Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE  —  BEIJING — China this month awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks across a broad collection of businesses, including books, housewares and cushions.  —  At around the same time, President Trump vowed to find …

Arlington Cemetery, Nearly Full, May Become More Exclusive  —  To preserve space for future war heroes in the country's premier national cemetery, the Army is considering new rules that would turn away many currently eligible veterans.  —  ARLINGTON, Va. — The solemn ritual of a burial …

Hero climbs up outside of Paris building to save child dangling from balcony  —  Man shown scaling four floors within a few seconds to help a boy hanging in mid-air  —  Lava from Hawaii volcano covers potentially explosive well  —  Bale ready to quit Real, but are United, or anyone, ready to sign him?

Black Defendants Get Longer Sentences From Republican-Appointed Judges, Study Finds  —  WASHINGTON — Judges appointed by Republican presidents gave longer sentences to black defendants and shorter ones to women than judges appointed by Democrats, according to a new study that analyzed data on more than half a million defendants.

NFL should play ‘Negro National Anthem’ to make amends for no-kneeling policy  —  Now that the patriot police have turned what was a peaceful protest about police brutality and social injustice into a flag-waving, jingoistic shame fest, the NFL can make amends with the black players it has insulted …

Media Double Down After New York Times Gets Busted Peddling Fake News  —  On the path to the June 12 summit with North Korea, journalists claimed President Donald Trump would not be willing to walk away from the negotiating table because he was too desperate for a win.

A pilot kidnapped a foreign student and tried to deport him back to China, police say  —  California police say they thwarted a vigilante deportation attempt last week - in which a pilot allegedly kidnapped a foreign student, took him to an airport and tried to send him “back to China.”

Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says  —  A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country's soaring knife crime epidemic.  —  Last week in his valedictory address …

Trump is blaming Democrats for separating migrant families at the border.  Here's why this isn't a surprise.  —  President Trump's attempt to blame Democrats for separating migrant families at the border is renewing a political uproar over immigration, an issue that has challenged Trump throughout …

Here's How the FBI Investigation Into Russia and Trump Campaign Actually Started  —  No story is hotter across America this Memorial Day weekend than what the Federal Bureau of Investigation did—and did not do—in 2016 about Russian connections to Donald J. Trump.

Reporter accuses Melania Trump's spokeswoman of creating an ‘atmosphere of hate’ after Twitter feud  —  A CNN White House correspondent on Sunday accused First Lady Melania Trump  —  's spokesperson of creating an “atmosphere of hate.”  —  The back-and-forth is the latest public feud between …

Democrats Are Running a Smart, Populist Campaign  —  Stacey Abrams and Conor Lamb are supposed to represent opposite poles of the Trump-era Democratic Party.  She is the new progressive heroine — the first black woman to win a major-party nomination for governor, who will need a surge of liberal turnout to win Georgia.

Maryland police officer's death ignites a racial firestorm  —  BALTIMORE - It's hard to think of a more volatile mix: Four young black males from Baltimore City, accused in the death of a white female police officer in Baltimore County.  Authorities say three of the teenagers were breaking …

Holy Cross valedictorian denied right to speak at graduation  —  Christian Bales, a student at Holy Cross High School, was denied the honor to give his valedictorian speech at Friday's graduation.  The Diocese of Covington found that the speech contained “elements that were political …

In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything  —  After eight years of budget cutting, Britain is looking less like the rest of Europe and more like the United States, with a shrinking welfare state and spreading poverty.  —  PRESCOT, England — A walk through this modest town in the northwest …

Massive flooding in Ellicott City leaves man missing, again destroys businesses  —  It was supposed to be a routine late-Sunday lunch over Mexican food.  But the rainstorm outside morphed into a relentless downpour, fueling what soon became a river that flooded buildings and dislodged parked cars along Main Street in Ellicott City.

Sen. Lankford: President not a role model for my kids  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Kasie Hunt on “Kasie DC,” Sen. James Lankford says he wouldn't want his children to speak the way President Trump has in the past.

Trump may be the worst presidential dealmaker in modern history  —  When May began, President Trump was presiding over diplomatic negotiations that could have delivered twin triumphs for his administration.  Now, on Memorial Day, he's reaping the wreckage of talks about Iran, and the North Korea process is in limbo.

John McCain, Honor, and Self-Reflection  —  John McCain is going to die soon.  For almost a year, the senator from Arizona has been living with Stage IV brain cancer.  As a valedictory act of patriotism, morality, and public service, he has gathered his energies to clarify his principles …

Bruce Bawer: The Tommy Robinson affair  —  Bruce Bawer has been covering the Tommy Robinson affair for our friends at the Gatestone Institute.  Today's column is “UK: You're Not Allowed to Talk about It.  About What?  Don't Ask.”  Please see Bruce's column at the Gatestone site for the relevant links.

Senators to Trump: It's do-or-die time on DACA  —  A small group of bipartisan senators has been holding back-channel talks in the hopes of reviving a deal.  But it's a tall order.  —  Cory Gardner, the leader of the Senate GOP's campaign arm, delivered an urgent message to President Donald Trump …