Aiming for Friday announcement, Trump narrows his VP list

Aiming for Friday announcement, Trump narrows his VP list

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has reached the final phase of his search for a running mate, narrowing his list to three leading contenders and directing his staff to prepare for a Friday announcement.

"It's a little bit like 'The Apprentice,'" former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of Trump's finalists, said in a Tuesday interview with Fox News Channel. "You find out sooner or later who the last one standing is."

Massachusetts lawmakers want police attack to be hate crime
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Massachusetts lawmakers want police attack to be hate crime

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts and other states say they want to make attacks against police officers a hate crime.

Democratic Reps. Michelle DuBois, of Brockton, and Alan Silvia, of Fall River, Massachusetts, filed a bill following the fatal shooting of five officers in Dallas on Thursday.

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