YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | |
Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert . We're taking some R&R — Daily Briefing will back Tuesday! And for the perfect burger this holiday weekend, skip the grill. |
Quick look at Friday's news: |
Traveling this Memorial Day weekend? |
The summer vacation season kick-starts this weekend, when 45.1 million Americans are predicted to travel at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26, breaking a record of 44 million set in 2005. |
That's an increase of 1.4 million from last year. The majority of travelers will be taking a road trip to reach their final destination (with Friday as the busiest day for rental car pick ups!). |
| • | Don't forget your aux cord: As usual with holiday weekends, flexibility pays off, and the best time to hit the road is Friday morning. | | • | Put on the wipers: "Severe weather threat" forecast for parts of the U.S. could ruin your drive or get-togethers with family and friends. | | • | Rain got you stuck inside? Shop online. USA TODAY gathered all the best Memorial Day weekend deals and sales from Ace, Stanley, Anthropologie, REI and more. | |
Existing international students at Harvard must transfer or risk losing their legal status |
Harvard University's campus was thrown into chaos after the Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. The move jeopardizes the legal status of more than a quarter of its students and marks significant escalation in the White House's battle to pressure the Ivy League school to bend to demands to overhaul its admissions, hiring and teaching practices. The decision will almost certainly prompt a legal challenge from the university. |
Suspect in fatal shooting of Israeli embassy aides charged with murder |
The suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in a swift reaction to an apparent antisemitic attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., about a mile from the White House. Jeanine Pirro, the interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. said authorities may pursue the death penalty if Rodriguez is convicted. Rodriguez chanted, "Free Palestine, free Palestine," after being taken into custody by event security after the shooting. The slain couple was about to get engaged. | Israeli's Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C. Embassy of Israel to the USA via Storyful |
What's next for Trump's tax bill: An opinionated Senate |
President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and policy bill has cleared one big hurdle after several marathon days of negotiations in the U.S. House. The House bill that passed by the most narrow of margins early May 22 brings good news for the nation's wealthiest, car buyers, parents, waiters and waitresses. The 1,000-plus-page legislation also contains bad news for people making less than $50,000, recipients of Medicaid and food stamps and anyone still saddled with student loan debt. But Trump can't celebrate a victory just by securing a Senate majority. Any tweaks senators make to the House-passed legislation would then need to be reconciled in negotiations between the two chambers. |
The Atlantic is primed to start spewing hurricanes |
Atlantic hurricane season 2025 is almost here and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a "confluence of factors" are set to fuel tropical cyclones in coming months. NOAA officials said to prepare for danger now as they released a forecast that predicts a 60% chance of an above average season. The season is expected to be above average due to a "warmer than average ocean temperatures," NOAA said, among other factors. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through November 30. |
Photo of the day: Colman always looks so cool |
Celebrities, including "Sing Sing" actor Colman Domingo, attended the amfAR charity dinner Thursday in Cap d'Antibes, Cannes, France. With tickets starting at $25,000, the gathering has fundraised in the name of HIV/AIDS research since 1993. Attendees expressed concern about what President Trump's budget and staffing cuts could mean for AIDS research and prevention around the world. | Colman Domingo at the amfAR Gala on May 22, 2025 in Cap d'Antibes, France. Monica Schipper, Getty Images for amfAR |
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