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NPR (The Associated Press) - Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day

Russia declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but threatened to strike back at Kyiv if it tries to disrupt festivities.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus.

NYTIMES (Glenn Thrush, Michael Gold, Minho Kim and Pooja Salhotra) - Secret Service Shoots and Wounds Armed Man Near Washington Monument

A 15-year-old boy was also hit. The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance had passed through the area shortly before the shooting.

NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Slide but Remain Elevated as Middle East Tensions Escalate

Oil prices fell, giving back some of the gains from the previous day as attacks in the Middle East raised concerns about the war starting again.

NYTIMES (Chris Buckley) - Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 21

Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years.

NYTIMES (John Yoon) - U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Caribbean, Killing 2

The aerial strike raised the death toll to at least 187 in the U.S. campaign against boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.

ABCNEWS - Trump's influence tested in Indiana Republican state Senate primaries

Indiana Republican state lawmakers who broke with President Donald Trump over his call to redraw the state’s congressional district lines are facing primary challengers who are backed by Trump and national conservative groups

NPR (Hanna Merzbach) - Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban

Wyoming lawmakers say tight new restrictions on abortion are needed to grow the state's population. Demographers and others say economic conditions are more to blame for an exodus of young people.