Wednesday, June 5

🚨NATION

📌 Three Trump allies charged in Wisconsin fake elector scheme (CNN)

📌 Man literally dodges bullet thanks to his chain necklace: 'Just incredible' (FOX NEWS)

📌 Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead (ABC NEWS)

📌 Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 A number of Democrats plan to give Israeli PM frosty reception at congressional speech (POLITICO)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hundreds of German police raid properties in probe into 'Reichsbuerger' coup plot (REUTERS)

📌 Burkina Faso named most neglected crisis for second year in a row (CNN)

📌 China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon (ABC NEWS)

📌 Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan is charged in alleged $67 million global money laundering scheme (CNBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past (VERGE)

📌 Poppi faces lawsuit from consumer who questions its gut health claims (AP)

📌 Stream-flation: Cost of most major streaming services has increased by more than 40% since launch (AXIOS)

📌 More than half of US adults will have cardiovascular disease by 2050, research finds (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Alec and Hilaria Baldwin announce reality show featuring all 7 of their kids (PEOPLE)

📌 San Diego Padres player Tucupita Marcano banned for life by MLB after betting on games (CNN)

📌 Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by former assistant (NBC NEWS)

📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sells majority stake in Revolt, the media company he founded (CNN)

Tuesday, June 4

🚨NATION

📌 A heat dome will send temperatures into the triple-digits across the American West (CNN)

📌 Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids (AP)

📌 Jury of 6 women, 6 men chosen to hear opening arguments in Hunter Biden trial today (AXIOS)

📌 Indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez plans to file as independent Senate candidate (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 IDF announces deaths of four Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity (TIMES OF ISREAL)

📌 Russia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says (NBC NEWS)

📌 South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons (REUTERS)

📌 Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 AI isn't a daily habit yet for teens, young adults (AXIOS)

📌 Extreme heat set to drive home cooling costs to 10-year high, advocates warn (NBC NEWS)

📌 Bitcoin billionaire to settle DC tax fraud suit for $40 million in city’s largest tax-evasion settlement (CNBC)

📌 New York Stock Exchange says bizarre glitch that showed Berkshire Hathaway down 99.97% has been resolved (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Epstein accuser files lawsuit alleging famed psychiatrist Henry Jarecki facilitated sexual abuse (CNBC)

📌 Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez kiss on the cheek as they attend his son basketball game amid separation rumors (PEOPLE)

📌 WNBA upgrades foul on Caitlin Clark by Chennedy Carter, fines Angel Reese for no postgame interview (AP) ESPN host Pat McAfee apologizes for calling Caitlin Clark ‘White b*tch’ (CNN)

📌 Kris Jenner reflects on friend Nicole Brown Simpson's murder 30 years ago (TODAY)

Monday, June 3

🚨NATION

📌 Guilty verdict fuels Trump's push for Black voters (AXIOS)

📌 Biden administration preparing to announce border executive action (CNN)

📌 Former Manhattan DA says he would be surprised if Trump gets jail time (POLITICO)

📌 Water pipes burst in Atlanta, causing major outages and disruptions (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City and AMLO protege, projected to win Mexico’s historic presidential election (BBC)

📌 The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election (NBC NEWS)

📌 Israel reacts to Gaza cease-fire outlined by Biden (AXIOS)

📌 46 children were taken from Ukraine. Many are up for adoption in Russia. Experts say it could be a war crime. (NY TIMES)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Male birth control gel is safe and effective, new trial findings show (NBC NEWS)

📌 With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes (AP)

📌 OPEC+ agrees to extend production cuts in bid to boost oil prices (VOA)

📌 Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins two million+ followers (REUTERS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour amid bad ticket sales; Claims it is to spend time with family (NBC NEWS)

📌 93-year-old Fox founder Rupert Murdoch marries fifth wife in California ceremony (FOX NEWS)

📌 King Charles threatens to cut off Prince Andrew unless he moves out of royal residence (BI)

📌 France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans (AP)

Friday, May 31

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme Court sides with NRA in free speech ruling that curbs government pressure campaigns (CNN)

📌 FAA investigating near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (NBC NEWS)

📌 Chief Justice Roberts declines to meet with Dems over ethics after Alito flags controversy (AXIOS)

📌 New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has enough signatures to run as an independent despite his federal bribery trial (GUARDIAN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 South African elections results show collapsing support for Mandela’s ANC party, amid 33% unemployment rate (AP)

📌 Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons (CNN)

📌 14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case (AP)

📌 Slovak Prime Minister released from hospital after assassination attempt (REUTERS)

📌 Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year, a new report says (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Six planets to appear to align on June 3 in ‘parade of planets’ (ABC)

📌 PTSD has surged among college students (NY TIMES)

📌 US nears deal to fund Moderna's bird flu vaccine trial after third US farmer worker reported to be infected (REUTERS)

📌 Amazon gets FAA approval allowing it to expand drone deliveries for online orders (ABC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 12 year old Florida boy wins National Spelling Bee after rare ‘spell-off’ (CNN)

📌 Lenny Kravitz reveals that he has been celibate for 9 years (NBC NEWS)

📌 John Lennon's 'Help!' guitar sells for a record $2.9 million at auction (ABC NEWS)

📌 New details about killing of General Hospital actor (EW)

📌 Cher wins lawsuit against Sonny Bono's widow over royalty payments (NBC NEWS)

Thursday, May 30

🚨NATION

📌 Verdict Today? Trump jury fails to return verdict in first 5 hours, asks several followups to judge (POLITICO)

📌 Jill Biden claims this election is a choice between good and “evil” (MO NEWS)

📌 Justice Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags, blames his wife (CBS NEWS)

📌 RFK Jr. complains to campaign watchdog over CNN debate criteria (NEWSWEEK)

📌 Tennessee gov. approves bill which penalizes adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care (NBC NEWS)

📌 Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Person dies after falling into engine of departing passenger jet at Amsterdam airport (CBS NEWS)

📌 US to boycott UN session today paying tribute to dead Iranian president (REUTERS)

📌 Iran's Supreme Leader seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote (REUTERS)

📌 North Korea sent hundreds of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea (MO NEWS)

📌 South Africans go to the polls in election seen as biggest test yet to ANC’s 30 years in power (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them (ABC)

📌 Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest attempt at cancer surgery (NBC NEWS)

📌 Someone wants to go back! Billionaire plans submersible trip to Titanic wreck (BBC)

📌 Gravitational changes, 178-feet drop caused injuries on Singapore Airlines jet that hit turbulence (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 George Clooney, Brad Pitt reunite for first film together in 16 years, watch 'Wolfs' trailer (USA TODAY)

📌 Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married, father-of-the-groom Jon Bon Jovi confirms (BBC)

📌 Selena Gomez Reveals She Was Planning to Adopt Kids as a Single Mom Before Falling for Benny Blanco (BILLBOARD)

📌 Kate Middleton seen ‘out and about’ with kids amid ongoing cancer treatment (US)

Wednesday, May 29

🚨NATION

📌 Biden campaign sends Robert De Niro to Trump’s NY trial. He calls Trump a threat to the world and clashes with pro-Trump protesters (MO NEWS)

📌 Company that posted discriminatory 'whites only' job ad settles with federal government (ABC NEWS)

📌 Democrats plan to nominate Biden virtually to avoid missing Ohio's ballot deadline (AP)

📌 Harvard plans to stay silent on any controversial issues after months of Israel-Hamas war backlash (HARVARD CRIMSON)

📌 Second American avoids prison time in Turks and Caicos for accidentally packing 2 bullets (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US aid deliveries to Gaza by sea suspended after damage to $320 million temporary pier (NBC NEWS)

📌 IDF says hidden store of terror munitions may have caused deadly Rafah blaze (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting (CNN)

📌 Georgia parliament overturns veto on “pro-Russian” law (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI announces new safety board after employee revolt (CNN)

📌 NYC sunset phenomenon, Manhattanhenge, dazzles New Yorkers (MO NEWS)

📌 YouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phone (VERGE)

📌 Melinda French Gates to give $1B for global women’s rights efforts (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 US box office on track to have worst Memorial Day weekend since 1995 (CNN)

📌 'Home Alone' house hits the market with $5.25 million price tag (TODAY)

📌 Jimmy Kimmel's son Billy, 7, undergoes third open-heart surgery (USA TODAY)

📌 Country singer Darius Rucker breaks silence, explains 'crazy thing' about drug arrest (FOX NEWS)

📌 World's rarest album — Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ — to go on display in Australia (BBC)

Tuesday, May 28

🚨NATION

📌 Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial (AP)

📌 Air Force unveils photos of B-21 Raider in flight as first-of-its-kind nuclear stealth bomber moves closer to deployment (CBS NEWS)

📌 Trump's longshot Libertarian nomination bid halted by party chair (AXIOS)

📌 Over a dozen dead after tornadoes, severe storms batter 4 states as storms move east (USA TODAY)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Papua New Guinea fears thousands buried after landslide (BBC)

📌 Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says (AP)

📌 US expected to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia (FINANCIAL TIMES)

📌 Weapons are on the way, US lawmakers tell Taiwan during visit after Chinese military drills (NBC NEWS)

📌 Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Polling finds that every generation thinks America was “great” in the decade they turned 11 years old (WASHINGTON POST) [All think “right now” is the worst for every category]

📌 TSA sets new record for number of travelers screened in a single day (CBS NEWS)

📌 Elon Musk’s xAI firm valued at $24 billion as investors pledge more money (CNN)

📌 Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defends administration building only 8 EV charging stations in 2+ years, despite 500K goal (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Boutique airline launching this week caters to dogs first, humans second (NPR)

📌 Tattoos found to increase risk of developing lymphoma by 21%, new study finds (PEOPLE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Nicki Minaj back on stage after arrest in Amsterdam for carrying drugs, claims officials 'took my bags without consent' (ABC NEWS)

📌 Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 2-time champ at UCLA and in NBA, dies (ESPN)

📌 Watch North West make her The Lion King Concert debut (ET)

📌 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Vivienne, 15, drops Pitt and adds Jolie in The Outsiders Playbill (PEOPLE)

📌 Britney Spears claims her jewelry was stolen: ‘It’s all gone’ (PAGE SIX)

Friday, May 24

🚨NATION

📌 Louisiana legislature approves bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances (CBS NEWS)

📌 Supreme Court throws out race claim in South Carolina redistricting case (NBC NEWS)

📌 Baltimore’s former top prosecutor spared prison for mortgage fraud and perjury (AP)

📌 Norfolk Southern, EPA reach $310M settlement over East Palestine train derailment (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval and land units on alert over China’s military drills (AP)

📌 20 Singapore Airlines passengers injured by turbulence still in intensive care, many needing spinal surgery (CBS NEWS)

📌 9 dead, 54 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally (CNN)

📌 What’s on the menu for the White House state dinner honoring Kenya (PBS NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 TikTok rolls out new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts on its platform. (AP)

📌 Blood test to detect colon cancer could move a step closer to FDA approval in the US (CNN)

📌 About 1 in 9 children in the US have been diagnosed with ADHD (NEW SCIENCE)

📌 A lawsuit accuses Hershey's of using 'deceptive' packaging on Reese's products (NPR)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Cassie Ventura breaks silence on Sean 'Diddy' Combs assault video (BI)

📌 Sean Kingston's mother arrested during SWAT raid at singer's South Florida mansion (CBS NEWS)

📌 Catherine, Princess of Wales portrait becomes latest royal painting to spark debate (CNN)

📌 Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella reveals she has memory loss due to cancer treatment (USA TODAY)

Thursday, May 23

🚨NATION

📌 Uvalde families reach $2M settlement with city and say they are suing school district and 92 officers over shooting response (CNN)

East Palestine, Ohio residents face choice over $600 million train derailment deal (PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE)

📌 Biden administration cancels $7.7 billion in student debt for 160,000 more people (MO NEWS)

📌 Hunter Biden's tax evasion trial postponed from June until September (NBC NEWS)

📌 Trump's attorneys found classified docs in his bedroom months after raid (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Sherpa guide Kami Rita breaks record again this month, climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time (NBC NEWS)

📌 Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state (AP)

📌 Billions from Russia's frozen assets will go to help Ukraine's military, the EU says (NPR)

📌 British PM Rishi Sunak calls election, with his Conservatives at risk of a heavy defeat (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Second human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows found in Michigan (NBC NEWS)

📌 TikTok plans global layoffs in operations and marketing (CNN)

📌 Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN strike 5-year deal for College Football Playoff games (THE WRAP)

📌 BuzzFeed stock soars after Vivek Ramaswamy acquires activist stake (YAHOO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Graceland auction halted after Elvis Presley granddaughter's push for injunction (FOX NEWS)

📌 University of Georgia QB sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions (CNN)

📌 Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters break silence over O.J.’s death (PEOPLE)

📌 Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck living separately as 'whirlwind of love' is over and 'real life' sets in (FOX NEWS)

Wednesday, May 22

🚨NATION

📌 Multiple fatalities as tornadoes rip through Iowa (CNN)

📌 Key GOP senators criticize Alito over upside-down flag incident (CNN)

📌 After backlash, Trump pulls social media post with reference to ‘unified reich’ (REUTERS)

📌 Texas files 75th lawsuit against Biden administration; This one targets gender identity law (TEXAS TRIBUNE)

📌 Woman found living in Michigan store sign; told police it was her ‘safe spot’ (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Putin begins nuclear weapons exercises as he accuses west of being ‘provocative’ (POLITICO)

📌 Pentagon admits no US aid via $320 million pier is actually getting to Palestinians in need (CNN)

📌 Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators (CNN)

📌 Kenyan special forces police to arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence (GUARDIAN)

📌 Ukraine makes progress in fight against corruption (BBC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump (AP)

📌 Target is cutting prices on 5,000 items including milk, butter and pet food (NPR)

📌 AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit, nations agree to align work on risks (ABC NEWS)

📌 Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the Antarctica ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Latest Accusation: Model sues Diddy, accusing him of drugging and raping her (NBC NEWS)

📌 LAPD, DEA open investigation into Matthew Perry death (AP NEWS)

📌 Elvis's granddaughter sues to block sale of Graceland, charging fraud (ABC NEWS)

📌 Scarlett Johansson gets support from Hollywood in her ChatGPT fight (THE WRAP)

📌 Southern Charm star Kathryn Dennis 'arrested for DUI' following three-car collision - six months after being 'identified as a suspect in elementary school hit-and-run' (DAILY MAIL)

Tuesday, May 21

🚨NATION

📌 Almost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved and docked (CNN)

📌 Republicans Ted Cruz and Katie Britt introduce bill to protect IVF access (CBS NEWS)

📌 Uber and Lyft say they’ll stay in Minnesota after legislature passes driver pay compromise (AP NEWS)

📌 Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light owner's stock amid conservatives’ 2023 boycott (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal (AP)

📌 Former Iranian official partly blames US sanctions for the helicopter crash that killed its president (BI) Iranian women celebrate death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who led brutal crackdown on rights (NY POST)

📌 UK court rules Julian Assange can appeal extradition to US (AXIOS)

📌 Haiti's main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed (ABC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI pulls its Scarlett Johansson-like voice for ChatGPT. She claims she denied them permission to use her voice and they copied it anyway (VERGE)

📌 Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, but restaurants will stay open (NBC NEWS)

📌 Spirit Airlines gets rid of change and cancellation fees, joining Frontier (CNBC)

📌 US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding (AP)

📌 Cannabis poisonings among older adults have tripled, study finds (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Donald Trump origin film ‘The Apprentice’ gets 8-minute ovation at its Cannes premiere (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) Trump vows to sue filmmakers over Ivana Trump rape scene (DEADLINE)

📌 Courteney Cox says late ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry still ‘visits’ her after death (PAGE SIX)

📌 Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade gets married and shared dance with Dad (TMZ)

📌 Zac Brown's estranged wife fires back after country star granted temporary restraining order (FOX NEWS)

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)