Keeping Up With America

Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader: A retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the Proud Boys extremist group’s former top leader, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital.

Supreme Court halts lower court orders requiring DOGE to hand over information about work and personnel: The Supreme Court on Friday halted lower court orders that required the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over information to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit that tests whether President Trump’s cost-cutting task force has to comply with federal public records law.

California professor sues university over suspension for online comments on Gaza: A professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco filed a lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that the university violated her freedom of speech by suspending her for her online comments on Israel’s war in Gaza, according to court documents.

Feds warn about threats to Israeli and Jewish institutions and supporters in U.S.: Federal law enforcement agencies have issued a new intelligence bulletin, obtained by CBS News, warning that recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence “could motivate others to conduct violence against Israeli and Jewish institutions, or their supporters.”

Jurors have convicted a Minnesota man of killing 5 young woman in a 2023 vehicle crash: A state court jury convicted a Minneapolis-area man Friday of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide in the deaths of five young women in a crash that authorities said was caused by him speeding, running a red light and slamming into their car.

Around the World

A British TV art expert who sold works to a suspected Hezbollah financier is sentenced to prison: An art expert who appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt show was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison for failing to report his sale of pricey works to a suspected financier of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.

Interpol issues red notice for Ghana’s ex-finance minister over corruption claims: Global police organization Interpol placed Ghana ‘s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta on its red notice list on Friday for allegedly using public office for personal gain.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Spirit makers face a sobering cocktail of challenges — from tariffs to teetotalers

Tesla stock climbs 5% as it tries to rebound from Trump-Musk argument rout

Walmart chases new and younger customers as tariffs rattle shoppers

Richer, Wiser, Happier

How medical debt impacts your credit (and what you can do about it): In today’s healthcare landscape, even a brief hospital visit can leave behind a mountain of bills. And with insurance not always covering everything — or in some cases, anything — many Americans are left grappling with medical debts they never expected to face. In 2024, about 20 million Americans, or nearly 1 in 12 adults, owed money for medical debt, according to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) survey.

How Many Bank Accounts Should You Have? (I Have 4 — Here’s How I Use Them) | Joel O’Leary, Fool. How much interest did your bank pay you last year? If the answer’s under $10…you might be using the wrong account setup. The truth is, most people are leaving easy money on the table just because they haven’t organized their bank accounts in a smart way. I used to be one of them. Now, my wife and I use a four-account system that keeps our spending, saving, and investing super clean.

Should you lock a home equity loan interest rate this June?: When it comes to locking in an interest rate on a borrowing product, the timing can be difficult to get right. Wait too long and you risk having to pay more than you would have at an earlier point. Start too early, however, and you could see yourself getting locked in to a rate that declines right after you close on the loan. Monitoring the interest rate climate closely, then, for opportunities to act (and for times to step back) is critical. And it’s even more important for homeowners considering a home equity loan.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Daigneault confident Holmgren, Jalen Williams will bounce back | Red Sox’s Alex Bregman starts running, still far from return

‘The Studio’ Creator Says Martin Scorsese Thought His Cameo Scene Was ‘Wrong’ But Didn’t Want to Be a ‘Backseat Director’: ‘He’s Just the Best’ | ‘Lilo and Stitch’ Director Dean Fleischer Camp on Dominating the Box Office and Why Shooting Stitch’s Death Blew Him Away

Snooki and her birth mother share emotional reunion on ‘Jersey Shore’ | ‘Love Island USA’ star Yulissa Escobar apologizes after sudden exit over racial slur

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