___12:12 p.m.Melania Trump is drawing lots of online interest ahead of her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention. Bush and President George W. Bush decisions not to attend this week's Republican National Convention. The wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday morning was the most widely searched of the convention's GOP speakers among Google users. CLEVELAND (AP) " The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (EDT):1:00 p.m.Republicans have opened their convention in Cleveland where they'll nominate Donald Trump to be the party's presidential standard-bearer in November. ___12:06 p.m.Newt Gingrich says last-ditch efforts by conservative delegates to block Donald Trump's nomination at the Republican National Convention are "silly" and should stop.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 18, 2016 11:30 UTC