NYTIMES (Glenn Rifkin) - Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94
The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
NYTIMES (Alex Travelli, Hari Kumar and Pragati K.B.) - Modi’s B.J.P. Wins West Bengal State Election for the First Time
The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of West Bengal for the first time and made gains around the country. Its defeated opponents accused it of cheating.
NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman) - Trump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands
Internal Interior Department documents show parks are imposing sweeping changes like expanding areas where firearms can by used and allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Gunships Sink Iranian Boats as Drones and Missiles Target Gulf States.
U.S. Navy warships have been intercepting Iranian cruise missiles and drones targeting Gulf states and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and Army Apache helicopters have destroyed six Iranian speedboats.
Tensions are escalating in the Gulf as U.S. forces and regional allies respond to Iranian military actions. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied Iranian reports that the Islamic Republic struck U.S. ships with missiles. DETAIL: The U.S. Navy’s actions come as Iran has begun targeting energy infrastructure in U.S.-aligned Gulf states again, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reporting a drone strike against the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, the most substantial port and oil storage site in the country, on Monday. The gunship attacks on Iran’s boats follow a public warning from President Donald J. Trump in late April that he had issued orders to “shoot and kill any boat, small boats…Open
DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Cruise Ship Passengers Trapped At Sea Amid Suspected Deadly Outbreak
Three people died, officials said
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Mom Accidentally Opens Wormhole Helping Kid With Fractions
BOUNTIFUL, UT — Local mother Sarah Jenkins was reportedly attempting to explain the difference between a numerator and a denominator to her fourth grader on Monday morning when she inadvertently folded the fabric of spacetime and created a wormhole near her kitchen table.
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - School cellphone bans don’t affect test scores or attendance, study finds
Educators favor cellphone bans, but research shows that while new rules have reduced phone usage in schools, there has been little academic change.
NPR (Joel Rose) - A United jet struck a light pole and a truck near Newark airport, police say
New Jersey State Police say a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.
New Jersey State Police say a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Safia Samee Ali) - Amish retreat leader charged with sexual abuse, baby death
Charges follow a multi-year investigation into the retreat, promoted as counseling for Amish and Mennonite communities.