Tuesday, May 7
🚨NATION
📌 FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner (NPR)
📌 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the second oldest member of the US Senate, will run for re-election at age 82 (AXIOS)
📌 Pastor credits divine intervention after man pulls gun on him during live-streamed sermon on Sunday (ABC NEWS)
📌 House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 American solider detained in Russia over theft charges (MO NEWS)
📌 Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election (NPR)
📌 Afghanistan’s only female diplomat quits after being caught smuggling almost $2 million worth of gold into India (CBS NEWS)
📌 Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China’s Xi opens European visit in France (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 More women are working now than at any time in U.S. history (AXIOS)
📌 Tick season is ramping up, and experts say people should take precautions before venturing outside (USA TODAY)
📌 Some cases of Alzheimer's caused by two copies of a single gene, new study suggests (NBC NEWS)
📌 Experimental gene therapy restores some vision in patients with inherited blindness (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Miss USA Noelia Voigt suddenly resigns, urges people to prioritize mental health (CBS NEWS)
📌 Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes (NPR)
📌 Kim Kardashian addresses Tom Brady dating 'rumors' during Netflix comedy roast: 'I'd never say' (PEOPLE)
📌 First photo of David Corenswet as Superman in James Gunn's DC superhero reboot released (USA TODAY)
Monday, May 6
🚨NATION
📌 40 million at risk of severe storms this week, "intense" tornadoes possible today (AXIOS)
📌 At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the 'Gestapo' (NBC NEWS)
📌 Mexican thieves kill three surfers (2 Australian and 1 American) in Baja California (AP NEWS)
📌 Trump VP hopeful Gov. Kristi Noem suggests Biden's dog should be put down, and admits that her book falsely claims she met Kim Jong Un (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country, accusing Qatari-owned network of supporting Hamas (CBS NEWS)
📌 Why China is buying gold like there’s no tomorrow (NY TIMES)
📌 How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Russia puts Ukraine's Zelensky on criminal 'wanted' list (FRANCE 24)
📌 Rwanda won't guarantee how many migrants it will take from UK (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 It’s tick season: How to get them under control (USA TODAY)
📌 Boeing set to launch astronauts to International Space Station today aboard new capsule, after years of delays (AP)
📌 Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants (ABC NEWS)
📌 A record number of satellites entered orbit last year, adding concerns about congestion (AXIOS)
📌 To fend off aggressive female mosquitoes, L.A. is releasing thousands of sterile males (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Highlights: Tom Brady roasted by top comedians and celebs in Netflix special (PEOPLE)
📌‘SNL’ mocks parents’ response to campus protests in cold open (DEADLINE) 📌 Dua Lipa deep-dives into Drake and Kendrick Lamar ‘beef’ in ‘SNL’ sketch (TODAY)
📌 Longshot Mystik Dan wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose (NPR)
📌 Vanessa Bryant honors late daughter Gigi’s 18th birthday by hosting basketball camp in her memory (PEOPLE)
📌 What is the 2024 Met Gala theme? "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," explained (CBS NEWS)
Friday, May 3
🚨NATION
📌 Arizona Democratic governor signs bill repealing 1864 abortion ban (CNN)
📌 Sex tapes and Lindsey Lohan rehab records: Trump trial detours into tabloid scandals (NBC NEWS)
📌 Second Boeing-related whistleblower Joshua Dean dies (NPR)
📌 President Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ nations that do not welcome immigrants (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 How Russia, China and Iran are exploiting campus protests and using them to divide America (NY TIMES)
📌 US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine (AXIOS)
📌 Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming (AP)
📌 Top ministers huddle as Israel expects Hamas to decline latest hostage deal offer (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Summer heat hits Asia early, killing dozens as one expert calls it the "most extreme event" in climate history (CBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 IRS aims to more than double its audit rate for wealthiest taxpayers in strategic plan update (CNBC)
📌 Insurer readies $350 million payout tied to Baltimore bridge collapse (REUTERS) Fifth body recovered more than a month after Baltimore bridge collapse (NBC NEWS)
📌 Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals (GUARDIAN)
📌 At least 25,000 people in the US are starting weight-loss drug Wegovy each week, drugmaker says (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Former Nickelodeon producer and writer Dan Schneider sued the creators of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” (MO NEWS)
📌 Italy has right to seize Greek 2,000-year-old statue from Getty Museum in California, European court affirms (FOX NEWS)
📌 Wally, the emotional support alligator once denied entry to a baseball game, is missing (CNN)
📌 "Big Nude Boat" offers a trip to "bare-adise" on a naked cruise from Florida (CBS NEWS)
Thursday, May 2
🚨NATION
📌 RFK Jr. is all over conservative media. Trump’s camp is concerned (POLITICO)
📌 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson next week (CNN)
📌 House passes bill condemning antisemitism (ABC NEWS)
📌 Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool, but political party plays a role in what people think (REUTERS)
📌 Fox News pulls down series as Hunter Biden threatens lawsuit (NPR)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Why Hamas keeps rejecting ceasefire deals (NY TIMES)
📌 Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks (GUARDIAN)
📌 China highway collapse sends cars plunging, leaving at least 24 dead, dozens injured (CBS NEWS)
📌 Russia shows off NATO military hardware captured in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces (CNBC)
📌 United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says (REUTERS)
📌 In surprise move, Musk axes the team building Tesla’s EV charging network (CNN)
📌 Fed holds interest rates steady, citing stalled progress on inflation (AXIOS)
📌 Science shows how a surge of anger could raise heart attack risk (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Former Nickelodeon Producer Dan Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ docu-series makers for defamation, calls it a ‘hit job; (USA TODAY)
📌 Travis Kelce had to take action after people kept sending ‘random s–t’ to his house (NY POST)
📌 Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day crash Emily Blunt’s ‘Fall Guy’ red carpet interview as Beavis and Butt-Head (THE WRAP)
📌 Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ about J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric (CNN)
📌 Sofia Vergara reveals the one ‘deal-breaker’ when it comes to her romantic relationships (FOX NEWS)
Wednesday, May 1
🚨NATION
📌 Trump fined for violating court gag order (NPR)
📌 Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect today — here's how the law will affect access to the procedure in the Southeast (YAHOO NEWS)
📌 Fox News pulls down Hunter Biden series after he threatens lawsuit (NPR)
📌 House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Mike Johnson's job (NBC NEWS)
📌 Supreme Court declines to block enforcement of age-verification requirements for porn sites (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (BBC)
📌 Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy (NPR)
📌 Taiwan on high alert as China begins military exercises (REUTERS)
📌 Netanyahu vows to launch an offensive in Rafah; UN court won’t block German military aid to Israel amid war in Gaza (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers (AP)
📌 US reforms green law to speed clean energy, infrastructure permits (REUTERS)
📌 Get screened for breast cancer starting at age 40, new recommendations say (USA TODAY)
📌 Utah cat found in Amazon warehouse a week after being accidentally shipped in a box (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy whether she used Ozempic, sparking a backlash from fans (BUSINESS INSIDER)
📌 Kendrick Lamar responds to Drake disses with new song “Euphoria” (PITCHFORK)
📌 Anne Hathaway hits 'milestone' of being 5 years sober: What else has she said about her drinking? (NBC NEWS)
📌 Tony snubs & surprises: No noms for big names Steve Carell & Michael Imperioli; little love for Brit hit ‘Patriots’ & hearty welcome for ‘Outsiders’ (DEADLINE)
Tuesday, April 30
🚨NATION
📌 Hunter Biden threatens to sue Fox News for airing 'revenge porn' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Dog lovers and politicians roast South Dakota Governor over killing dog (AP NEWS)
📌 Rodeo workers help Washington police round up runaway zebras on interstate (GUARDIAN)
📌 Four law enforcement officers killed in North Carolina (CNN)
📌 Texas sues Biden administration over expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to swiftly accept Israel’s latest and “extraordinarily generous” proposal (MO NEWS)
📌 US warns of genocide in Sudan (AP)
📌 Ukraine's Zelensky calls for faster arms supplies as NATO chief visits (REUTERS)
📌 Scotland’s leader resigns after conflicts over climate change, gender identity weakened government (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Paramount Global chief Bob Bakish exits amid scramble to agree merger (GUARDIAN)
📌 AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile hit with $200M FCC fine for sharing user location data without consent (THE HILL)
📌 CDC says 3 women diagnosed with HIV after receiving 'vampire facial' (NPR)
📌 Elon Musk's full self-driving (FSD) software a 'really big deal' (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Gold pocket watch found on body of Titanic's richest passenger sells for record $1.46 million (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 New concerns about Britney Spears as she deletes her Instagram, again (TMZ)
📌 Beyonce and Blue Ivy to voice characters in new Lion King prequel (PEOPLE)
📌 Kate Middleton and Prince William mark 13th anniversary with stunning never-before-seen photo from wedding (PEOPLE)
📌 After Justin Bieber posted crying selfies on Instagram, there's new reports on his mental health (YAHOO)
Monday, April 29
🚨NATION
📌 Best jokes from the White House Correspondents Dinner (Colin Jost + Joe Biden) (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at campuses as colleges crack down on encampments (NBC NEWS) One university has shut down classes until the fall due to protesters occupying several buildings (SF GATE)
📌 Trump and DeSantis meet to 'bury the hatchet' after 2024 primary fight (ABC NEWS)
📌 Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed this spring (REUTERS)
📌 Israel working to block potential International Criminal Court arrest warrants (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Australians call for tougher laws on violence against women after killings (BBC)
📌 Russia arrests more journalists (THE HILL)
📌 US State Department blasts new Iraq anti-homosexuality law as human rights threat (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Musk courts Chinese officials to seek approval for Tesla's self-driving technology (AP)
📌 Why more working-age men in the US have stopped working (BUSINESS INSIDER)
📌 Google tries to throw out ad tech antitrust case before trial (BLOOMBERG)
📌 Louvre considers moving Mona Lisa to new, exclusive space (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Selena Gomez: Getting off Instagram was ‘the most rewarding gift I gave myself’ (CNBC)
📌 Florida mayor blasts cop for treatment of 'frightened' Gisele Bündchen who cried over paparazzi during traffic stop (CBS NEWS)
📌 Emma Stone wants to be called by her real name: ‘I can’t do it anymore. Just call me Emily’ (FOX NEWS)
📌 Nicole Kidman given life achievement award by American Film Institute (GUARDIAN)
📌 Colin Jost jokes about married life with Scarlett Johansson (PEOPLE)
Friday, April 26
🚨NATION
📌 Polling: America warms to mass deportations (AXIOS)
📌 TikTok parent company says it would rather be banned vs. selling the app (CNN)
📌 Biden is giving $6 billion to Micron for a semiconductor project in upstate New York (NPR)
📌 Support for US aid to Israel plummets among swing-State voters (BLOOMBERG)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 New Haiti government takes over in secret ceremony (GUARDIAN)
📌 Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism (NPR)
📌 José Andrés eulogizes seven aid workers killed in Gaza (NY TIMES)
📌 U.S. to begin construction of Gaza pier as Rafah invasion looms (CNN)
📌 Pope Francis says of Ukraine, Gaza: "A negotiated peace is better than a war without end" (CBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Millions more salaried US workers are set to be eligible for overtime pay starting July 1 (AP)
📌 USDA announces changes coming to school meals (ABC NEWS)
📌 Net neutrality rules restored by US agency, reversing Trump (REUTERS)
📌 As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of early covid (WASHINGTON POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Sophia Bush comes out as queer, confirms relationship with Ashlyn Harris (NBC NEWS)
📌 About 300 musicians, from Diplo to Nile Rodgers, lobby Congress for ticketing reform (NPR)
📌 All seven ‘Harry Potter’ books to be recorded as full-cast audio productions with more than 100 actors, will release exclusively on audible (VARIETY)
📌 Rebel Wilson’s memoir to be published in U.K. with Sacha Baron Cohen allegations redacted (PEOPLE)
Thursday, April 25
🚨NATION
📌 Protests on college campuses spread; Crackdowns take place at UT-Austin, USC (AP NEWS)
📌 House speaker visit Columbia University met with hostility as he calls for president's resignation (AXIOS)
📌 Supreme Court will hear arguments on Trump’s immunity claim over 2020 election prosecution today (CBS NEWS)
📌 New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan (CNN)
📌 Dolphin dead after being repeatedly shot in Louisiana, $20,000 reward offered for information (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hamas releases propaganda video of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin (CNN)
📌 Iranian Ayatollah and Hamas celebrate anti-Israel protests on college campuses (USA TODAY)
📌 Greek skies turn eerie orange as North African dust blows in (NBC NEWS)
📌 Top Israeli and Egyptian officials secretly meet to discuss possible Rafah invasion (AXIOS)
📌 Escaped army horses run amok in central London (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 NPR Chief defends coverage, accuses critics of ‘bad faith distortion’ of her views (WSJ)
📌 Surgeons perform first combined pig kidney transplant and heart pump (AP)
📌 U.S. orders cow testing for bird flu after grocery milk tests positive (CBS NEWS)
📌 Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Multiple crew members hospitalized after accident on set of Eddie Murphy film (GUARDIAN)
📌 Christina Applegate shares she started wearing diapers after eating salad contaminated with fecal matter (PAGE SIX)
📌 Reggie Bush getting 2005 Heisman Trophy back (CNN)
📌 Tupac Shakur’s estate threatens to sue Drake over diss track featuring AI-generated Tupac voice (BILLBOARD)
Wednesday, April 24
🚨NATION
📌 Two US senators call for Biden to send National Guard to quell anti-Israel protests on college campuses (POLITICO)
📌 Senate advances Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok ban (NBC NEWS)
📌 Supreme Court appears to favor Starbucks in case on union organizing protections (PBS)
📌 Judge reprimands Trump lawyer but holds off on gag order ruling (GUARDIAN)
📌 Mistrial declared in case of Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting Mexican migrant near border (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 A look into the rise — or fall — in world leaders’ job approval ratings across the globe (GALLUP)
📌 Grindr facing UK data lawsuit for allegedly sharing users' HIV status with ad firm (GUARDIAN)
📌 Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China (CNN)
📌 Musk criticizes Australian court 'censorship' of video of terror attack on X (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 U.S. is just 10% of global EV market, new report shows (AXIOS)
📌 ByteDance, TikTok shelled out $7 million on lobbying and ads to combat potential U.S. ban (CBNC)
📌 Apple reportedly cuts Vision Pro production due to low demand (THE VERGE)
📌 Luxury handbag designer sentenced to prison after smuggling bags made out of protected species into U.S. (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Latin music revenue surpasses $1 Billion for second consecutive year (BILLBOARD)
📌 Megan Thee Stallion accused of harassment by cameraman who said he was forced to watch her have sex (NBC NEWS)
📌 Alec Baldwin’s scuffle with anti-Israel agitator (NY POST)
📌 Prince Louis photo released to mark sixth birthday (CNN)
📌 ‘Tortured Poets Department’ breaks record for weekly vinyl sales in just three days, as Taylor Swift sells 700,000 LPs over a weekend (VARIETY)
Tuesday, April 23
🚨NATION
📌 Police arrest anti-Israel supporters at encampment on Yale University plaza (NBC NEWS) NYPD in riot gear arrest dozens at NYU (NY POST)
📌 Suspect arrested after break-in at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' home (ABC NEWS)
📌 Biden unveils $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message (REUTERS)
📌 Supreme Court to decide if Biden administration can regulate 'ghost guns' (USA TODAY)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israeli military intelligence head resigns over October 7 terror attack failure (FOX NEWS)
📌 The U.K.'s plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda has cleared Parliament (NPR)
📌 Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says (NBC NEWS)
📌 Poland "ready" to host NATO nuclear weapons (CBS NEWS)
📌 Israel yet to offer proof UN staff in Gaza have ties to Hamas (BLOOMBERG)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Clothing store Express, a mall favorite, has filed for bankruptcy (NPR)
📌 Donald Trump set to receive $1.25 billion worth of Trump Media stock in DJT earnout bonus (CNBC)
📌 TikTok says it will fight US ban or forced sale after bill passes (GUARDIAN)
📌 The FAA will require more rest for air traffic controllers (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger face backlash after demolishing a historic home to build a mega-mansion (NY POST)
📌 Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall (NBC NEWS)
📌 Kid Cudi breaks foot after jumping off Coachella stage (TMZ)
📌 Dominic West relates to King Charles infidelity scandal after 'The Crown' star's drama with Lily James (FOX NEWS)
Monday, April 22
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court to decide if ban on homeless camps is 'cruel and unusual,' arguments today (ABC NEWS)
📌 Abortion-rights groups get signal boost after Florida, Arizona rulings (AXIOS)
📌 Opening statements in Trump’s hush money trial start today, here are the key players (CNN)
📌 RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds (NBC NEWS)
📌 Two young siblings killed, at least nine kids seriously injured, after a drunk driver plowed into a child’s birthday party in Michigan (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in West Bank (AXIOS)
📌 Ecuadorians head to polls for referendum as current president seeks backing for war on crime (GUARDIAN)
📌 Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism, calling for limited visitors (REUTERS)
📌 Frustrated Qatari government looks to potentially kick Hamas leaders out of Doha (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Diversity goals are disappearing from companies’ annual reports (WSJ)
📌 Universal Studios tram crash injures more than a dozen, park and fire officials say (ABC NEWS)
📌 Tax breaks to hire local journalists approved in New York, a national first (POLITICO)
📌 Climate doom is out. ‘Apocalyptic Optimism’ is in. (NY TIMES)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 A Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic swimming and clean sport (YAHOO SPORTS)
📌 Victoria Beckham: Spice Girls reunite... at Posh's 50th birthday (BBC)
📌 Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ first album in Spotify’s history with 300M streams in single day (BILLBOARD)
📌 Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, breaking marathon record (CNN)
📌 Kevin Bacon returns to ‘Footloose’ high school to mark film’s 40th anniversary (EW)
Friday, April 19
🚨NATION
📌 Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces (AP)
📌 Man on terrorist watchlist was dropped from program that monitors migrants (NBC NEWS)
📌 Sarah Sanders' office potentially violated state law in $19K lectern controversy, audit finds (ABC NEWS)
📌 NYPD removes more than 100 anti-Israel protesters from Columbia University campus, including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter (NY POST)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 CIA Director warns Ukraine could lose war to Russia by end of year if US doesn’t continue aid (CNN)
📌 How a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalist became an unlikely ambassador for Taiwan (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 The U.N. Security Council denies the Palestinian Authority's bid for full membership after US Veto (NPR)
📌 FBI on alert for threats to the Jewish community ahead of Passover, director says (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Popular snacks risk being banned over cancer-linked ingredients (NEWS NATION)
📌 How the strong U.S. dollar is rippling through the world economy (AXIOS)
📌 Salmonella outbreak prompts Trader Joe's to recall herbs sold in 29 states (NBC NEWS)
📌 Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers in 2025, citing new focus on ‘engagement’ (THE WRAP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Taylor Swift ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Live Updates/Reactions (NBC NEWS)
📌‘The Office’s’ Jenna Fischer filmed ‘Mean Girls’ with a broken shoulder: 'Still in physical therapy for it' (PEOPLE)
📌 Caitlin Clark reportedly close to 8-figure deal with Nike that includes signature shoe (YAHOO SPORTS)
📌 UK’s Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate’s cancer diagnosis (AP)
Thursday, April 18
🚨NATION
📌 NPR editor resigns after publicly criticizing coverage, calls new CEO ‘divisive’ (AP)
📌 Lawmakers vote against hearing Arizona bill repealing abortion ban on House floor (CNN)
📌 Mike Johnson sets up weekend showdown on foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel (AXIOS)
📌 Elephant roams streets in Montana after escaping from circus (PEOPLE)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 China lobbies Congress behind closed doors on TikTok, staffers say (POLITICO)
📌 Inside Story: Miscalculation led to escalation between Israel and Iran (NY TIMES)
📌 Iran's president vows to completely destroy Israel if it launches ‘tiniest invasion’ (FOX NEWS)
📌 Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.(WASHINGTON POST)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Americans check their phones 144 times a day (CNBC)
📌 Google fires 28 employees involved in anti-Israel office takeover/sit-in (NY POST)
📌 NASA confirms International Space Station object crashed through home in Naples, Florida (ABC NEWS)
📌 Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’ (CNN)
📌 Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Taylor Swift’s new album drops tonight: Everything you need to know (NY POST)
📌 Beatles II: John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons release first song together (CBS NEWS)
📌 Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is ‘Glorious,’ out in May (AP)
📌 Travis Kelce confirms he'll host ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity’ saying, 'I'm just happy to be on the hosting side' (BBC)
📌 NBA bans Toronto Raptors players for life after gambling on games, giving info to bettors and limiting play for betting purposes (NBC NEWS)
Wednesday, April 17
🚨NATION
📌 Murder numbers plummets in a number of major U.S. cities (except Atlanta and LA) (AXIOS)
📌 House sends DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate (CNN)
📌 Supreme Court appears divided on case that could upend felony charges against Jan. 6 rioters, Trump (ABC NEWS)
📌 Columbia University’s president to testify at antisemitism hearing today (CNN) What she plans to say (COLUMBIA)
📌 USC valedictorian banned from giving graduation speech over ‘security concerns,’ after complaints about anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic rhetoric (NY POST)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Justin Trudeau plans to win over Canadians with his Gen Z-friendly budget (POLITICO)
📌 Historic Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark goes up in flames (BBC)
📌 Dubai gets nearly 2x annual rainfall in a matter of 6 hours (CBS NEWS) ‘Cloud seeding’ may have been partially to blame (INSIDER)
📌 US Treasury Department plans to impose new sanctions on Iran after Israel attack (CNBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 UnitedHealth to take up to $1.6 billion hit this year from Change hack (REUTERS)
📌 Zuckerberg wins bid to avoid personal liability in addiction lawsuits (THE HILL)
📌 Pro-Palestinian Google employees stage ‘sit-ins’ over company contract with Israel (WIRED)
📌 World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts (GUARDIAN)
📌 American Airlines’ pilots report ‘significant spike’ in safety issues (NY POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Celine Dion documentary gets a release date (GMA)
📌 Michigan given three-year probation, recruiting penalties by NCAA for football violations — case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending (AP)
📌 Blake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors (CBS SPORTS)
📌 First product of Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand revealed (BBC)
Tuesday, April 16
🚨NATION
📌 US experiencing growing OBGYN shortage: Here is why (THE HILL)
📌 American Airlines pilots seeing ‘significant’ spike in safety issues (BLOOMBERG)
📌 Florida bans local heat protections for outdoor workers in extreme heat (NPR)
📌 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez gets maximum 18 months for fatal on-set shooting, lack of remorse and trashing of jurors (ABC NEWS)
📌 Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Allies urge Israel to show restraint after Iranian attack (REUTERS)
📌 Anti-Israel protesters shut traffic to O’Hare Airport, Sea-Tac Airport and Golden Gate Bridge for hours (NY POST)
📌 Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war (NPR)
📌 Bishop and worshippers attacked in another mass stabbing in Sydney, Australia (REUTERS)
📌 5 years after fire ravaged Notre Dame, an American carpenter is helping rebuild Paris' iconic cathedral (CBS NEWS)
📌 AI chatbots spread falsehoods about the EU election, report finds (POLITICO)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop (REUTERS)
📌 Trump stock tanks after announcing massive share sale (NBC NEWS)
📌 Rural Americans are way more likely to die young. Why? (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Caitlin Clark drafted #1 by Indiana; Her first-year salary $76,535 (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Sisay Lemma wins his first Boston Marathon title, while Hellen Obiri retains her crown for second year following thrilling finish (WBUR)
📌 Nike’s US women’s Olympic team outfits criticized for being ‘born of patriarchal forces’ (CNN)
📌 Grimes apologizes for disastrous Coachella set (NBC NEWS)
Monday, April 15
🚨NATION
📌 Trump’s first criminal trial begins today: Here is what to watch (PBS)
📌 Supreme Court tackles Jan. 6 obstruction charge with Trump case looming (NBC NEWS)
📌 Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 RFK Jr. says he has ruled out Libertarian run for president (ABC NEWS)
📌 Multi-day severe weather threat this week for Northeast and Central US (CNN)
📌 Biden closes gap on Trump but third-party candidates pose danger, polls show (GUARDIAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Attacker in stabbing rampage at Sydney mall kills 6, wounds 9-month old baby (NBC NEWS)
📌 Italy’s prime minister says surrogacy ‘inhuman’ as party backs steeper penalties (CNN)
📌 West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began as Israeli teen’s body is found (AP)
📌 Drones are crowding Ukraine’s skies, largely paralyzing battlefield (WASHINGTON POST)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe? (AP)
📌 Oil seen opening up after Iran's attack on Israel, but further gains may depend on response (REUTERS)
📌 How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea (ABC NEWS)
📌 A pet octopus upends a family’s life and destroyed their home after giving birth to 50 babies (DAILY MAIL)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Payouts, winnings for Scottie Scheffler, each golfer from $20 million pool (CBS SPORTS) The landline’s not dead (at least at the Masters) (NY TIMES)
📌 Sofia Vergara goes Instagram official with new boyfriend as she recovers from 'major knee surgery’ (FOX NEWS)
📌 No Doubt reunites at Coachella for the first time since 2015 — with special guest Olivia Rodrigo (PEOPLE)
📌 ‘Golden Bachelor’ host Jesse Palmer breaks silence on Gerry Turner’s shock divorce (NY POST)
Friday, April 12
🚨NATION
📌 Tornadoes and life-threatening flooding hit Florida. More dangerous storms are in the forecast (CNN)
📌 Biden administration to close 'gun show loophole' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Former Virginia school administrator charged after 6-year-old shot teacher (NBC NEWS)
📌 Latino support for border wall, deportations jumps (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Iranian attack on Israel expected in next 48 hours (WSJ)
📌 Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant (CNN)
📌 Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $12.5 billion fraud case (CNBC)
📌 Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Drug shortages reach all-time high (AXIOS)
📌 Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity in latest move for teen safety (REUTERS)
📌 CDC investigating several cases of illnesses from Botox injections (GUARDIAN)
📌 San Francisco's train system still uses floppy disks—and will for years (WIRED)
📌 Recent increase in measles cases threatens elimination status in the US, CDC says (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 JK Rowling says 'Harry Potter' stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson who criticized her trans views can 'save their apologies' (FOX NEWS)
📌 First look at the Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice,’ set to premiere at Cannes (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
📌 Kendrick Lamar teams with ‘South Park’ creators for new movie musical (THE WRAP)
📌 NEW DETAILS: Former Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara faces federal charge after allegedly stealing $16 million from the baseball superstar (CNN)
Thursday, April 11
🚨NATION
📌 TV networks prepare letter to Biden and Trump campaigns urging them to commit to 2024 election debates (CNN)
📌 Florida woman sentenced to a month in prison for theft of Ashley Biden's diary (ABC NEWS)
📌 Key Bridge wreckage lies in deepest parts of Baltimore shipping channel, sonar imaging finds (CBS NEWS)
📌 California spent billions on homelessness without tracking if it worked (YAHOO)
📌 Pictures of impacts of severe storms, tornados & flooding slamming the South (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 3 of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's sons killed by Israeli airstrike (FOX NEWS)
📌 Biden announces new steps to deepen military ties between the U.S. and Japan (CBS NEWS)
📌 Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire (CNN)
📌 Amanda Knox back on trial in Italy in lingering case linked to roommate Meredith Kercher's murder (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus (NPR)
📌 They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called POTS. (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Some Apple Vision Pro users suffer black eyes, headaches and neck pain (MARKET WATCH)
📌 OpenAI and Meta ready new AI models capable of ‘reasoning’ (FT)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Margot Robbie making ‘Monopoly’ movie and Blumhouse reviving ‘Blair Witch’ (AP)
📌 Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella tears up while sharing unexpected chemotherapy update (E NEWS)
📌 Travis Kelce says he doesn’t know how he wooed Taylor Swift: ‘she wasn’t into sports’ (BILLBOARD)
📌 ‘The View’ co-hosts evacuate ABC Studio after grease fire breaks out next door at ‘The Tamron Hall Show’ (PEOPLE)
Wednesday, April 10
🚨NATION
📌 Senate Democrats to dismiss Mayorkas charges today, skip full impeachment trial (AXIOS)
📌 Norfolk Southern reaches $600M settlement more than a year after Ohio train derailment (CBS NEWS)
📌 Idaho teen arrested and accused of planning to kill churchgoers in the name of ISIS (NBC NEWS)
📌 18 states sue to block Biden's student loan handout plan as lawsuits pile up (FOX BUSINESS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 2,000 Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling (AXIOS)
📌 Netanyahu's defense minister contradicts him, tells U.S. Rafah invasion date not set (AXIOS)
📌 “Where is the outrage?” Secretary of State Blinken says world is “deafeningly silent” when it comes to Hamas (MO NEWS)
📌 Russia, China to work on ‘double counteracting’ US-led alliance (BLOOMBERG)
📌 Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them (CBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 TikTok to take challenge Instagram with new TikTok photo app (BBC)
📌 New EPA rules for about 200 US chemical manufacturers take aim at ‘cancer alleys’ (CNN)
📌 More Americans now prefer hybrid over fully remote work, survey finds (AXIOS)
📌 A whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed. The FAA is investigating (CNN)
📌 Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Joker 2 Trailer: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix unleash bad romance (VARIETY)
📌 Matt Lauer is “planning a comeback” years after he was fired from NBC amid allegations of sexual misconduct (US WEEKLY)
📌 Sylvester Stallone accused of mocking ‘ugly’ actors on ‘Tulsa King’ set (NY POST)
📌 Paris Olympics medals production hit by strikes and protests (NBC NEWS)