Climate of Complete Certainty  —  This is Bret Stephens's first column.  —  When someone is honestly 55 percent right, that's very good and there's no use wrangling.  And if someone is 60 percent right, it's wonderful, it's great luck, and let him thank God.  —  But what's to be said about 75 percent right?

Trump team did background check on Flynn, knew of Turkey ties: report … The White House and President Trump's transition team reportedly did a background check on former national security adviser Michael Flynn in addition to his already approved security clearance, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow reported Friday evening.

Hacker Leaks Stolen ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 5 Episodes to Piracy Network  —  An anonymous hacker has carried through on a threat to release “Orange Is the New Black” season five episodes online — after Netflix allegedly failed to respond to the cybercriminal's shakedown demands.

Trump signs one-week funding bill to avoid shutdown  —  President Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, the White House announced Friday evening.  —  The measure funds the government through May 5, giving lawmakers more time to reach an agreement …

Live North Korea ‘tests ballistic missile’ amid reports Pyongyang stating war ‘imminent’  —  Yonhap news agency said the missile appeared to have blown up a few seconds into flight.  —  US President Donald Trump told Reuters in an interview on Thursday a “major, major conflict” …

I Worked at Fyre Festival.  It Was Always Going to Be a Disaster.  —  In early March, a friend of mine texted me to ask if I wanted to be a talent producer for the Fyre Festival.  I'd never heard of it, but the gig involved going to the Bahamas and being paid extremely well.  So I said yes and packed my bags.

Florence Finch, Unsung War Hero Who Took On Japanese, Dies at 101  —  Florence Finch was an atypical hometown hero.  For nearly 50 years after World War II, virtually no one outside of her family knew that she was a highly decorated Coast Guard veteran and a former prisoner of war whose exploits had been buried in time.

Trump's mad dash to 100 days  —  President Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of measuring the success of his first 100 days in office as “ridiculous.”  But the president and his top officials have made a number of startling moves this week with the deadline in mind, and Trump has privately obsessed …

EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites …

Wikipedia blocked in Turkey  —  The Turkey Blocks monitoring network has verified restrictions affecting the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia in Turkey.  A block affecting all language editions of the website detected at 8:00AM local time Saturday 29 April.  The loss of availability is consistent …

Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt in Talks for MSNBC Show, Sources Say  —  MSNBC is in talks with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt about creating a show for him on weekend evenings, four well-placed sources at the network tell Daily Intelligencer.  Initially MSNBC was keen on having Hewitt host …

How Trump Has Reshaped the Presidency, and How It's Changed Him, Too  —  WASHINGTON — In his first 100 days in power, President Trump has transformed the nation's highest office in ways both profound and mundane, pushing traditional boundaries, ignoring longstanding protocol …

On Long Island, Sessions Vows to Eradicate MS-13 Gang  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — The attorney general of the United States, Jeff Sessions, came on Friday to this Long Island area besieged by the transnational gang known as MS-13, and in a 20-minute speech to local police commissioners …

John Waters, in town and in rare form, as usual  —  John Waters will be talking about his new book, “Make Trouble,” and other things during a Sunday stop at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago.  (Stephen Maturen photo)  —  An icon not only of the shock and trash cinema that marked the beginning …

Delta Air Lines Pilot Hits Passenger During Fight at Atlanta Airport (VIDEO)(UPDATE)  —  Delta Air Lines — Pilot Hits Passenger During Fight at Atlanta Airport  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:30 AM PT — A rep for Delta tells us ... “We became aware of this incident and a video last week …

UK was given details of alleged contacts between Trump campaign and Moscow  —  In December the UK government was given reports by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele on possible collusion between Trump camp and the Kremlin  —  The UK government was given details last December …