NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a backroom master whose name was synonymous with political power in the Empire State for a generation, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, destined to take his place atop a crowded lineup of crooked Albany politicians behind bars.
Silver, a 72-year-old Manhattan Democrat, lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes briefly as a stern U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni announced his fate.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indiana Democrats voting in the state's primary on Tuesday say they're energized and optimistic about their party's nomination process, while Republicans say they're worried their party is being torn apart.
Three-quarters of Democrats in the state say they've been energized by the nomination contest between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But nearly 6 in 10 Republicans say they think their party has been divided by the battle being fought by billionaire Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
