Wednesday's Headlines: Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot at convention

To some, Kasich trumpets a GOP philosophy that's on life support; FBI paid hackers to crack San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone; Fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea; Two decades later, Bill Clinton stumbles in the Democratic Party's shifting sands;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Sandy Huffaker / AP Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot at convention Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is close to ensuring that Donald Trump cannot win the GOP nomination on a second ballot at the July convention, scooping up delegates who have pledged to vote for him instead of the front-runner if given the chance. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » To some, Kasich trumpets a GOP philosophy that's on life support The Ohio governor is struggling to sell experience and know-how in the political year of the outsider. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   FBI paid hackers to crack San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone The people who helped the U.S. government come from the sometimes shadowy world of hackers and security researchers who profit from finding flaws in companies' software or systems. By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea Beijing is using the industry's vast fleet as the advance guard in its quest to expand maritime territory, experts said. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Two decades later, Bill Clinton stumbles in the Democratic Party's shifting sands His tense exchange with Black Lives Matter protesters highlighted a reinterpretation of the 1990s. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The DNC's Equal Pay Day plan turns sour By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Don’t cry for us, we aren’t Argentina By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Keith Olbermann: Derek Jeter and I have felt Trump's wrath By Keith Olbermann  •  Read more »   Every presidential candidate should release full tax returns By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   Bigotry raises its hideous head in North Carolina By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Venezuela is in desperate need of a political intervention By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Syria’s Assad holds elections despite peace talks in Geneva The decision to go ahead with elections on the first day of a second round of U.N.-backed talks signals to opponents that the Syrian leader still has no plans to step aside. By Hugh Naylor and Zakaria Zakaria  •  Read more » Obama administration: Compromise on birth-control mandate is possible The Supreme Court's plan to resolve religious groups' objections would work, an official said, if women could get coverage elsewhere and if the court halted all lawsuits on the issue. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » Tens of thousands of Verizon workers go on strike The strike — which is said to be one of the largest in the company's history — could interrupt service for countless customers ranging from Massachusetts to Virginia. By Brian Fung  •  Read more » North Carolina's bathroom law just keeps backfiring on Gov. Pat McCrory Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order giving the appearance that he has backed down under pressure. But his action is unlikely to actually alleviate any pressure on him. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more » How the world's wealthy can hide illicit cash in U.S. luxury real estate Officials say criminals and corrupt politicians launder money through secretive shell companies, like those profiled in the Panama Papers — and such firms are involved in a big chunk of multimillion-dollar purchases here. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more » $250 million, 300 scientists and 40 labs: Sean Parker’s revolutionary project to ‘solve’ cancer The collaboration focuses on immunotherapy --- an area of research that many believe represents the future of cancer treatment. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more » Microsoft and Facebook tout equal pay — but there's a more glaring problem While men and women may end up earning roughly the same amount in the same jobs, men are more likely to end up in higher-paying roles. By Andrea Peterson  •  Read more » This study could have reshaped the American diet 40 years ago. But it was never fully published until now. A massive government-funded experiment on fatty foods challenges the conventional advice about what is healthy. By Peter Whoriskey  •  Read more » What did Americans know as the Holocaust unfolded? Quite a lot. A museum turned to crowdsourcing to research how the Nazis' persecution and slaughter of Jews was reported in the United States. By Tara Bahrampour  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071