Keeping Up With America

Former Los Angeles deputy mayor charged with making City Hall bomb threat: The future queen of Belgium may face complications pursuing her master's degree at Harvard amid the Trump administration's move Thursday to ban the Ivy League school from enrolling international students.

Heavy metal drummer dead in San Diego light plane crash, father reportedly says: The former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada was among those killed in a small plane crash in San Diego on Thursday, his father told TMZ.

Pieces of Paramount's Battlefield Cross and Soldier statue sawed off and stolen: Someone sawed off part of a statue in Paramount that serves as a solemn tribute to military veterans in a crime that marked a painful loss for the community ahead of Memorial Day.

Republicans aim to punish states that insure unauthorized immigrants: President Trump's signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization.

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire labor board members while case proceeds: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Trump to remove two members of federal independent labor boards while legal proceedings over their firings move forward.

Around the World

North Korea begins investigation into accident during warship's launch: Pyongyang said the incident was caused by a loss of balance while the vessel was being launched, and sections of the bottom of the warship were crushed.

289 miners trapped in shaft at South African gold mine: Sibanye Stillwater, which owns the Kloof mine near Johannesburg, said the workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the mine that runs 37 miles deep.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

American Airlines CFO says some travelers are avoiding Newark airport

Trump says Apple must pay a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S.

Bye-bye buybacks? Big Oil’s record-breaking shareholder payouts are under threat

Richer, Wiser, Happier

3 things to know about defaulting on your credit card debt: When your credit card debt starts to spiral, it can feel like you're one unexpected expense away from disaster. And, if your budget is stretched too thin by your growing card payments, putting off a payment or two might not seem like a big deal, at least initially.

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Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Green Bay files waiver to play in The Basketball Tournament | Hurricanes 'at a loss' down 2-0 in Eastern Conference Final

Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘Don’t Be Gay’ Proves the Comedian Is a Master Storyteller: TV Review | Mel Gibson Meets Italian Culture Minister in Matera While Prepping to Shoot ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’

Several suspects found guilty in Kim Kardashian's Paris jewelry heist trial | Barry Keoghan reveals he's 'an addict': 'I'm not in denial anymore'

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