Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting - Politico

1. Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting  Politico
2. Navy Secretary Fired Amid Feuds With Military Leaders  The New York Times
3. Trump news at a glance: Pentagon replaces secretary of the navy amid US blockade in strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
4. US Navy Secretary Phelan ousted as naval blockade of Iran continues  CNN
5. Pete Hegseth fires U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan  Axios

Trump claims Virginia redistricting election was 'rigged' - BBC

1. Trump claims Virginia redistricting election was 'rigged'  BBC
2. Trump brings his nonsense about mail-in ballots to Republicans’ Virginia defeat  CNN
3. Virginia judge blocks redrawn congressional maps approved by voters  USA Today
4. Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum result that boosted Democrats' election hopes  CNBC
5. Hakeem Jeffries finally gets a signature win  Politico

Middle East crisis live: White House says Trump ‘satisfied’ with blockade after Iran says it seiz...

1. Middle East crisis live: White House says Trump ‘satisfied’ with blockade after Iran says it seized two ships in strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
2. Iran fires on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire  Fox News
3. Iran seizes pair of container ships, in first since start of war with US and Israel  The Times of Israel
4. Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
5. US Navy chief out as Iran seizes 2 ships amid Hormuz blockade: Live updates  USA Today

Kennedy Says His Department Advises All Children to Get Measles Vaccine - The New York Times

1. Kennedy Says His Department Advises All Children to Get Measles Vaccine  The New York Times
2. Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line  The New York Times
3. RFK Jr.’s testimony on measles outbreaks draws mixed responses  CNN
4. Cassidy clashes with RFK Jr. on vaccines and abortion medicine  NBC News
5. GOP doctors press Kennedy on vaccines in tense Senate hearings  The Washington Post

Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit - Los Angeles Times

1. Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit  Los Angeles Times
2. Court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear some form of ID  The Guardian
3. Appeals court blocks enforcement of California ID law for federal officers  Politico
4. Federal court blocks Newsom’s bid to shackle ICE in Trump immigration win  Fox News
5. Appeals court blocks California law requiring ICE show visible ID  The Hill

Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress - The Washington ...

1. Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress  The Washington Post
2. Pentagon Secretly Makes Dire Prediction About Trump’s War Chaos  The Daily Beast
3. The Navy Sends in the Robots to Clear Hormuz of Mines  WSJ
4. Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: How dangerous are they?  dw.com
5. US Navy conducts autonomous minehunting operations in the Strait of Hormuz  Navy Lookout

Trump now says Iran's government is 'seriously fractured’ after previously praising new leaders -...

1. Trump now says Iran's government is 'seriously fractured’ after previously praising new leaders  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
2. Trump claims Iran’s regime is fractured. The reality is more complicated.  CNN
3. Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?  The New Yorker
4. Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge?  Al Jazeera
5. ‘It’s all a giant clusterf---’: Inside Trump’s floundering Iran peace process  The Telegraph

How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives - The New York Times

1. How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives  The New York Times
2. Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges  NPR
3. Why was the Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges? | Trump administration  The Guardian
4. Opinion | What the DOJ’s Southern Poverty Law Center indictment is really about  MS NOW
5. US files fraud charges against Southern Poverty Law Center  BBC

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80 - AP News

1. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80  AP News
2. Georgia Congressman David Scott has died  WABE
3. Longtime Georgia Democrat US Rep. David Scott dies at 80  CNN
4. Live updates: Longtime Democratic lawmaker dies; Navy secretary ousted  NBC News
5. Rep. David Scott becomes 5th member of 119th Congress to die in office  CBS News

Wildfires destroy nearly 50 homes in Georgia as blazes grow in Florida - PBS

1. Wildfires destroy nearly 50 homes in Georgia as blazes grow in Florida  PBS
2. Haze from South Georgia wildfires reaches Atlanta amid worsening drought  WABE
3. Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations  The Guardian
4. Georgia wildfire destroys dozens of homes, spreads to more than 5,000 acres  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
5. Storm Team 3: Favorable fire weather continues, showers for the weekend  Yahoo

Democrats demand FBI director Kash Patel take alcohol abuse test - The Guardian

1. Democrats demand FBI director Kash Patel take alcohol abuse test  The Guardian
2. The FBI Director Is MIA  The Atlantic
3. Dems demand FBI Director Kash Patel take alcohol use screening test  USA Today
4. Judge tosses Kash Patel's defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor  NBC News
5. With acting AG at his side, FBI Director Patel publicly addresses allegations about his conduct  CNN

Trump’s Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked - The Daily Beast

1. Trump’s Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked  The Daily Beast
2. Trump Is Preparing His First-Ever White House Correspondents' Dinner Roast. Don't Expect Him to Get Roasted Back  People.com
3. Journalists push for ‘forceful defense of freedom of the press’ at dinner attended by Trump  MS NOW
4. Hey, Washington: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner  The New York Times
5. An Extra-Embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Dinner  The Atlantic

Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 to hospital, officials say - WRAL

Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 to hospital, officials say  WRALView Full Coverage on Google News

Man charged with supplying gun to Louisiana father who allegedly killed 8 children - ABC News - B...

1. Man charged with supplying gun to Louisiana father who allegedly killed 8 children  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
2. Authorities identify 8 young children shot and killed by a Louisiana father  CNN
3. Louisiana man charged over the gun used in massacre of eight children  Reuters
4. Women victims of mass shooting expected to survive  KSLA
5. Louisiana Killer’s Threats to Himself and Others Hinted at Future Violence  The New York Times

On Earth Day, House Cancels Vote to Narrow Endangered Species Protections - The New York Times

1. On Earth Day, House Cancels Vote to Narrow Endangered Species Protections  The New York Times
2. House leaders pull Endangered Species Act bill  Politico
3. House Leadership Pulls Historic Vote Following Intense Public Pressure  Defenders of Wildlife
4. Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections – on Earth Day  The Independent
5. Leonardo DiCaprio Fights Bill to Dismantle the Endangered Species Act  Variety

Kalshi suspends, fines 3 congressional candidates in 'insider trading' enforcement actions - CNBC

1. Kalshi suspends, fines 3 congressional candidates in 'insider trading' enforcement actions  CNBC
2. Kalshi Fines and Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Betting on Their Races  The New York Times
3. Kalshi prediction site suspends three political candidates for betting on their own races  CNN
4. Kalshi suspends Democratic U.S. House candidate for bet on own primary race  Axios
5. Prediction market Kalshi docks three US candidates for betting on own races  Al Jazeera

The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers? - NPR

1. The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers?  NPR
2. Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs  The New York Times
3. Who gets tariff refunds? What to know about CAPE tariff refund portal  Delawareonline.com
4. Companies are getting tariff refunds. Will you see lower prices?  USA Today
5. CNBC Daily Open: Trump looks to mitigate tariff, geopolitical blowback  CNBC

Mexico's president weighs action after CIA agents killed in crash following drug lab raid - CBS News

1. Mexico's president weighs action after CIA agents killed in crash following drug lab raid  CBS News
2. 2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members  The New York Times
3. Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation  The Washington Post
4. CIA Agents’ Deaths in Mexico Rekindle Security Tensions With US  Bloomberg.com
5. Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces  Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline - PBS

1. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline  PBS
2. US supreme court sides with Michigan in its fight to shut down ageing pipeline  The Guardian
3. Supreme Court Rejects Oil Company Argument in Fight Over Great Lakes Pipeline  The New York Times
4. Supreme Court sides with Dana Nessel on Michigan Line 5 case  Detroit Free Press
5. U.S. Supreme Court unanimously backs Nessel, keeps Line 5 case in Michigan court  Michigan Advance

Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year - The New York Times

1. Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year  The New York Times
2. Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year  The Washington Post
3. Fact, fiction and future for U.S. scientific and medical research  WHYY
4. Sabotaging the Future: America’s War on Its Own Minds  Morgan County Citizen
5. The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus  KFF Health News

Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking E.U. loan for Kyiv - NBC News

1. Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking E.U. loan for Kyiv  NBC News
2. EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock  BBC
3. Philly makes progress on gun violence and poverty, while economic growth stagnates, Pew report finds  Inquirer.com
4. Ukraine will get $105 billion loan after Hungary drops opposition, E.U. says  The Washington Post
5. Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking £105B EU loan for Kyiv  CNN

Karoline Leavitt Loses It Over Embarrassing Intel Leak on Iran - The Daily Beast

1. Karoline Leavitt Loses It Over Embarrassing Intel Leak on Iran  The Daily Beast
2. Live updates: Iran war news, Trump says there is ‘no time frame’ on Iran war and denies midterms driving decisions  CNN
3. WATCH: Leavitt says Trump has not set 'firm deadline' for Iranian proposal to extend ceasefire  PBS
4. US wants to see unified response from Iran, White House says  Reuters
5. US says it is awaiting ‘unified’ Iranian position, amid reports of fractured leadership  The Times of Israel

Former Director of Food Services for Plymouth Public Schools Charged with Stealing Food and Equip...

1. Former Director of Food Services for Plymouth Public Schools Charged with Stealing Food and Equipment for Side Business  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. Cape Cod ‘Snack Shack’ owner charged with stealing food, equipment from Plymouth schools  The Boston Globe
3. ‘Snack Shack’ Scandal: Ex-Plymouth school food director accused of cafeteria rip-off  Boston Herald
4. School cafeteria director charged in connection with stealing food, equipment for beach restaurant  Yahoo
5. Former Plymouth Schools Food Director Federally Charged in Decade-Long $100,000 Theft Scheme  South Shore News

House Democrats prepare to abandon Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick en masse - Axios

1. House Democrats prepare to abandon Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick en masse  Axios
2. Florida Democrat Resigns From Congress Just as Panel Weighs Expelling Her  The New York Times
3. With 3 resignations in a week, Congress faces scrutiny for how it handles misconduct  NPR
4. Cherfilus-McCormick resignation makes some Democrats regret vote to expel George Santos  Axios
5. Indicted Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to resign from Congress amid expulsion threat  Fox News

To Iran, Trump Blinked First by Extending the Cease-Fire - The New York Times

1. To Iran, Trump Blinked First by Extending the Cease-Fire  The New York Times
2. The significance of Trump’s bluffs on Iran  CNN
3. Trump seeks new course in Iran after ceasefire retreat  The Hill
4. Trump says US is extending ceasefire while awaiting proposal from Iran  AP News
5. US Says No Deadline for Iran Proposal Amid Hormuz Standoff  Bloomberg.com

Electing New Members: Recognizing America’s 250th Anniversary - American Academy of Arts and Scie...

1. Electing New Members: Recognizing America’s 250th Anniversary  American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2. Kotlikoff among four faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences  Cornell Chronicle
3. Bass Named 2026 AAAS Fellow  Northwestern University
4. William Baude and Alison LaCroix Elected Members of American Academy of Arts and Sciences  University of Chicago Law School
5. MIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026  MIT News

Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say - ...

1. Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say  The Texas Tribune
2. Houston City Council revises HPD-ICE policy change after threat from Texas governor  Houston Public Media
3. Abbott signals return of $114M in Houston police funding amid ICE ordinance dispute  KHOU
4. What’s changing: Mayor John Whitmire moves to revise controversial immigration policy  Click2Houston
5. Houston City Council passes amended ICE ordinance 13-4, city attorney said not much changed  ABC13 Houston

Appeals court rules Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in class - PBS

1. Appeals court rules Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in class  PBS
2. Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law  The New York Times
3. Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules  The Guardian
4. Federal appeals court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms  CBS News
5. Thou Shalt Not Overturn Supreme Court Precedent  Bloomberg.com

Earth Day 2026: What you can do in your community to promote conservation, climate action - ABC N...

1. Earth Day 2026: What you can do in your community to promote conservation, climate action  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
2. Earth Day started as a US ‘teach-in’ 56 years ago. Now it’s a global event  AP News
3. For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet  The New York Times
4. It's Earth Day! Why it's celebrated and activities you can do  USA Today
5. Earth Day 2026: How Resources for the Future Contributes to a Better World  Resources Magazine

UK bill bans anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco - Al Jazeera

1. UK bill bans anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco  Al Jazeera
2. Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain  The New York Times
3. UK Parliament passes bill that will ban cigarette purchases for younger generations  PBS
4. Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament  The Guardian
5. UK bans a generation of children from smoking: How it works  Al Jazeera

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend - The New Yor...

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

$1.5 Trillion Budget Request Prioritizes Service Members, Modernization - U.S. Department of War ...

1. $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Prioritizes Service Members, Modernization  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
2. Pentagon details record $1.5 trillion budget request  The Washington Post
3. Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war  The Guardian
4. Honorable Jay Hurst and Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney Hold Press Briefing on the Department's Fi  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
5. Pentagon seeks funds for Golden Dome, drones, AI in largest-ever budget request  Military Times

Iran talks on hold over Trump's blockade - Politico

1. Iran talks on hold over Trump's blockade  Politico
2. Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.  The New York Times
3. Iran to Attend Pakistan Peace Talks  WSJ
4. ‘New cards on the battlefield’: U.S., Iran ratchet up rhetoric with peace talks in limbo  CNBC
5. Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble  Al Jazeera

Trump’s pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination after months of political impasse - Politico

1. Trump’s pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination after months of political impasse  Politico
2. Sean Plankey, Trump’s Pick to Lead Cybersecurity Agency, Withdraws His Nomination  The New York Times
3. CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination  CyberScoop
4. Trump's security pick ousted by his own party after contract tampering  Alternet
5. Plankey withdraws nomination to lead CISA  Nextgov/FCW

Aliso Viejo mother charged after teen son crashes into 81-year-old man while riding e-motorcycle,...

1. Aliso Viejo mother charged after teen son crashes into 81-year-old man while riding e-motorcycle, leaving him critically injured  ABC7 Los Angeles
2. Mom charged after teenage son on e-moto allegedly injured 81-year-old man in Lake Forest  Orange County Register
3. Mother charged after teen son on E motorcycle collided with Vietnam veteran  NBC Los Angeles
4. Orange County mother charged after teenage son hits, critically injures Vietnam veteran on e-motorcycle  CBS News
5. Mother charged after teen son allegedly hits and injures 81-year-old veteran while riding e-motorcycle  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Trump participates in marathon Bible-reading event with other top Republicans - PBS

1. Trump participates in marathon Bible-reading event with other top Republicans  PBS
2. What Trump’s Bible stunt says about his complicated history with Christianity  The Guardian
3. Trump and other top Republicans read passages in a marathon Bible event  AP News
4. Trump slammed Pope, depicted himself as Jesus. Then he read the Bible.  USA Today
5. Trump participates in marathon Bible reading  BBC

One person killed after shooting near Southdale Center in Edina - MPR News

1. One person killed after shooting near Southdale Center in Edina  MPR News
2. 3 men arrested for Edina homicide that prompted mall, hospital lockdown  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
3. 3 men arrested in connection to fatal shooting in Edina, police say  CBS News
4. Suspects arrested after fatal shooting in Edina near Southdale mall  Star Tribune
5. 3 arrested in connection to deadly Edina shooting  kare11.com

Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill - CNBC

1. Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill  CNBC
2. Republican lawmakers to release national data privacy framework  Politico
3. House Republicans release pair of bills to preempt state privacy laws  The Hill
4. SECURE Data Act: Analysis of the new federal privacy bill  IAPP
5. Hill Republicans give federal data privacy another go  Axios

NC Gov. Stein calls for halt to tax reductions, phase out of school vouchers in $35B budget propo...

1. NC Gov. Stein calls for halt to tax reductions, phase out of school vouchers in $35B budget proposal  WUNC
2. The Triangle’s top stories: 7 stories from Tuesday to catch up on  The News & Observer
3. Gov. Stein announces recommended budget for 2026-2027  WECT
4. Gov. Stein releases budget proposal with 11% average raise for teachers, highest starting pay in the Southeast  EdNC
5. NC House Democratic leaders back Stein’s calls for pay raises, Medicaid funding  NC Newsline

Turning Point event at Baylor prompts debate, progressive option - The Texas Tribune

1. Turning Point event at Baylor prompts debate, progressive option  The Texas Tribune
2. Many Baylor students will opt out of TPUSA, All Are Neighbors events  The Baylor Lariat
3. Texas Baptists to Study Relationship With Baylor University  MinistryWatch
4. At Baylor, Trump Jr. bows out of rally and Paxton steps in  Baptist News Global
5. Baylor hosts Turning Point USA event and student counter‑event amid heightened security  CBS News

Baby Jaxon: 17-year-old charged with sexually assaulting, killing his 2-year-old cousin in San Jo...

1. Baby Jaxon: 17-year-old charged with sexually assaulting, killing his 2-year-old cousin in San Jose, California  ABC7 Los Angeles
2. Social workers on leave after death of ‘Baby Jaxon’ in Santa Clara County foster care  KTVU
3. ‘Baby Jaxon’ was 3rd South Bay child murdered under DFCS care, DA says  KRON4
4. DA charges young San Jose man in juvenile court with the murder of Baby Jaxon  da.santaclaracounty.gov
5. Death of Baby Jaxon renews scrutiny of Santa Clara County welfare system after 2-year-old killed, sexually assaulted by cousin  ABC7 San Francisco

US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks - BBC

1. US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks  BBC
2. Pakistan Gambled on Mediation  Foreign Policy
3. Trump’s favorite field marshal: Who is Pakistan’s powerful army chief Asim Munir with deep intel ties  Fox News
4. 'Red flag': US intel flags Pakistan army chief Asim Munir as risk for Trump admin, says report  The Times of India
5. Right Side of Events. Wrong Side of History: The Pakistan Army’s Iran Mediation in Perspective  India’s World Magazine

Two more arrests over alleged arson plot on Jewish site - BBC

1. Two more arrests over alleged arson plot on Jewish site  BBC
2. Seven arrested in London over foiled arson attack on Jewish community  CNN
3. Boy, 17, charged with Kenton synagogue arson in Harrow  BBC
4. British Counterterrorism Police Investigating Attacks Against Jewish Sites  The New York Times
5. If the fire-bombed synagogues had been mosques, the Government would respond very differently  The Telegraph

Expanding sales taxes to permanently eliminate the state income tax now up to Missouri voters - S...

1. Expanding sales taxes to permanently eliminate the state income tax now up to Missouri voters  STLPR
2. Plan to replace Missouri income tax with expanded sales tax heads to voters  Missouri Independent
3. Missouri tax swap plan heads to November ballot  First Alert 4
4. Voters to decide on replacing Missouri income tax with expanded sales taxes  KRCG
5. Missouri income tax elimination plan moves to voters for approval  KOMU 8

Serial thief who stole Kristi Noem's handbag sentenced to three years in prison - BBC

1. Serial thief who stole Kristi Noem's handbag sentenced to three years in prison  BBC
2. Man Who Stole Kristi Noem’s Purse Gets 3 Years in Prison  The New York Times
3. Man who swiped Noem’s purse in a D.C. restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison  Los Angeles Times
4. Thief who swiped purse of ex-DHS chief Kristi Noem gets 3 years in prison  CNBC
5. PBS Employee Dies After Being Shot Outside Home  The Daily Beast

Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in...

1. Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank  CNN
2. Palestinian boy, 14, among two killed in settler attack near West Bank school  The Guardian
3. Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School  The New York Times
4. Two Palestinians killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say  BBC
5. Israeli Settlers Shoot and Kill West Bank Palestinian, Local Medics Say  Haaretz

Top ministers quit after Peru’s president postpones F-16 fighter jet deal - Al Jazeera

1. Top ministers quit after Peru’s president postpones F-16 fighter jet deal  Al Jazeera
2. Peru Agrees to Proceed With F-16 Contract Following US Pressure  Bloomberg.com
3. Peru's defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls U.S. military planes deal  Los Angeles Times
4. Peru’s Balcazar says payment for F-16 purchase postponed until next government takes power  whbl.com
5. Peru signs F-16 fighter jet deal after days of tensions with U.S.  upi.com

Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines - The New York Times

1. Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines  The New York Times
2. Opinion | Hegseth’s selective idea of 'freedom' leaves our military vulnerable  MS NOW
3. Hegseth to the Troops: We Are Bringing Back the Flu!  The Atlantic
4. Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says  The Washington Post
5. Hegseth knows REAL warfighters don't get the flu anyway | Opinion  USA Today

Tesla Q1 revenue rises, driven by EV sales and FSD subscriptions - TechCrunch

1. Tesla Q1 revenue rises, driven by EV sales and FSD subscriptions  TechCrunch
2. Tesla Q1 earnings, sales top forecasts as company sees 'tailwinds' boosting auto business  Yahoo Finance
3. Tesla misses on revenue but beats on profit as auto margins jump  CNBC
4. Tesla’s making money. But it's planning to spend an awful lot more  NPR
5. Tesla’s $1.4 Billion Surprise for Wall Street  WSJ

OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting - BBC

1. OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting  BBC
2. ChatGPT allegedly advised Florida State shooter when and where to strike  Yahoo
3. Florida Inquiry Into ChatGPT’s Role in FSU Shooting Shifts to Criminal Investigation  The New York Times
4. Florida's attorney general announces criminal investigation into OpenAI  NBC News
5. Florida attorney general targets OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in FSU campus shooting  News4JAX

Judge tosses Laura Loomer’s lawsuit, says Bill Maher joke wasn’t defamation - CNN

1. Judge tosses Laura Loomer’s lawsuit, says Bill Maher joke wasn’t defamation  CNN
2. Judge throws out Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher  The Independent
3. Laura Loomer Loses Lawsuit Against Bill Maher Over Trump Tryst Joke  The Daily Beast
4. Judge Rejects Laura Loomer’s Defamation Claim Against Bill Maher And HBO  Deadline
5. Judge tosses Laura Loomer’s defamation suit against Bill Maher  Politico

Utah 10-Year-old Reunited with Biological Mother After Transgender Parent and Partner Allegedly K...

1. Utah 10-Year-old Reunited with Biological Mother After Transgender Parent and Partner Allegedly Kidnapped Child to Cuba  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. U.S. Sends Plane to Cuba to Get Child in Transgender Custody Case  The New York Times
3. Trump admin flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity  NBC News
4. Couple accused of kidnapping child to Cuba for feared gender reassignment, DOJ says  NBC 6 South Florida
5. Trans woman, partner accused of kidnapping her 10-year-old child for possible gender reassignment surgery in Cuba  New York Post

District of Columbia | International Car Theft Ring Busted - Department of Justice (.gov)

1. District of Columbia | International Car Theft Ring Busted  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. After stolen cars from DC ended up in Africa, 6 charged in vehicle-theft ring  WTOP
3. 6 charged in DC based international auto theft ring, prosecutors say  FOX 5 DC
4. D.C. ring stole more than 100 cars, shipped some to Africa, officials say  The Washington Post
5. How an international theft ring used tech to steal 100+ cars in DC area  NBC4 Washington

Illinois House Unveils New Version Of Bears’ Megaprojects Bill - Block Club Chicago

1. Illinois House Unveils New Version Of Bears’ Megaprojects Bill  Block Club Chicago
2. Chicago Bears stadium news: Amended 'megaprojects' bill passes Illinois House committee, could keep Bears stadium in state  ABC7 Chicago
3. Edison Park businesses see Bears potential stadium in Arlington Heights as boost  FOX 32 Chicago
4. Chicagoans want to see Bears move to Arlington Heights — not Indiana, a Suffolk-Tribune poll says  Chicago Tribune
5. Key bill for Chicago Bears' stadium projects clears House hurdles  NBC 5 Chicago

Christine Drazan holds sizable lead in GOP race for Oregon governor, new poll suggests - Oregon P...

Christine Drazan holds sizable lead in GOP race for Oregon governor, new poll suggests  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPBView Full Coverage on Google News

Relationship that caused Ted Carter to resign from OSU started when he was at Nebraska, report sa...

1. Relationship that caused Ted Carter to resign from OSU started when he was at Nebraska, report says  Nebraska Public Media
2. Ohio State Details Relationship that Led to Former President Walter Carter Jr.’s Resignation  The New York Times
3. Report cites OSU senior VP Chris Kabourek failures, suggests dereliction of duty  WSYX
4. Ohio State's Ted Carter report is damning. Trustees must tell truth | Opinion  The Columbus Dispatch
5. An ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ Sank Ohio State’s Leader. A New Report Spills the Details.  The Chronicle of Higher Education

A tax-cutting prop is heading to California's ballot. Can Sacramento deal? - CalMatters

1. A tax-cutting prop is heading to California's ballot. Can Sacramento deal?  CalMatters
2. A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it  LAist
3. L.A.’s Mansion Tax Was Meant to Fund Housing. Research Says It May Be Backfiring.  California YIMBY
4. Coalition Led by Miguel Santana Recommends Mansion Tax Tune-up  The Real Deal
5. California Secretary of State certifies first ballot initiatives of the 2026 cycle; voters to decide on increasing the vote requirement for initiated special local taxes and a new homeownership loan program  Ballotpedia News

Iranian tankers bypass US blockade - Financial Times

1. Iranian tankers bypass US blockade  Financial Times
2. U.S. Has Turned Back 27 Ships Since Strait of Hormuz Blockade Started  The New York Times
3. Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade  The Guardian
4. Iran Dark Fleet Vessels Slip Through Blockade  WSJ
5. 34 Iran Tankers Slip Past US Hormuz Blockade, With Over $900 Million In Oil: Report  NDTV

Some Trump-voting Catholics in Bucks County express buyer's remorse over papal dispute - WHYY

1. Some Trump-voting Catholics in Bucks County express buyer's remorse over papal dispute  WHYY
2. Even Catholic Trump supporters feel conflicted over the president’s tiff with the pope  CNN
3. Opinion | Behind the Feud Behind Trump and Leo XIV  WSJ
4. The Vatican vs. Mar-a-Lago  Jacobin
5. "Let the pope have his say": Pennsylvania Catholics caught between Trump and Pope Leo  CBS News

Pakistani Officials Remain Hopeful About U.S.-Iran Talks - The New York Times

1. Pakistani Officials Remain Hopeful About U.S.-Iran Talks  The New York Times
2. Pakistan's tense capital awaits new Iran peace talks as ceasefire deadline looms  NBC News
3. Iran Plans to Send Negotiating Team to Pakistan on Tuesday  WSJ
4. Islamabad on hold as US and Iran at a historic tipping point  CNN
5. The military man trying to save US-Iran peace talks  Financial Times

Trump says he was 'surprised' by 'Chinese gift to Iran' found in seized tanker ship - The Jerusal...

Trump says he was 'surprised' by 'Chinese gift to Iran' found in seized tanker ship  The Jerusalem PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Los Angeles Unified to limit screen time for all students, prohibit use among youngest students -...

1. Los Angeles Unified to limit screen time for all students, prohibit use among youngest students  EdSource
2. Los Angeles becomes first major US school district to limit classroom screen time  BBC
3. LAUSD will limit screen time for students at school. How will it work?  LAist
4. LAUSD to restrict student screen time after years of encouraging classroom use  Los Angeles Times
5. LA public schools pass screen time limits for students in a first  Mashable

DAF announces next steps in Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative > Air Force > Art...

1. DAF announces next steps in Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative > Air Force > Article Display  af.mil
2. US Air Force Selects Three Microreactor Companies to Power Bases  Bloomberg.com
3. Air Force selects JBSA as potential site for nuclear microreactor  KSAT
4. Joint Base San Antonio to get nuclear reactor, a first in Texas  San Antonio Express-News
5. Air Force selects Joint Base San Antonio for nuclear microreactor program  San Antonio Report

The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout - The Co...

1. The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout  The Conversation
2. The First International Conference to Leave Fossil Fuels Behind Begins in Santa Marta  ColombiaOne.com
3. Irene Veléz Torres: How Colombia’s Environment Minister plans to drive the global transition away from fossil fuels  Table.Briefings
4. From Transition to Transformation: A Faith-Based Call Beyond Fossil Fuels  Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA
5. To phase out fossil fuels, developing countries need exit route from "debt trap"  Climate Home News

D4vd murder case: Teen's cause of death released in medical examiner report - ABC News - Breaking...

1. D4vd murder case: Teen's cause of death released in medical examiner report  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
2. D4vd Murder Case: Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Cause of Death Is Revealed  The New York Times
3. Autopsy report released in death of teen girl singer D4vd is charged with killing  CBC
4. D4vd murder case: Teen girl suffered multiple stab wounds, L.A. County M.E. says  Yahoo
5. D4vd arrested: Celeste Rivas Hernandez autopsy report released, teen died of 'multiple penetrating injuries'  ABC7 Los Angeles

Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet - NPR

1. Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet  NPR
2. Iran Eases Some Internet Restrictions, as Wider Blackout Passes 50th Day  The New York Times
3. Iran expands limited internet access but restrictions remain for most  Al Jazeera
4. Iran’s Economic Paralysis: A 54-Day Digital Siege and Post-War Collapse  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
5. Iranian Official Calls for Equal Access to Internet Despite Continued Blackout  WSJ

Parents of slain Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman demand answers on her "prevent...

1. Parents of slain Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman demand answers on her "preventable murder"  CBS News
2. Parents of slain Loyola student Sheridan Gorman call for accountability: "We've got to make changes"  CBS News
3. Parents of slain NY teen Sheridan Gorman blast failed policies that released daughter’s alleged killer into the US  New York Post
4. Parents of slain Loyola freshman say they are not interested in politics, but accountability  Yahoo
5. Man Accused In Killing Of Yorktown Teen Makes First Court Appearance In Chicago  News12 | New Jersey

Scoop: Trump mulls Jones Act waiver extension to lessen Iran War oil shock - Axios

1. Scoop: Trump mulls Jones Act waiver extension to lessen Iran War oil shock  Axios
2. Trump Weighs Shipping Waiver Renewal to Ease Oil, Gas Prices  Bloomberg.com
3. Trump mulls extending shipping waiver to ease US oil shipments, Axios reports  Reuters
4. Trump Weighs Extending the Jones Act Waiver to Ease Fuel Prices  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
5. Now Is The Time To Scuttle The Jones Act  Honolulu Civil Beat

Trump Administration Nears Loan Deal to Rescue Spirit Airlines - The New York Times

1. Trump Administration Nears Loan Deal to Rescue Spirit Airlines  The New York Times
2. Trump administration in advanced talks for Spirit Airlines rescue package, sources say  CNBC
3. Exclusive | Inside the White House Deliberations Over Rescuing Spirit Airlines  WSJ
4. Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration  CNN
5. How the airline industry could be impacted if Spirit Airlines is liquidated  NPR

Anthropic’s New A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms - The New York Times

1. Anthropic’s New A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms  The New York Times
2. Anthropic investigating report of 'unauthorized access' of powerful Mythos model  Yahoo Finance
3. AI-powered defense for an AI-accelerated threat landscape  Microsoft
4. Discord group says it accessed Claude Mythos by guessing location  Mashable
5. Anthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized Users  Bloomberg.com