National Spelling Bee declares 8 co-champions after 20 rounds, in historic first

Spell it U-N-P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T-E-D. After a historic 20 rounds, eight competitors were named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
National Spelling Bee declares 8 co-champions after 20 rounds, in historic first

Spell it U-N-P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T-E-D. After a historic 20 rounds, eight competitors were named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Police shoot wrong-way driver on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street

A Louisiana state trooper has shot the driver of a car on New Orleans’ tourist-filled Bourbon Street.
Al-Jazeera says Sudan shuts down bureau, blocks journalists

The satellite news channel Al-Jazeera says authorities in Sudan have shut down its bureau in Khartoum and banned its reporters from working.
Al-Jazeera says Sudan shuts down bureau, blocks journalists

The satellite news channel Al-Jazeera says authorities in Sudan have shut down its bureau in Khartoum and banned its reporters from working.
Tiananmen veterans look back on movement’s mistakes, passion

Wu’er Kaixi was among the most outspoken of the student leaders during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, famously reproaching then-Premier Li Peng at a meeting broadcast on national television.

Toronto came out hot and never let up, withstanding Golden State’s 3-pointers to take a 1-0 lead in the N.B.A. finals.
The New York Times
Published: May 30, 2019 at 03:00AM
Dr. Drew says LA public health in ‘complete breakdown’: ‘No city on Earth tolerates this’

The public health situation in the nation’s second-largest city is in “a complete breakdown,” Dr. Drew Pinsky said Thursday night on “The Ingraham Angle.”

The president said he would use tariffs to punish Mexico until it stops the flow of migrants into the United States.
The New York Times
Published: May 30, 2019 at 03:00AM

The man was identified as Arnav Gupta of Bethesda, Md., and he had been reported missing by police on Wednesday.
The New York Times
Published: May 30, 2019 at 03:00AM
Merkel uses Harvard commencement speech to swipe at Trump

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave the commencement speech at Harvard University on Thursday where she made not-so-subtle swipes at President Trump.