1. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look to rebound in New York.
Setting their sights on the next big delegate prizes, the presidential candidates descended on New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, with Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders looking to extend the momentum from their Wisconsin victories while Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton work to regain their footing after stinging defeats.Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton, who still have wide delegate leads in the Republican and Democratic nominating contests, will be working furiously to win New York, where their opponents are devoting significant resources to try to score upsets in the delegate-rich state in its April 19 primary. With both candidates having deep roots in the state, losses would be especially painful. Read more.
The Department of Justice on Wednesday indicted the former chief of staff to then-U.S. Rep. Paul Broun on allegations involving misuse of taxpayer money to finance campaign activities and obstruction of a congressional investigation into the matter. The eight-count indictment charges David Bowser, Broun's longtime top staffer, with one count of obstruction of proceedings, one count of theft of government property, one count of concealment of material facts and five counts of making false statements. Bowser's arraignment and initial appearance have yet to be scheduled. The Justice Department said the FBI is investigating the case. Read more.
3. Atlanta doctor was arrested days before dying in house fire.
The Atlanta doctor who died in a mysterious house fire Saturday was arrested days before for allegedly attacking a woman at the residence, police said. Dr. Marcus Moseley was charged with battery Thursday when he repeatedly punched a woman he believed was having an affair with his wife, according to the Atlanta Police report. Authorities have yet to say whether the midnight domestic dispute is related to the house fire two days later in southwest Atlanta, which officials are investigating as a case of arson. Witnesses say they saw Moseley, 48, running out of his home Saturday evening, on fire and barely wearing any clothes, toward the backyard area, said Atlanta fire Sgt. Cortez Stafford. Moseley's body was recovered from the backyard pool. Read more.
4. White House transfers nearly $600 million to fight Zika.
Increasingly concerned about the spread of the Zika virus, the Obama administration said Wednesday it is transferring almost $600 million from existing disease prevention programs in order to fight the mosquito-borne virus. The White House said the emergency transfer is necessary because Congress has continued to deny the administration's $1.9 billion request, money that would be used to stop Zika from gaining a foothold in the United States. The transfer, including $510 million previously earmarked for ongoing Ebola efforts, will be used to develop a Zika vaccine and improved diagnostic tests. Some of the money also will go toward assisting states as they prepare for the possible arrival of the mosquito-borne disease as early as late spring. The virus is strongly linked to devastating birth defects. Read more.
5. More than 100 Cobb traffic lights go on the blink.
About 20 percent of Cobb County traffic signals malfunctioned for several hours in the middle of the day Wednesday, causing temporary mayhem along some of the county's busiest thoroughfares. Hundreds of calls from drivers flooded Cobb's 911 center, and county DOT workers had to scramble to manually reset about 110 malfunctioning lights. The affected streets included segments of Sandy Plains Road, Powder Springs Road, Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta Road and Bells Ferry Road, to name a few. But it could've been much worse. The malfunction happened during spring break, when traffic is unusually light, and in the middle of the workday rather than rush hour, said county spokeswoman Aikwah Leow. The signals malfunctioned shortly after 11 a.m. and were fixed within about two hours. Read more.
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