Arizona state Rep. David Stringer, a Republican. Under fire, he later defended his comment: "Diversity may be a great thing, there might be a lot of advantages, I’m not arguing against diversity at all, but no country can be demographically transformed without any political or social consequences."
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, on why more gun regulation will not prevent gun violence.
Suicide note from Alfredo Lopez, a New York state prisoner who was found hanging in his cell on Jan. 13, 2015. Despite testing drug-free 10 times while in prison, he was repeatedly locked in solitary confinement for occasions when he was unable to pee for a drug test -- a symptom he blamed on a medical condition. While in solitary, he was not given his pain medication. His death is one of 50 in the last few years that a state review board concluded could have been prevented with medical care.
Thad Kousser, political scientist at the University of California, San Diego, describing outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown’s persona.
Tweet from President Donald Trump on Saturday as more than 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes. The death toll had risen to 31 as of Monday afternoon.
Former New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, on the news that he will not face criminal charges for allegations of physically abusing several women he dated.
Jennifer Carroll Foy, who was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates last fall and was pregnant with twins while campaigning.