Thursday, June 12th

🚨NATION

• House Republicans vote to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS (NBC)

• Protests against ICE spread across US as Marines prepare to deploy in LA (CNN) Trump is ‘not all there,’ Newsom says amid Los Angeles fight (POLITICO)

• Democratic governors Pritzker, Walz, Hochul face contentious House hearing over 'sanctuary states' policies (ABC)

• RFK Jr. names new slate of vaccine advisers after purging CDC panel (NPR)

• A new survey says most US adults say Trump’s upcoming military parade is not a good use of money (AP)

• Sen. Padilla forcibly removed from DHS press conference in Los Angeles (NPR)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Hamas names ‘Ghost of al-Qassam’ as its new leader after Israel wiped out his two predecessors (NEW YORK POST)

• Northern Ireland town is engulfed in anti-immigrant riots for a third day (NBC)

• China ready to drop all tariffs on African imports (BBC)

• Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the 1 million mark, Kyiv says (EURO NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Planned PBS, NPR cuts would overwhelmingly hit outlets in states Trump won, report finds (CBS)

• Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images (BBC)

• Americans filing for jobless claims last week at the highest level in 8 months (ABC)

• New COVID variant causes sore throat that feels like 'razor blades' (PEOPLE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Harvey Weinstein case ends in mistrial on remaining charge as jury breaks down (FOX)

• Paul McCartney and other stars pay tribute to Brian Wilson (CNN)

• White shirts, black ties, bald caps: Pitbull's fans party like clones worldwide (CBS)

• Wimbledon champions to receive over $4M as prize money up 7% (ESPN)

Wednesday, June 11th

🚨NATION

• D.C. prepares for military parade to celebrate the army and Trump’s birthday (MO NEWS)

• Trump says “no hard feelings” after feud with Elon Musk (MO NEWS)

• Southern Baptists call for overturning the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage (FOX)

• World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by ICE (AP)

• NYC law ending broker fees for renters takes effect today (CBS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Ukraine collects 1,212 bodies in latest swap with Russia (BBC)

• Jordan evacuates sick and injured Palestinian children from Gaza (FOX)

• Officials say at least 49 dead in flooding in South Africa (AP)

• UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders (GUARDIAN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May from prior month, less than expected (CNBC)

• Study finds dramatic upsurge in appendix cancer among millennials, Gen X (FOX)

• EU scientists say May was the second-hottest month on Earth’s record (POLITICO)

• U.S. online stores put ‘out of stock’ signs as Nintendo Switch 2 sales hit record highs (MSNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at age 82 (GUARDIAN)

• Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, acquitted on another charge in MeToo retrial (FOX)

• Fans greet K-pop stars Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS after they were discharged from military service (AP)

• Trump to attend 'Les Mis' at the Kennedy Center, (NPR), some members of the original cast boycotting the performance (THE HILL)

Tuesday, June 10th

🚨NATION

• Trump announces $1,000 government-funded accounts for American babies (GUARDIAN)

• Trump warns 'any' protesters at military parade will be 'met with heavy force' (ABC)

• Trump team plans to send thousands of migrants to Guantanamo starting as soon as this week (POLITICO)

• What to watch in New Jersey's primaries (NBC)

• More Congress members are 70 years or older than ever before (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• UK, Canada, and Western allies sanction two far-right Israeli government ministers (CNN)

• Russian strikes in Ukraine hit Kyiv and kill two in Odesa (BBC)

• A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life (AP)

• New Pew study says Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• World Bank says global economy "running into turbulence" (AXIOS)

• Disney to pay almost $439 million to take full control of streaming service Hulu (AP)

• Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team to build an AI ‘superintelligence’ (CNN)

• Study finds increased screen time linked to aggression, anxiety, low self-esteem in kids (ABC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Kendrick Lamar dominates BET Awards with top prizes (BBC) while Doechii uses her platform to criticize Donald Trump (MSNBC)

• Diddy's ex testifies she pushed him to go to rehab after noticing the effects of heavy drug use (FOX)

• Simone Biles apologizes to Riley Gaines, argues for “competitive equity” after conflict over swimmer’s stance on trans issues (YAHOO SPORTS)

• Bernadette Peters reacts to Cole Escola's 2025 Tony Awards gown homage: “I wore my chest hairs in a different pattern” (PEOPLE)

Monday, June 9th

🚨NATION

• RFK ousts entire CDC Advisory Vaccine Committee (AP)

• New Trump travel ban takes effect (THE HILL)

• Is Musk going to start a new political party after fight with Trump? (TIME)

• NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research (NPR)

• One week after Boulder firebomb attack, thousands gather for 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival (COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid boat, plan to deport Greta Thunberg and other activists (MO NEWS)

• Russia says it is sending more Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies to border amid spat over prisoner swap (CNN)

• Thousands in Madrid protest against Pedro Sánchez’s government (GUARDIAN)

• Iran threatens to reveal secret Israel nuclear data as pressure grows to reimpose sanctions (NEWSWEEK)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two public companies by next year (CNBC)

• New research says screen time is both a cause and symptom of kids’ bad behavior (CNN)

• Gun deaths among children surge after states loosen firearm laws, new study finds (ABC)

• Amazon announces $20B investment in rural Pennsylvania for AI data centers (FOX)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82 (NPR)

• Tony Awards: Cole Escola becomes 1st openly non-binary artist to win Leading Actor in a Play (PLAYBILL) Hamilton cast reunites on stage for a ten-year reunion (CNN)

• Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively dismissed by federal judge (ABC)

• Call Her Daddy podcaster Alex Cooper accuses college soccer coach of sexual harassment (AV CLUB)

• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong shares message of solidarity amid L.A. protests (BILLBOARD)

Friday, June 6th

🚨NATION

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to U.S. to face criminal charges for illegally transporting migrants (MO NEWS)

• Trump admin asks Supreme Court to lift injunction blocking dismantling of Education Department (FOX)

• FBI, DHS warn of 'elevated threat' to Jewish community in new PSA (ABC)

• Transgender troops face deadline to voluntarily leave the military (NBC)

• Mahmoud Khalil describes pain of missing son’s birth in latest court filing (GUARDIAN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Russia launches massive retaliatory strikes days after Ukraine’s historic air attack (MO NEWS)

• Israel arms rival Palestinian militia in Gaza to fight Hamas (MO NEWS)

• Group stranded with ICE in a Djibouti shipping container after removal from US (GUARDIAN)

• Iranians react to new Trump travel ban as tensions are high between nations (AP)

• Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads to US and parts of Europe (MO NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Car prices hold steady in May despite tariffs (CNN)

• U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2% (CNBC)

• Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Diddy’s ex-girlfriend testifies to alleged abuse in rapper's sex trafficking trial (FOX)

• Billy Joel documentary reveals he attempted suicide twice and was in a coma after affair with friend’s wife (CNN)

• George Clooney’s play Good Night, And Good Luck is set to premiere live on CNN (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

• David Beckham to be given knighthood by King Charles (ESPN)

Thursday, June 5th

🚨NATION

• Trump announces travel ban on 12 countries (MO NEWS)

• Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s suit against U.S. gunmakers (MO NEWS)

• Trump, China's Xi discussed trade deal in long-awaited call (ABC)

• A Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released (AP)

• Biden dismisses Trump inquiry into his cognitive decline as a ‘distraction’ (GUARDIAN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Israeli military recovers two hostages' bodies in southern Gaza (BBC)

• Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin call (AP)

• Japan’s annual births fall to record low as population emergency deepens (CNN)

• New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given record suspensions (GUARDIAN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Credit card company launches TV commercial made with artificial intelligence (MO NEWS)

• Canadian wildfire smoke continues to worsen air quality in several US states (ABC)

• Procter & Gamble slashing up to 7,000 jobs amid restructuring effort (FOX)

• Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ (GUARDIAN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Diddy’s ex-girlfriend testifies under pseudonym in rapper’s sex trafficking trial (FOX)

• Nintendo Switch 2 draws long lines and excited gamers (NBC)

• Harry Potter star Tom Felton to reprise role as Draco Malfoy on Broadway (BBC)

• New York City production of A Chorus Line announced, and then cancelled (THEATERMANIA)

• Aaron Rodgers plans to sign with Steelers, sources say (ESPN)

Wednesday, June 4th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

• Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect (AP)

• Elon Musk warns excessive spending will plunge US 'into debt slavery' (FOX)

• Education Department threatens Columbia University’s accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns (CNN)

• New Orleans jail escapee posts social media video, appeals to President Trump (MO NEWS)

• Man arrested for scaling Mar-A-Lago wall looking to ‘marry’ Trump’s granddaughter (MO NEWS)

• Man charged after allegedly supplying chemicals in Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Putin tells Trump he'll hit Ukraine back for surprise drone attack (AXIOS)

• Cologne, Germany evacuates 20,000 so WW2-era bombs can be defused (BBC)

• Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth (ABC)

• Muslims from around the world prepare to take part in Hajj, facing extreme temperatures (AP)

• Hungry elephant caught on CCTV visiting convenience store (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• CDC official overseeing agency recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines resigns (CNN)

• Report says over half of top 100 mental health TikTok videos contain misinformation (FOX)

• Massive planet discovered orbiting tiny star, leaving scientists stumped (CBS)

• Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Diddy’ trial: woman testifies Combs dangled her from 17th-floor balcony (NBC)

• Jessie J reveals early breast cancer diagnosis (BBC)

• Edmund White, who broke ground in gay literature, has died at 85 (NPR)

• Michael J Fox appeals for help in finding lost guitar played by Marty McFly in Back To The Future (SKY NEWS)

Tuesday, June 3rd

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack (AP)

📌 Elon Musk calls Trump-backed spending bill 'disgusting' days after White House send-off (NBC)

📌 Acting head of FEMA said he wasn't aware U.S. has a hurricane season (CBS) , later says he was joking (THE HILL)

📌 Navy mulls new name for USNS Harvey Milk and ships named for civil rights leaders (CBS)

📌 Top Jan. 6 prosecutor says Trump's Capitol riot pardons signal approval of political violence (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Ukraine claims an underwater explosion that hit Russia's Crimea bridge (CBS)

📌 Portuguese and German police renew search for Madeleine McCann (GUARDIAN)

📌 Five killed in attack on UN aid convoy in Sudan (BBC)

📌 Carney unveils infrastructure boost as Trump targets Canada's economy (NEWSWEEK)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract more people anxious about the economy (AP)

📌 OECD forecasts a sharp economic slowdown and higher inflation in the U.S., citing tariffs (CBS)

📌 Seniors' marijuana use reaches new high (AXIOS)

📌 Peloton launching resale market for used bikes, treadmills (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 World Boxing apologizes for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in sex test policy (AP)

📌 King of the Hill and Parks and Rec actor shot dead (BBC)

📌 Blake Lively withdraws emotional distress claims against Justin Baldoni (FOX)

📌 Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo (NPR)

Monday June 2nd

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 China says US has 'severely violated' tariffs truce (BBC)

📌 Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban (ABC)

📌 Largest ever ICE operation results in nearly 1,500 undocumented people arrested in Massachusetts (FOX)

📌 Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans (AP)

📌 Tulsa mayor proposes $100M reparations plan for descendants of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (FOX)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Climate activist Greta Thunburg sailing to Gaza with activists to challenge Israel’s blockade (MO NEWS)

📌 Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin’s strategic arsenal (AP) Russia and Ukraine fail again to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap (BBC)

📌 Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election (NPR)

📌 American agricultural products have been vanishing from Chinese stores and restaurants due to tariff uncertainty. (NBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 CDC says all international travelers should get measles vaccinations (AP)

📌 Disney lays off hundreds of employees across film, TV and other units (CBS)

📌 Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds (GUARDIAN)

📌 Bill Gates says most of the $200 billion he's pledged to donate will go to Africa (CBS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Diddy's Lawyer Accused of Harassing Witness in Trial (NEWSWEEK)

📌 Marc Maron to end his 'WTF' podcast this fall, citing burnout (NBC)

📌 Hailee Steinfeld marries Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (CNN)

📌 Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa & more sign open letter for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention (BILLBOARD)

Friday, May 30

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme court allows Trump to revoke 500K Migrants’ legal status, for now (MO NEWS)

📌 Michigan Gov. Whitmer says Trump agreed not to pardon kidnapping plotters (CNN)

📌 White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report (AP)

📌 CDC now says kids "may receive" COVID-19 vaccines, replacing broad recommendation (CBS)

📌 Ernst draws groans at Iowa town hall after retort on Medicaid cuts, saying ‘we all are going to die’ (AP)

📌 PEW Research Center releases report on LGBTQ Americans today (PEW)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Ukraine says it wants to see Russian proposals before agreeing to more peace talks (NBC)

📌 Hamas discussing U.S. ceasefire plan with other Palestinian factions (FOREIGN POLICY); Israel approves biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades (CNN)

📌 At least 111 people dead after floods submerge a market town in Nigeria (AP)

📌 A dachshund has survived 17 months in the Australian wilderness (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump: China ‘totally violated’ preliminary U.S. trade deal (MO NEWS)

📌 A wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman’s death (AP)

📌 CDC steps up measles travel warning after spread in airplane (CBS)

📌 Google’s Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out (TECH CRUNCH)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Loretta Swit, ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘MASH,’ dies at 87 (VARIETY)

📌 Nathan Fielder calls the FAA “dumb” in CNN interview about his show on airline safety (MO NEWS)

📌 Teen from Allen,Texas wins Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'eclaircissement' (FOX)

📌 Ryan Coogler hosts ‘Sinners’ screening in Mississippi town where film is set (AP)

Thursday, May 29

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Appeals court pauses ruling that blocked Trump’s tariffs (CNN)

📌 Elon Musk officially leaves the White House (NBC)

📌 Trump issues series of pardons for politicians, a union leader and a rapper (AP)

📌 FBI leaders dismiss conspiracy theories; all evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide (MO NEWS)

📌 Judge to block Trump admin’s Harvard foreign students ban (FOX)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel accepts new U.S. proposal for ceasefire with Hamas (CNN)

📌 With Israeli intel, Lebanon is dismantling Hezbollah in the south (WSJ)

📌 Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies five killed at aid distribution site (J-POST)

📌 A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps (NPR)

📌 Copenhagen named the happiest city in the world (CNBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 HHS cancels $590 million contract with Moderna for bird flu vaccine (CNN)

📌 FDA chief says pregnant women should decide on COVID vaccine with doctors (NBC)

📌 China's biotech boom leaves U.S. playing catch-up (AXIOS)

📌 Best Buy cuts profit outlook due to tariffs, says it already hiked some prices (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Diddy’s former employee ‘Mia’ testifies that Combs sexually assaulted her (ABC)

📌 Hamilton original cast to reunite for Tony Awards 2025 performance in June (CBS)

📌 Broadway sees record-breaking box-office season (DEADLINE)

📌 OKC Thunder make NBA Finals for first time since 2012 after walloping Timberwolves (FOX)

📌 Brad Pitt breaks silence on finalizing divorce from Angelina Jolie after 8-year legal battle (PEOPLE)

Wednesday, May 28th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Musk criticizes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for undermining DOGE’s cost cutting efforts (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump administration freezes foreign student visa interviews as it scrutinizes social media history (MO NEWS)

📌 Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim US attorney, pledging 'no more mercy for criminals' (FOX)

📌 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries (NBC)

📌 RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals (POLITICO)

📌 US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel kills latest Hamas Gaza leader, Mohammed Sinwar (MO NEWS)

📌 German chancellor promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles (BBC)

📌 French surgeon who abused children for decades sentenced to 20 years in prison (GUARDIAN)

📌 World’s nations to gather in France to tackle what UN says is a global emergency in the oceans (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 WHO says a new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world (AP)

📌 Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years (GUARDIAN)

📌 A new report shows growing number of mothers are struggling with their mental health (ABC)

📌 Macy’s CEO says retailer will hike some prices as tariffs cut into profits (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Trump to pardon reality show couple, the Chrisleys, convicted of $36 million fraud (MO NEWS)

📌 WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist remarks were made by fans at Sky-Fever game (AP)

📌 Cassie welcomes third child after explosive testimony in Diddy trial (FOX)

📌 ‘The White Lotus’ Creator Mike White to Compete on CBS’ ‘Survivor 50’ (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

Friday, May 23rd

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU, 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S. (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump hosts private dinner for top $TRUMP coin holders, shrugs off ethics concerns (MO NEWS)

📌 Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts (AP)

📌 Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan (GUARDIAN)

📌 Senate votes to revoke California's EV emissions waivers (CBS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion (BBC)

📌 Netanyahu accuses the UK, France and Canada of 'enabling Hamas' (FOX)

📌 Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII (NBC)

📌 Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Google's new AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips (AXIOS)

📌 Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggests (AP)

📌 U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (CBS)

📌 Cancer deaths linked to alcohol on the rise in the U.S. (NBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Billy Joel announces brain disorder, cancels all upcoming concerts (MO NEWS)

📌 Kim Kardashian trial: 8 of 10 defendants found guilty in 2016 jewelry heist (ABC)

📌 'Today' co-host Sheinelle Jones' husband Uche Ojeh dies of brain cancer at 45 (USA TODAY)

📌 The Devil Wears Prada sequel revealed for May 2026 release date (E ONLINE)

Thursday, May 22nd

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public charter school (MO NEWS)

📌 Judge blocks Trump administration from closing the Education Department (NPR)

📌 RFK Jr's highly anticipated MAHA report paints dismal state of child health, national security concerns (FOX)

📌 Trump administration bars Harvard from hosting international students (CNN)

📌 Multiple people dead after small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood (NBC)

📌 Woman shot at CIA headquarters after crashing into gate (CNBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Russian forces are creating ‘buffer zone’ along Russia-Ukraine border, Putin says (CNN)

📌 Kim Jong Un fumes as North Korea's new warship damaged due to "absolute carelessness" in launch accident (CBS)

📌 Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war’s toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcry (AP)

📌 Alberta group wants to pose referendum question on separatism from Canada (GLOBAL NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation (CNN)

📌 US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny (AP)

📌 NOAA's 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast predicts above-normal number of storms (CBS)

📌 Universal Orlando Epic Universe opens in Florida (FOX)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Rapper Kid Cudi takes the stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial (YAHOO)

📌 Bruce Springsteen releases EP featuring anti-Trump rants from UK concert (FOX)

📌 Kneecap rapper charged with terrorism offense over alleged Hezbollah flag (CNN)

📌 Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay dies at 65 (ESPN)

Wednesday, May 21

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Biden last screened for prostate cancer in 2014 (MO NEWS)

📌 Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use (NBC)

📌 Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, dies at 75 (NBC)

📌 Trump administration dismisses police investigations in several cities, including Minneapolis and Louisville (NPR)

📌 Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil's absence at graduation (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 China accuses U.S. of 'turning space into a warzone' with Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system (FOX) while Canada in talks with U.S. to join project (BBC)

📌 Pakistan blames India for a suspected suicide attack on school bus that killed 5 (GUARDIAN)

📌 Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience (AP)

📌 World Health Organization adopts a landmark treaty on global pandemic preparedness (DW)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Target sales drop in 1st quarter as retailer warns it will slip for all of 2025 (AP)

📌 OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup for $6.4 billion (CNBC)

📌 Person may have spread measles at Shakira's New Jersey concert, health officials warn (USA TODAY)

📌 Mysterious bacteria with ‘unique abilities’ discovered on Chinese space station (NY POST)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Trump posts edited video of him hitting Springsteen with a golf ball (THE HILL)

📌 Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection (AP)

📌 George Wendt, the actor who played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ dead at 76 (USA TODAY)

📌 NFL owners decide not to ban controversial tush push play (CNN)

Tuesday, May 20th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Trump administration to pay $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt (CBS)

📌 Elon Musk says he's going to do 'a lot less' political spending (NBC)

📌 New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates (ABC)

📌 Rubio promises the U.S. won’t withdraw from the world, despite State Department cuts (MO NEWS)

📌 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem grilled during Senate hearing for not knowing definition of habeas corpus (MO NEWS)

📌 Video appears to show Mahmoud Khalil cooperating with ICE agents before he was detained (NBC)

📌 Hegseth says he'll review Afghanistan withdrawal (NEWSWEEK)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers (AP)

📌 Spain clamps down on Airbnb as tourism backlash returns for summer (BBC)

📌Motorcycle gunmen kill Mexico City mayor’s private secretary and adviser (CNN)

📌 EU agrees to lift economic sanctions on Syria (DW)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 FDA to limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection (CNN)

📌 Home Depot won't raise prices because of tariffs. But some items may disappear (NPR)

📌 Scientists warn coastlines in danger even if climate target met (BBC)

📌 On World Bee Day, Putin and microplastics threaten bees’ survival (POLITICO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assistant testifies he felt his ‘life was in danger’ (GUARDIAN)

📌 Jim Morrison Statue Found 37 Years After It Was Stolen from the Doors Singer’s Grave (PEOPLE)

📌 Caitlin Clark speaks out on WNBA’s probe into alleged ‘hateful comments’ towards Angel Reese (FOX NEWS)

📌 Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action remake called ‘adorable’ and ‘clunky’ in mostly positive reviews (YAHOO)

Monday, May 19th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill advances out of committee, but conservatives demand more changes (PBS)

📌 Supreme Court allows Trump to cancel protected status for Venezuelans (NBC)

📌 Victims of explicit deepfakes will now be able to take legal action against people who create them (CNN)

📌 7 escaped New Orleans jail inmates still at large as search enters 4th day; officials increase reward (CBS)

📌 25-year-old suspect in fertility clinic bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings, officials say (AP)

📌 Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trump says ceasefire negotiations between just Russia and Ukraine to start 'immediately' (ABC)

📌 Netanyahu orders immediate renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza, under heavy US pressure (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 UK, Europe strike post-Brexit deal on defense, trade issues (FOX)

📌 France to build high-security jail in Amazon to isolate drug traffickers from gangs (EURO NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon abruptly resigns, cites disagreements with company amid 'challenging' period (FOX)

📌 U.S. debt downgrade drives up borrowing costs (BBC)

📌 Bird flu in humans hasn't officially been seen in U.S. in 3 months. Experts don’t know why (CBS)

📌 Scientists thought they’d found flowing water “streaks” on Mars, but it turned out to be something else (YAHOO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono after their Harris endorsements (MSNBC)

📌 Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS for Sesame Street (NPR)

📌 Sean “Diddy” Combs jury hears of Cassie Ventura beating at LA restaurant attended by music superstars & execs (DEADLINE)

📌 Meghan Markle shares never-before-seen pics of her kids with Prince Harry for their 7-year anniversary (TODAY)

Friday, May 16th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deport Venezuelan migrants under Alien Enemies Act (USA TODAY)

📌 Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations (POLITICO)

📌 Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride from water (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America (GUARDIAN)

📌 10 inmates escape from Orleans Parish jail in Louisiana (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Russia and Ukraine far apart on ceasefire in first meeting in 3 years (AXIOS)

📌 Trump wraps momentous Middle East trip with economic deals, Syria sanctions relief, and warning to Iran (FOX)

📌 Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity (AP)

📌 ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on leave from position amid sexual misconduct probe (J-POST)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Americans’ optimism about the economy is at a near-record low (CNN)

📌 US cable giants Charter and Cox pursue $34.5 billion merger (ABC)

📌 Musk’s AI chatbot was giving users off-topic and false responses about “white genocide” in South Africa (AXIOS)

📌 No NJ Transit trains running as engineers strike for first time since 1983 (NBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Trump slams Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen in Truth Social posts (MO NEWS)

📌 DHS says it’s in beginning stages of ‘vetting process’ for immigrant reality TV show (CNN)

📌 Cassie Ventura finishes testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial (YAHOO)

📌 Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision (NPR)

Thursday, May 15th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Trump highlights potential pay raise for troops, discusses military reforms during Qatar speech (FOX)

📌 Trump to meet South African president amid deteriorating relations (NPR)

📌 Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment (GUARDIAN)

📌 Jake Tapper acknowledges he didn’t sufficiently cover Biden’s decline (MO NEWS)

📌 Harvard Magna Carta ‘copy’ now believed to be genuine (BBC)

📌 After Qatar gift to Trump, Kristi Noem also eyes a fancy new private jet (THE HILL)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trump says “nothing’s gonna happen” on Ukraine until he meets with Putin (MO NEWS)

📌 U.S. presented Iran with nuclear deal proposal (AXIOS)

📌 Trump’s pledge to the Middle East: No more ‘lectures on how to live’ (NYT)

📌 Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream (BBC)

📌 United Kingdom says it’s talking with countries to set up migrant return hubs for rejected asylum seekers (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs (CNN)

📌 More than 1,200 Starbucks employees have gone on strike to protest a new dress code policy (USA TODAY)

📌 British team set to begin Mt. Everest trek tomorrow using controversial Xenon gas (YAHOO)

📌 US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019 (ABC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” in concert (POLITICO)

📌 Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey adaptation will be the first feature film to be shot entirely on iMax film cameras (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack (BBC)

📌 Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after housekeepers accuse him of sexual assault (NBC)

Wednesday, May 14th

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing immigration agents (NBC)

📌 Judge orders release of Georgetown researcher arrested by ICE after allegedly spreading Hamas propaganda (FOX)

📌 Judge backs Trump’s invocation of Alien Enemies Act for deportations (POLITICO)

📌 California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access (AP)

📌 Menendez brothers resentenced to prison without parole, paving way for freedom (MO NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Putin will not attend Ukraine peace talks in Turkey (BBC)

📌 President Trump meets Syria’s new leader; calls him ‘tough guy’ with a ‘real shot’ (MO NEWS)

📌 Hamas Rafah brigade commander probably killed in IDF strike on Sinwar (J POST)

📌 Detained Philippines ex-President Duterte wins mayoral race in his home city (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 RFK Jr. says he would "probably" vaccinate his children for measles today (AXIOS)

📌 Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (SPACE)

📌 Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds (NBC)

📌 HBO Max is coming back — Warner Bros. Discovery is renaming its streaming service, again (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Cassie Ventura testifies she told Sean "Diddy" Combs "stay far away from me" in second day on the stand (CBS)

📌 Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB in historic decision (ESPN)

📌 Celebrities defy new red carpet dress code at Cannes Film Festival (CNN)