The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart  —  In his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito blamed that 1973 abortion decision for sparking “a national controversy that has embittered our political culture for a half century.”  He quoted Justice Antonin Scalia …

America's Abortion Quandary  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases …

Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection, finding that a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility failed to prove she engaged in insurrection after taking office.

Esper: Trump Wanted To Activate Retired Four-Stars To Court-Martial Them For Disloyalty  —  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's new book recounts the episode.  —  President Donald Trump demanded that the military recall two retired four-star officers who criticized him so they could be court-martialed, a new book says.

Peter Thiel plans to wind down his involvement in 2022 after Vance's victory in Ohio  —  (CNN)Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel won big when his longtime friend J.D. Vance succeeded in Tuesday's Ohio Senate GOP primary, surging to victory in the final days of the race after a last-minute endorsement …

Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison  —  A New York City judge's son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” …

The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland  —  Long after his turn as a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment, the former E.U. ambassador wants another kind of public hearing  —  Gordon Sondland is a walking asterisk, a footnote that was once a headline, a man who made some history without really changing the course of it.

Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race  —  A Lebanon man accused of killing his wife in March and dumping her body in a creek is among the candidates to advance in a local election after Indiana's primaries Tuesday.  —  Andrew Wilhoite, who's suspected …

Pompeo Bastes Oz Over Turkey Ties  —  Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo wants celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to talk Turkey.  Speaking at a press conference Friday, the ex-spy chief said the Pennsylvania Senate candidate owes voters an explanation about his decision to vote …

Biden makes head-scratching remark about American students learning Spanish  —  Biden appeared to misspeak during Cinco de Mayo comments about Spanish education  —  President Biden made an odd remark during his speech at the White House's Cinco de Mayo event on Thursday, as he talked about students in the U.S. learning Spanish.

Adopted the freezing decree of the boat Scheherazade  —  Pursuant to Article 11 of Legislative Decree n. 109/2007, the investigations conducted by the Nucleo Speciale di Polizia Valutaria (Guardia di Finanza) highlighted the presence of significant economic and business links of the beneficial owner …

‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme  —  Russian troops have begun sharing tips with one another on how to deliberately damage Russian tanks and disobey orders, according to Ukrainian intelligence.  —  Russian fighters have been sharing tips …

My Story: How I Was “Groomed” by My Elementary School Teachers … Anyone following the news knows the U.S. right is now obsessively accusing public school teachers, especially ones who are LGBTQ+, of being “groomers” — i.e., pedophiles.  It's both astonishingly vile and horrifyingly cynical.

U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  In a seismic shift, the pro-unity Sinn Fein bloc is emerging as the largest in the North.  —  LONDON — The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, was on track Friday night to emerge …

Amazon Abruptly Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Warehouse  —  Company officials said the terminations in Staten Island were the result of an internal review while the fired managers saw it as a response to the recent union victory.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Payroll growth accelerated by 428,000 in April, more than expected as jobs picture stays strong  — Nonfarm payrolls grew by 428,000 for April, a bit above the Dow Jones estimate of 400,000 and identical to March.  — The unemployment rate held at 3.6% after being expected to nudge lower to 3.5%.

Business leaders helped to bankroll the anti-abortion groups who could soon see Roe v. Wade overturned  — Boosted in part by a handful of business leaders, anti-abortion lobbying groups raised over $40 million when Donald Trump was president.  — Those groups could soon …

Warship Moskva was Blind to Ukrainian Missile Attack, Analysis Shows  —  The crew of RTS Moskva (121) was blind to and not ready for the Ukrainian missile attack that sank Russia's Black Sea flagship, according to a new analysis of the April 13 strike reviewed by USNI News.

Earth's CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history  —  Unprecedented level comes as greenhouse gas emissions continue around the world  —  Timelapse shows impact of climate change across different locales around planet  —  Monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) levels …

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper violated a federal conflicts-of-interest law by failing to properly disclose his wife's gold mining investment  — Sen. Tom Carper was months late disclosing one of his wife's stock trades.  — The late disclosure violates the federal Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.

TikTok's Work Culture: Anxiety, Secrecy and Relentless Pressure  —  Former U.S. staffers tell of sleep deprivation, work on weekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe  —  Former TikTok employee Chloe Shih in front of her camera set up at home where she films her YouTube videos.