Monday, May 20

🚨NATION

📌 Trump at NRA convention floats 3-term presidency (POLITICO)

📌 Central US braces for potential derecho packed with 'extreme' 100+ mph wind gusts, baseball-sized hail (FOX WEATHER)

📌 Rudy Giuliani gets indictment papers at birthday party after mocking Arizona attorney general (NBC NEWS)

📌 Benedictine College nuns denounce Harrison Butker's speech about women prioritizing motherhood at their school (NPR)

📌 Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging (SEATTLE TIMES)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US warns of possible Pride Month terror attacks around the world (BBC)

📌 Israeli War Cabinet member says he'll quit government June 8 unless new war plan is adopted (CBS NEWS)

📌 Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes (CNN)

📌 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court (ABC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Social Security ‘myth’ leads too many people to claim benefits early (CNBC)

📌 Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded (VOX)

📌 Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide, police investigation concludes (CBS NEWS)

📌 Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus (CNN)

📌 Microsoft set to unveil its vision for AI PCs at Build developer conference (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Scottie Scheffler well back at PGA as officials say no bodycam video of arrest (YAHOO SPORTS) Charges likely to be dropped after arrest during PGA Championship (FOX NEWS)

📌 Disneyland characters vote to unionize (NPR)

📌 Country star Zac Brown sues estranged wife Kelly Yazdi over Instagram post & seeks a temporary restraining order (NBC NEWS)

📌 New biography of Carolyn Besette-Kennedy reveals a sore spot between her and husband John F. Kennedy Jr.: He never introduced her to Jackie (PEOPLE)

Friday, May 17

🚨NATION

📌 House Republicans "curry favor" with Trump trial visits (AXIOS)

📌 TX Gov. Abbott grants pardon of Army sergeant who killed Black Lives Matter protester (FOX NEWS)

📌 VP Harris accepts CBS News' VP debate offer for the summer (ABC NEWS)

📌 California city orders scientists to stop controversial cloud brightening experiment (SF GATE)

📌 House passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel as GOP ramps up pressure on Democrats (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Pope Francis says US Catholic conservatives have 'suicidal attitude' (REUTERS)

📌 Suspect charged in attempted assassination of Slovakia leader (CNN)

📌 Putin is putting his bromance with Xi on full display — but China has reason to be wary (BI)

📌 Algerian man kept captive in neighbor’s cellar, found alive after 26 years (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 The most misunderstood emoji of 2024 (AXIOS)

📌 Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge (AP)

📌 Nearly 900,000 popular ‘immune support’ tea bags recalled due to possible pesticide contamination (CNN)

📌 Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana ruled yes. (WASHINGTON POST)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Full ‘Wicked’ movie trailer released (WATCH)

📌 Nicola Coughlan 'specifically asked' to be 'very naked' in Bridgerton Season 3 (PEOPLE)

📌 Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network (AP)

📌 Ben Affleck reportedly staying at separate house from Jennifer Lopez as split rumors loom (PAGE SIX)

📌 Kevin Spacey receives star support as he fights to get his career back (CNN)

Thursday, May 16

🚨NATION

📌 Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review (AP)

📌 Grandson says Jimmy Carter is ‘coming to the end’ in brief update about former president’s health (CNN)

📌 Truck driver in deadly Florida bus crash told authorities he smoked marijuana oil the night before, arrest report says (CBS NEWS)

📌 Florida HBCU launches investigation after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul is deemed likely worthless (FORTUNE)

📌 17% of voters blame Biden for the end of Roe v Wade (NY TIMES)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Mexico is stopping nearly three times as many migrants now, helping keep U.S. border crossings down (NBC NEWS)

📌 France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly (NPR)

📌 Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (BBC) Massive US dock to deliver food and other humanitarian aid to reach Gazans today (NBC NEWS)

📌 Massive manhunt underway for escaped inmate known as "The Fly" after officers killed in prison van attack in France (CBS NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain (CNN)

📌 Uber announces shuttle rides, features for caregivers and Costco perks (CNBC)

📌 New inflation data could signal cheaper grocery prices, more discounts, expert says (ABC NEWS)

📌 Billionaire Frank McCourt assembles "people's bid" to buy TikTok (AXIOS)

📌 FDA approves self-tests for cervical cancer, as an alternative to the dreaded pelvic exam (USA TODAY)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Kansas City Chiefs player faces backlash for graduation speech criticizing working women, calling Pride month a 'deadly sin' (ABC NEWS)

📌 Magician David Copperfield’s alleged sexual assault victims speak out (GUARDIAN)

📌 Elton John’s new photo exhibition: 'I collect photos but hate ones of myself' (BBC)

📌 'Law & Order' actor Angie Harmon files suit after dog shot and killed by Instacart shopper (NBC NEWS)

📌 Sophie Turner and daughters stayed at Taylor Swift's NYC apartment after divorce bombshell (PEOPLE)

Wednesday, May 15

🚨NATION

📌 The ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems in port, the NTSB says (NPR)

📌 Trump allies show up in court to show support (AXIOS)

📌 Nine year old boy narrowly missed in drive-by shooting caught on home security camera (NBC NEWS)

📌 Harvard’s Gaza encampment ends after administration agrees to meet (GUARDIAN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Unique King Charles portrait unveiled, first since coronation (BBC)

📌 Whistleblower who exposed alleged war crimes in Afghanistan jailed for leaking documents (CNN)

📌 Ongoing Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration (NBC NEWS)

📌 German church puts on Taylor Swift-themed service in bid to boost attendance (AOL)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Bumble wants to let ‘AI dating concierge’ do the dating for you (NEW YORK POST) Bumble apologizes for its anti-celibacy ad fumble (VERGE)

📌 Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — and snipes at Trump (AP)

📌 Red Lobster closes dozens of locations as bankruptcy filing looms (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds (NPR)

📌 Students borrowing from the federal government this fall will face the highest interest rate in more than a decade (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Aaron Rodgers says he considered RFK Jr. VP slot, admires Vladimir Putin (AWFUL ANNOUNCING)

📌 Tom Brady says Netflix roast affected his kids and he wouldn’t do it again (VARIETY)

📌 ABC taps 61 year old school administrator to lead inaugural season of ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ (DEADLINE)

📌 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation back 'in good standing' after being declared ‘delinquent’ (FOX NEWS)

📌 Elle Woods goes to high school in Reese Witherspoon-produced 'Legally Blonde' prequel (USA TODAY)

Tuesday, May 14

🚨NATION

📌 Biden to announce 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles today (CBS NEWS)

📌 Louisiana bill would place abortion pills on same list as opiates (AXIOS)

📌 Michael Cohen testifies Melania Trump cast ‘Access Hollywood’ tape as ‘locker room talk’ (THE HILL)

📌 Major airlines sue Biden administration over junk fee disclosure rule (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 The UN reduced estimates for the number of women and children killed during Israel’s war in Gaza (MO NEWS) Israel proposes Palestinian Authority unofficially operate Rafah crossing (AXIOS)

📌 Two Americans among those arrested at Georgia protest against controversial foreign agents law (CBS NEWS)

📌 Haiti's notorious gang leader, Barbecue, says his forces are ready for a long fight (NPR)

📌 Children pulled from mud as hundreds die in severe flooding in Afghanistan (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 How Instagram ads are used to solicit sex with children (NY TIMES)

📌 Google and Apple partner to fight location tracker stalking (MO NEWS)

📌 Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures (NPR)

📌 OpenAI debuts new model with enhanced real-time voice abilities (AXIOS)

📌 GameStop, AMC stocks soar more than 70% each as ‘Roaring Kitty’ meme trader resurfaces (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Ellen DeGeneres sets final comedy special with Netflix (VARIETY)

📌 Miss Teen USA 2023 runner-up declines title after winner steps down (E!)

📌 New ‘Lord of the Rings’ film coming in 2026 (CNN)

📌 Harry and Meghan wrap up a very royal looking tour of Nigeria (CBS NEWS)

Monday, May 13

🚨NATION

📌 Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US for second straight year (ABC NEWS)

📌 Melania Trump vetoes decision to have Barron Trump serve as RNC convention delegate (AP NEWS)

📌 30 students out of 7,000 walk out on Jerry Seinfeld address at Duke due to his recent support for Israel (POLITICO) Seinfeld’s full commencement address with his 3 lessons for life (VIDEO)

📌 Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers (NBC NEWS)

📌 Gold bars and envelopes full of cash: Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial (D-NJ) begins today (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 White House to raise tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles to 100 percent (NBC NEWS)

📌 Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza (AP)

📌 Putin replaces defense minister in shakeup of Kremlin national security team (POLITICO)

📌 US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more (ABC NEWS)

📌 A car-free town in the Amazon teaches us some lessons for net-zero emissions (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Apple is revamping outdated Siri with AI to catch up with chatbot competitors (BUSINESS INSIDER)

📌 First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies almost 2 months later (CNN)

📌 Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the US are at risk of developing heart disease (NBC NEWS)

📌 Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds (ABC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Actor Steve Buscemi punched in random NYC attack on street (NY POST)

📌 Oprah Winfrey apologizes for her ‘major’ role in ‘diet culture’ (TODAY)

📌 ‘SNL’ host Maya Rudolph channels Beyoncé for spicy sketch and Mother’s Day monologue (NY POST)

📌 Switzerland's Nemo emerges victorious at Eurovision Song Contest (USA TODAY)

📌 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky celebrate son RZA’s 2nd birthday with N.Y.C. bash (PEOPLE)

Friday, May 10

🚨NATION

📌 Florida airman gunned down in his own apartment by police officer (NY POST)

📌 Back-to-back rulings against Hunter Biden pave way for June gun trial (CNN)

📌 Harvey Weinstein will remain in NY prison as he awaits new rape trial (ABC NEWS)

📌 Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as delegate to the RNC (AP)

📌 Stormy Daniels stands her ground in tense Trump trial testimony (AXIOS)

📌 Anti-Israel protester who vandalized WWI memorial in NY turned into cops by his father (NY POST)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women (NPR)

📌 UN says 80,000 have fled Rafah in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify (BBC)

📌 Prisoners in Ukraine to be granted parole for military service as part of mobilization overhaul (CNN)

📌 Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is being inundated by its worst flooding in 80 year — photos of impact (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Where the class of 2024 wants to work (AXIOS)

📌 CDC announces strict rules for traveling to the US with your dog (USA TODAY)

📌 Apple’s new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash, company issues apology (TIME)

📌 OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography (GUARDIAN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Hailey Bieber is pregnant! Expecting first child with Justin Bieber! (COSMO)

📌 Taylor Swift changes set list as Eras Tour heads to Paris (BBC)

📌 Miss Teen USA steps down just days after Miss USA’s resignation (CNN)

📌 Andy Cohen addresses John Mayer dating rumors (E!)

Thursday, May 9

🚨NATION

📌 RFK Jr. says worm ‘got into my brain and ate a portion of it’ (CNN)

📌 Court rules North Carolina catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (ABC NEWS)

📌 Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary despite leaving the race in March (AP)

📌 Public school district leaders face questions from Congress on antisemitism school policies (CBS NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US soldier detained in Russia broken Army rules, traveled via China to see girlfriend (RFE)

📌 US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack (AP)

📌 Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing (MO NEWS)

📌 France says it built the Olympics safely, amid concerns about migrant workers (NYT)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine, citing low demand (CNN)

📌 FDA chief says bird flu risk to humans is low, but agency is still preparing (THE HILL)

📌 Failed crypto giant FTX has recovered billions more than it needs to pay back bankruptcy victims (NY POST)

📌 Study raises concern over exposure to flame retardant chemicals used in some car seats (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Summer box office bust? This season’s movie slate could put up the lowest haul in decades (CNBC)

📌 Andy Cohen breaks silence on 'hurtful' claims of Bravo exploitation: 'it's no fun to be a target’ (PEOPLE)

📌 Travis Kelce lines up another TV job and joins FX’s ‘Grotesquerie’ from Ryan Murphy (AP)

📌 ‘The Office’ spinoff is happening! Here’s everything we know, from the premise to the cast members (TODAY)

Wednesday, May 8

🚨NATION

📌 New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don’t know what a computer is (AP)

📌 US probe finds widespread sexual misconduct at FDIC (REUTERS)

📌 Trump's federal classified docs trial date postponed indefinitely (AXIOS)

📌 Biden warns of ‘ferocious surge of antisemitism’ in US (NPR)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Army investigating whether detained U.S. soldier was lured to Russia by intelligence services (NBC NEWS)

📌 Netanyahu says Hamas offer aimed to ‘sabotage’ Rafah op as Israeli delegation in Cairo (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy (AP)

📌 China’s Xi, in France, offers few concessions on trade, support for Russia (VOA)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Panera is dropping Charged Lemonade, the subject of multiple wrongful death lawsuits (CNN)

📌 NASA forced to scrub Boeing’s first crewed Starliner launch to the space station (NBC NEWS)

📌 ‘Draw a line in the sand, but don’t draw a swastika,’ Robert Kraft’s foundation tells campus protesters in new ad (CNN)

📌 Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Security guard shot at Drake's Toronto home amid beef with Kendrick Lamar (BBC)

📌 Katy Perry's own mom fell for her Met Gala AI photo. Do you know what to look for? (NPR)

📌 Whoopi Goldberg opens up about former cocaine addiction and grief in new memoir (YAHOO)

📌 Kendall Jenner cozies up to ex Bad Bunny during Met Gala after-party (ET)

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)