamber broke into applause afterward.

Man convicted in deaths tied to ‘Real Housewives’ guest star

Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay.

What?! Cuomo Denies Liberal Justice Called for Second Amendment Repeal

Only minutes after taking to Twitter early Wednesday morning to falsely claim that "no one" was talking about repealing the Second Amendment, CNN New Day co-host Chris Cuomo doubled-down on that assertion during an interview with former Senator Rick Santorum. When the Republican pointed to a Tuesday New York Times op/ed in which former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens demanded that the right to bear arms be revoked, Cuomo simply pretended it didn't happen.

Six conservative Americans debate whether Trump is a role model

Roughly 22 million Americans turned on "60 Minutes" on Sunday night to hear adult-film star Stormy Daniels say that she once spanked President Donald Trump with a magazine that had his face on the cover and then had unprotected sex with him. For many, the interview was the latest in a series of uncomfortable moments brought to their living rooms by a nontraditional president who has long graced the pages of tabloids, much to his delight, and broken every rule of political etiquette.

Students rally against gun violence in Paul Ryan’s town

Some Wisconsin students who took their demonstration against gun violence on the road have reached their destination - House Speaker Paul Ryan's hometown. A group of about 40 students make their way along Old Highway 92 south of Evansville, Wis., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, as they march to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville to call for stricter gun control laws.

The Donald Trump Cabinet Tracker

The president ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replaced him with Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who declared Trump to be in "excellent" health in January. Michael Snyder / AP / Mario Anzuoni / Markku Ulander / Joshua Roberts / Tim Chong / Jim Urquhart / Jorge Dan Lopez / Mike Segar / Carlo Allegri / Reuters / The Atlantic In a tweet Wednesday evening, the president announced he was replacing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who in January declared Trump to be in "excellent" health.

The announcement ends weeks of speculation and uncertainty about Shulkin’s fate.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is being replaced, President Trump tweeted Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about his fate. Trump said he is nominating Navy Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, official physician for the president and his predecessor Barack Obama, to be the next VA secretary.

Trump axes N.J. doctor as Veterans Affairs secretary

President Donald Trump on Wednesday replaced Dr. David Shulkin, the former Morristown Medical Center president, as secretary of veterans affairs. The action capped weeks of rumors about Shulkin's future in the Trump administration, especially after the agency's inspector general questioned a $122,334 taxpayer-financed trip to Europe last July.

Last alarm for 2 fallen Pa. firefighters: ‘They have gone home’

All this, as hundreds of firefighters from across Pennsylvania and as far away as Boston, Toronto, Kentucky and Chicago gathered to bid a formal farewell to fallen York City firefighters Ivan Flanscha, 50, and Zachary Anthony, 29. The two died last Thursday , a day after a raging fire at the former Weaver Organ & Piano building. The pair, along with two colleagues, were putting out hot spots the next morning when a portion of the building collapsed, trapping all four firefighters.

Emails: Conservatives slammed Pence in 2015 for changing law

Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced a firestorm of criticism three years ago after signing a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Now emails released this week to The Associated Press illustrate similar backlash from fellow conservatives when the eventual vice president agreed to change the law in the face of widespread boycott threats.

Ann Coulter Spends an Evening Trashing Trump as a “Lazy Ignoramus”

Ann Coulter, the author of "In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!" has been having near daily hissy fits over Trump's broken campaign promises. In a piece in the Daily Beast today, Coulter is no less rankled, but she's not making herself look better, either.

‘Roseanne’ road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show

Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind. 'Roseanne' road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind.