May 22 Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in personal assistant. His role for the “Friends” star would expand to drug messenger, addiction enabler and de facto doctor, according to court filings. Continue reading
May 22 Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans By Russ Bynum, Associated Press An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare. Continue reading
May 21 2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with 'severe illness' By Steve Reed, Associated Press Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:35 News Wrap: Arts commission approves design of Trump's 250-foot arch In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, made up of President Trump's appointed allies, approved the design for his proposed 250-foot arch, Trump and Secretary of State Rubio revived warnings about possible U.S. intervention in Cuba… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 9:26 What Stephen Colbert's exit means for the future of late-night By Diane Lincoln Estes, Geoff Bennett The curtain comes down one final time on Thursday for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Colbert has entertained and provoked audiences from the Ed Sullivan Theater stage for the last decade in ways that transformed the comedic landscape. Geoff… Continue watching
May 21 WATCH: NOAA forecasts milder Atlantic hurricane season thanks to El Nino By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. Continue reading
May 21 As losses from scams surge, Congress asks telecoms to do more to prevent them By Erika Kinetz, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the surge in cyberscams that cost Americans an estimated $200… Continue reading
May 21 Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Continue reading
May 21 Media scion James Murdoch strikes deal to purchase New York magazine and Vox By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Promising a commitment to "ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations," the 53-year-old younger son of Rupert Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial… Continue reading
May 21 Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court's action leaves in place lower court rulings in favor of Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, who has been on death row roughly half his life after his conviction for beating a man to death in 1997. Continue reading