Bill Clinton jabs at Bernie Sanders, cracks joke at Wall Street's expense  —  Bernie Sanders surrogates have made headlines lately with a number of off-message gaffes, but on Friday, former President Bill Clinton — arguably Hillary Clinton's top surrogate — cracked a jaw-dropping joke of his own while stumping in the Bronx.

The Case for Donald Trump  —  Clarence, N.Y. — AMERICANS are angry.  I hear it from the former factory workers who lost their jobs to other countries because of bad trade deals, the veterans who wait months to see a doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital and the small-business owners …

Bernie Sanders secures five minutes with Pope Francis  —  The US presidential hopeful managed to sit down with pontiff after all.  —  ROME — Bernie Sanders privately met with Pope Francis at the pontiff's residence in Vatican City on Saturday morning before the pope left on a trip for Greece.

Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars worth of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow …

HOW TRUMP CAN LOCK UP GOP NOMINATION BEFORE THE CONVENTION  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — To all the political junkies yearning for a contested Republican convention this summer: not so fast.  —  It's still possible for Donald Trump to clinch the nomination by the end of the primaries on June 7.

Gulf Coast  —  THESE days, in the thick of the American presidential primaries, it's easy to see how the 50 states continue to drive the political system.  But increasingly, that's all they drive — socially and economically, America is reorganizing itself around regional infrastructure lines …

Corporate tax dodging costing US billions in annual income  —  Big multinational companies that shelter overseas profit from federal taxation cost the U.S. economy more than $100 billion a year by withholding more than $1 trillion collectively, according to a new study that may inflame the debate over tax fairness.

Milo Yiannopoulos Leads Emory Students on ‘Chalkening’ Crusade Around Campus  —  On Wednesday night, in front of a packed auditorium at Emory University, Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos spoke about feminism, political correctness, and perhaps the most significant campus free speech controversy of the year.

Ted Cruz Says He Won't Ban Dildos If He Becomes President  —  “What people do in their own private time with themselves is their own business and it's none of government's business.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Ted Cruz says he will not ban dildos and other sexual toys if he becomes president.

Racially diverse ‘new majority’ set to reshape US public schools  —  Modes of thought For the first time, classrooms in public schools are filled mostly by nonwhite students.  The concerns of minority parents could change American schools and education policies.

END OF HUMANITY?  Artificial Intelligence could destroy us ‘WITHIN DECADES’ warns expert  —  A LEADING scientist involved in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has warned that it could rise up against us and end humanity within decades.  —  GETTY  —  AI could destroy humanity ‘within decades’

G.O.P. Chief Discourages Rule Changes That Seem to Block Donald Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican National Committee has privately urged members of the party's rules committee not to make changes to the guidelines governing the presidential nominating process …

Monica Lewinsky: ‘The shame sticks to you like tar’  —  Now she's turned that dark time into a force for good  —  ne night in London in 2005, a woman said a surprisingly eerie thing to Monica Lewinsky.  Lewinsky had moved from New York a few days earlier to take a master's in social psychology at the London School of Economics.

Nevada Court Arraignment Of Bundy Brothers Goes Off The Rails  —  The arraignment of Ammon and Ryan Bundy grew tense Friday as both brothers scoffed when asked to enter pleas in a case regarding their involvement in the 2014 Bundy Ranch standoff in Nevada.  —  Brian Cavalier …

COVER UP: Parents, student CONFIRM refugee children choke, slap Canadian kids  —  Are Canadian children being abused in school by refugee students?  We spoke to the parents of children who say they are.  —  Last week an article by the Chronicle Herald detailed multiple instances of Syrian refugees assaulting Canadian children.

Beverly Hills to Develop Autonomous Vehicles  —  EMAIL ME  —  The driverless municipal shuttles are part of larger program to upgrade the city's tech infrastructure.  —  The Beverly Hills City Council voted unanimously this week to adopt a resolution to develop driverless vehicles …

Obama immigration actions face critical day at high court  —  Monday marks a critical day for President Obama's executive actions on immigration, as his legal team makes arguments to the Supreme Court to allow them to go forward.  —  In oral arguments, the Obama administration will ask …