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Justice Dept. Explores Google Antitrust Case WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is exploring whether to open a case against Google for potential antitrust violations, putting renewed scrutiny on the company amid a growing chorus of criticism about the power of Big Tech, three people with knowledge of the deliberations said Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/business/google-antitrust-justice-department.amp.html

Virginia Beach shooting death toll rises to 12 The death toll from a shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal center has increased to 12. Police Chief James Cervera says the 12th victim in the Friday shooting died on the way to the hospital. He gave the latest details on the incident in a news conference. He said officials won’t be releasing the name of the suspect, who was killed by authorities returning fire. https://apnews.com/1a12e4a21382472489d620de92b2a462?2

Mueller Reveals Trump’s Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report Robert S. Mueller III revealed the scope of a historic Russian campaign to sabotage the 2016 presidential election in a much-anticipated report made public on Thursday…

Trump Declares a National Emergency, and Provokes a Constitutional Clash President Trump declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico on Friday in order to access billions of dollars that Congress refused to give him to build a wall there, transforming…

Theresa May to Resign as U.K. Prime Minister Mrs. May said she would step down as leader of the Conservative Party and then as prime minister, after repeatedly failing to get her Brexit plan through Parliament. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/europe/theresa-may-resignation.amp.html

Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a bill to ban all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest bid by political conservatives challenging the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1SL1QU

U.S. Seizes North Korean Ship for Violating Sanctions The United States has seized a North Korean shipping vessel that was violating American law and international sanctions, the Justice Department announced Thursday, a move certain to escalate tensions already on the rise between the two nations because of recent North Korean weapons tests. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/politics/wise-honest-north-korea-ship-seized.amp.html?2

Russia says at least 40 dead on burning jet A fiery airliner accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport killed 41 people, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Investigative Committee says. https://apnews.com/05e2b3de35804ed28e4da91fdb2f4b8a

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka Nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites on Easter Sunday killed more than 200 people and wounded hundreds more in Sri Lanka’s deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. https://apnews.com/55d93daed99c4f76baf7deec1bce5c72?5

Mueller Reveals Trump’s Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report Robert S. Mueller III revealed the scope of a historic Russian campaign to sabotage the 2016 presidential election in a much-anticipated report made public on Thursday, and he detailed a frantic monthslong effort by President Trump to thwart a federal investigation that imperiled his presidency from the start. Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, laid out how his team of prosecutors wrestled with whether Mr. Trump’s actions added up to a criminal obstruction-of-justice offense. They ultimately chose not to charge Mr. Trump, citing numerous legal and factual constraints, but pointedly declined to exonerate him and suggested that it might be the role of Congress to settle the matter. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/trump-mueller-report.amp.html

Alan García, Ex-President of Peru, Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest A former president of Peru died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when the authorities tried to arrest him in connection with one of the biggest corruption scandals in Latin American history. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.amp.html

Fire Mauls Beloved Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Notre-Dame cathedral, the symbol of the beauty and history of Paris, was scarred by an extensive fire on Monday evening that caused its delicate spire to collapse, bruised the Parisian skies with smoke and further disheartened a city already back on its heels after weeks of violent protests. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/world/europe/notre-dame-fire.amp.html?4