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• Louisiana shooting

• Strait of Hormuz blocked again

• $900K Titanic life jacket

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Big Stories

The Shadow Docket

• The New York Times obtained 16 pages of secret Supreme Court memos showing how Chief Justice John Roberts pushed colleagues into an emergency ruling in February 2016 that legal experts say gave birth to the court's modern shadow docket.

• The shadow docket is a secretive emergency track that allows the court to make major rulings without oral arguments, written reasoning, or lower court review. In five days of internal memos, Roberts drove a 5-4 vote to halt President Obama's Clean Power Plan before any lower court had weighed in. Justice Kagan warned it was "unprecedented," while Justice Kennedy cast the deciding vote in a three-sentence note.

• Four days later, Justice Scalia died — had the court waited, the vote would have deadlocked. The shadow docket has since granted Trump 20 victories, including deportations under the Alien Enemies Act and removing protections from Venezuelan immigrants. The Times confirmed the memos' authenticity with people familiar with the deliberations; however, the justices did not respond to questions.

Shreveport Mass Shooting

• A man shot and killed eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 at a home in Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning before fleeing in a carjacked vehicle and being shot and killed by police. Seven of the eight children were his own. The eighth was shot on the roof of the home while trying to escape.

• Suspect Shamar Elkins also shot his wife and a woman believed to be his girlfriend, both seriously injured, before police responded just after 6 a.m. following reports of a domestic disturbance. A teenager was also injured. Motive remains under investigation.

• Heading into Sunday, there had been at least six mass murders in the US in 2026, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass murder as four or more victims killed.

Eddie Murphy Honored

• Eddie Murphy received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award Saturday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The tribute raised $2.5 million for AFI's nonprofit education programs and will air as a Netflix special on May 31.

• Murphy, 65, rose from a teenage stand-up sensation to one of the most commercially dominant performers in Hollywood history. He joined SNL at 19, became a breakout star, and went on to anchor blockbusters including Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, and the Shrek franchise — one of animation's highest-grossing series.

• Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Martin Lawrence all spoke. Rock captured the room's sentiment: "There is no us without you." Chappelle revealed Murphy encouraged him to revisit Chappelle's Show — and may even join the project.

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Quick Stories

US News

• President Trump signed an executive order directing the FDA to fast-track review of psychedelic drugs like ibogaine, which veteran groups say treats PTSD, and pledged $50 million for federal research. (More)

• The FAA is developing AI software to warn air traffic controllers about flight conflicts up to two hours in advance, with three companies competing for the contract as part of a $32.5 billion modernization effort. (More)

• Police arrested 26 activists and fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds more who tried to storm a Wisconsin facility breeding beagles for medical research Saturday. (More)

World

• Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz again and began firing on commercial ships Saturday, one day after declaring it open, accusing the US of breaking promises by continuing to block Iranian vessels. (More)

• Russia-friendly former Bulgarian president Rumen Radev won about 40% of the vote Sunday, more than twice that of any rival, but may need coalition partners to govern. (More)

• India's parliament rejected a bill to reserve a third of seats for women after opposition parties united against its link to a controversial plan to redraw the electoral map. (More)

Business & Economy

• US stock markets closed higher on Friday (S&P +1.20%, Nasdaq +1.52%, Dow +1.79%). The Nasdaq posted its longest win streak since 1992. (More)

• Suspiciously well-timed bets on prediction markets and oil futures made millions accurately predicting US airstrikes on Iran, a ceasefire announcement, and the assassination of Iran's supreme leader. (More)

• Air Canada is suspending Toronto and Montreal flights to JFK airport from June through October as jet fuel prices have doubled since the Iran conflict began, making some routes unprofitable. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground, is leaving its Netflix deal to operate independently, letting it work with multiple studios rather than one streamer. (More)

• England's Matt Fitzpatrick beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a playoff Sunday to win the RBC Heritage for the second time. (More)

• LeBron James dished eight first-quarter assists, a playoff record for any quarter, as the Lakers beat the Rockets 107-98 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• England's maternal RSV vaccine program cut infant hospitalizations by 81%, with unvaccinated mothers' babies accounting for 87% of RSV cases despite representing just 55% of births studied. (More)

• MIT researchers built a wave simulator showing that tiny breezes on Saturn's moon Titan can generate 10-foot waves across its hydrocarbon seas, thanks to the moon's unique gravity and liquid composition. (More)

• The Colorado River formed a vast lake east of the Grand Canyon before spilling over to carve the canyon we know today. (More)

Extra Credit

Mapping America’s best states to live in.

Life jacket of Titanic survivor sells for $900K at auction.

Robot beats human half-marathon world record.

…and can chickens really run around with their heads cut off?