Rep. Garrett announces he is an alcoholic and will not seek re-election.  —  RICHMOND — Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family.

Rudy Giuliani gets booed at Yankee Stadium on his birthday  —  Yankee fans gave Rudy Giuliani the Giancarlo Stanton treatment.  —  The former New York City mayor was at The Stadium to celebrate his 74th birthday on Memorial Day, with the PA announcer sharing the news with the crowd and wishing him a happy birthday.

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 …

With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust  —  WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Donald J. Trump claimed that the United States government had known in advance about the Sept. 11 attacks.  He hinted that Antonin Scalia, a Supreme Court justice who died in his sleep two years ago, had been murdered.

The Latest: Trump panned for ‘tone-deaf’ Memorial Day tweet  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump honoring veterans on Memorial Day (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump is being criticized for his self-congratulatory tone in a Memorial Day tweet in which he said …

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?

WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist killed when tree falls on SUV  —  WYFF News 4 anchor and photographer killed when tree falls on SUV in Polk County  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  POLK COUNTY, N.C. —  WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron …

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.

Anger Spreads as Syria Leads Global Disarmament Body  —  GENEVA — The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad has been accused of using chemical weapons, barrel bombs and torture against its own people during a seven-year civil war.  —  On Monday, it took up the rotating presidency of the United Nations-backed Conference on Disarmament.

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.

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 …

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.

Police report: Bonanza teacher threatened shooting at Las Vegas bar  —  A Bonanza High School teacher who was arrested this month on a terrorism charge had made threats to “poke a lot of holes in a lot of people” during a concert in downtown Las Vegas, a police document shows.

Israel, Russia agree to keep Iran and Hezbollah from border  —  After months of diplomacy between Jerusalem and Moscow, the two sides reached an understanding that Iran should be kept away from Israel's northern border with Syria, Channel 2 News reported on Monday evening.

Fake News: Top Liberals Blame Trump for ‘Awful’ Photos of Obama's Migrant Detention Centers  —  Democratic politicians, journalists, and top staffers in Barack Obama's White House whipped themselves into a frenzy Sunday, attributing “disturbing” photos of migrant detention centers to President Donald Trump …

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 …

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.”

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.

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.

What Drove a Man to Set Himself on Fire in Brooklyn?  —  Sometime before dawn on April 14, David Buckel left his small brick house on the edge of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, pulling a shopping cart.  He passed the magnolia tree in the garden, the stone sculptures he had made.

Donald Trump Jr: revered by the right, and building his own political base  —  Trump Jr's fanbase sees him as an authentic political figure, but many conservatives are waiting for the next shoe to drop  —  Donald Trump Jr is a man under pressure, but also in fierce demand.

The Measure of Trump's Devotion  —  Memorial Day is for the living: for those who mourn, for those who remember, for those who carry upon their bodies and souls the scars of war.  It is the opportunity for society to express gratitude.  That is not only a duty to the past.

EU proposes to ban plastic straws, stirs, and cotton buds  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has proposed banning plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to reduce litter spoiling beaches and ocean beds.