ABCNEWS - North Korea launches ballistic missiles over the sea in latest show of force
South Korea says North Korea has launched multiple close-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
NPR (The Associated Press) - New York back in NBA Finals for first time since 1999 after beating Cleveland
New York will play the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in the finals. The Western Conference finals is tied at two games apiece with Game 5 to be played on Tuesday.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - North Korea fires projectile off west coast, Seoul says
The launch follows an April 19 missile test that state media described as a demonstration of cluster bomb warheads.
NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt) - U.S. Carries Out Renewed Strikes in Southern Iran
Military officials said that the strikes targeted missile sites near a major Iranian port that threatened U.S. ships.
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Gold Star Wife Asked for Photos of Her Husband's Arlington Cemetery Grave — and Then the Magic Happened
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The Ancient Greeks’ Blackened Reputation
History’s winners take a beating at the movies. The post The Ancient Greeks’ Blackened Reputation appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Ancient Greeks’ Blackened Reputation History’s winners take a beating at the movies. TakiMag (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) My friend Michael Mailer is an extremely talented film director and producer, most recently of Cutman and Little Audrey, the latter a true story about a little girl that created miracles. Michael’s father, the novelist Norman Mailer, taught me how to headbutt, and when I asked him if there was brain damage involved, he looked nonplussed. “Writers have harder heads than normal people,” he said. Be that as it may, Norman was a frustrated movie director. He…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ali Rizk) - Washington Risks Inflaming Sectarian Fears in Lebanon
Recent sanctions will entrench Hezbollah rather than weakening it. The post Washington Risks Inflaming Sectarian Fears in Lebanon appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Washington Risks Inflaming Sectarian Fears in Lebanon Recent sanctions will entrench Hezbollah rather than weakening it. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images) In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced a decision to impose sanctions on officials in Lebanon’s military and security apparatus who are accused of aiding Hezbollah. The sanctions targeted a Lebanese Army general and a branch chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces’ Intelligence Directorate, marking the first time an American administration has taken such measures against members of Lebanese state institutions.…Open
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Memorial Day salutes those killed from Lexington Green to Operation Epic Fury | Stars and Stripes
Memorial Day honors Americans who died serving the U.S. over 250 years, from the Revolutionary War to modern conflicts.
STRIPES - CENTCOM reports ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran ahead of peace talks | Stars and Stripes
U.S. forces struck missile targets and mine-laying boats in southern Iran on the same day Donald Trump said peace negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
NYTIMES (Michael Paulson and Sara Krulwich) - Broadway’s ‘The Lost Boys’ and Its Flying Vampire Spectacle
The Broadway production takes full advantage of the Palace Theater’s abundant height and depth, making the show feel like “a massive trust fall.”