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ESPN Final World Cup selections include plenty of surprises and a few controversial choices ESPN The World Cup of Hockey rosters are set. Each of the eight teams taking part in the tournament in Toronto this September revealed its final seven players on Friday, completing the full 23-man World Cup rosters. Barring injury -- or, in the case of ... Penguins' Phil Kessel fails to make USA World Cup roster cutSports Illustrated Kessel, Shattenkirk left off final Team USA World Cup rosterYahoo Sports (blog) Penguins notebook: Phil Kessel nearly speechless as he heads for first trip to Stanley Cup final.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For The Win -Toronto Star -Toronto Sun all 20 news articles » Google

Washington Post Trump tells California 'there is no drought' Washington Post FRESNO, Calif. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring, “There is no drought.” Speaking at a rally in Fresno, Calif., Trump accused state officials of ... Trump pledges to 'open up the water' to solve Calif. droughtThe Hill Trump fires up crowd in Fresno with speech free of policy ideasSFGate Water Scientist Donald Trump On How to End California's Drought: "Start Opening Up the Water"Gawker BuzzFeed News -PoliticusUSA -UPROXX -Environment & Energy Publishing all 17 news articles » Google

Actor Mark Salling, known for his role in Fox’s hit show “Glee,” was indicted Friday on federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography on his laptop and a memory drive. The indictment alleges Salling, 33, used the Internet to receive a pornographic image and video of a young girl on Dec. 26, 2015. The second charge alleges the actor was in possession on Dec. 29, 2015, of two sexually explicit videos depicting young girls. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images In addition, the laptop and flash drive seized by police also contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, authorities who are still reviewing the material said. The actor, who portrayed Noah Puckerman on “Glee,” was named in the two-count indictment after the the Los Angeles Police Department and the Child Exploitation Investigations Group, a multi-agency task force, concluded an investigation into his activity. Salling was first arrested in December and subsequently released on bond. But once officials realized the magnitude of the child pornography, the case was handed over to federal authorities, which resulted in the indictment. “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, if you hurt a child you will be held accountable,” LAPD Lt. Andrea Grossman told BuzzFeed in a statement. “These images are more than photographs, they are child abuse.” Sailing’s attorneys said the actor plans to comply with authorities and will surrender on June 3 for arraignment. — Follow the author of this story on Twitter: Follow @tregp Read more stories from TheBlaze Trump Formally Clinches Republican Nomination for President See How Dem Congresswoman Reacts During House Hearing When Witness Offers Her Opinion on Transgender Debate Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive ‘That’s Very Offensive’: Reporter Confronts Trump for Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ — He Responds Like You’d Expect Accusations of Pedophilia in Hollywood: Former Child Actor Corey Feldman Makes Shocking Revelation About Man Who Allegedly Molested Him Source

Tom Steyer launches Spanish-language ads attacking Donald Trump Los Angeles Times California billionaire Tom Steyer stars in a new Spanish-language television commerical attacking presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The advertisement, which Steyer's group NextGen Climate Action is airing statewide ahead of ... and more » Google

Chicago Tribune Emanuel on pension veto: 'Rauner just told every Chicago taxpayer to take a hike' Chicago Tribune Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed legislation that would have given Chicago more time to restore financial soundness to its police and fire pension funds, a move that could force Mayor Rahm Emanuel to raise taxes yet again. Over the short term, the ... Rauner vetoes pension bill; Chicago won't save $843M over 5 yearsChicago Sun-Times Anti-violence events planned over holiday weekendWLS-TV Rauner vetoes Emanuel's police and fire pension billCrain's Chicago Business (blog) Chron.com -Chicago Reader -DNAinfo -Chicago Tonight | WTTW all 18 news articles » Google

NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes a side in family feud over Earnhardt name Miami Herald Dale Earnhardt is not happy with his stepmother – again. Earnhardt told me as part of an exclusive Charlotte Observer interview Thursday, that he was siding with his half-brother over his stepmother in a legal dispute. The issue: Whether Kerry ... and more » Google

Bears sign top draft pick Leonard Floyd WGN-TV The team agreed to terms with their top draft pick on a four-year deal that includes a fifth-year option. The 6'6″ 244 pound linebacker was taken ninth overall by the Bears after recording 184 tackles and 17 sacks in three seasons with the Georgia ... and more » Google

Crain's Chicago Business (blog) Rauner vetoes Emanuel's police and fire pension bill Crain's Chicago Business (blog) In a move likely to intensify Springfield's already bitter budget war, Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's bill that aimed to give the city more time to bring its cash-short police and fire pension systems up to full funding. Rauner asserted ... and more » Google

The Puzzling Vilification of Hillary, A Psychoanalyst's Perspective Huffington Post How can we explain the virulent hatred toward Hillary Clinton from men and women of both political parties? The attacks against her: Benghazi, personal emails, lying, etc., are relatively minor, the usual political scuttlebutt, in contrast to the ... and more » Google

WVTM13 Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Sues State Judicial Panel ABC News Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the state agency that leveled ethics charges against him, claiming the state law that led to his removal from the bench is unconstitutional. The suit against the Alabama ... Roy Moore: Liberty Counsel files lawsuit over Alabama chief justice suspensionAL.com Ex-US magistrate hired to prosecute Alabama chief justiceSan Francisco Chronicle Prosecutors named in Roy Moore caseWAAY WIAT 42 all 22 news articles » Google

Patch.com Metra Train Derails Near Union Station Friday Afternoon; No Injuries [UPDATE] Patch.com The derailment affects the Milwaukee District North line, the Milwaukee West line and the Heritage Corridor. Updates will be posted. Northbrook, IL. By Illinois Patch (Patch Staff) - May 27, 2016 5:08 pm ET. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0. Metra train derails north of Union Station, delays expectedChicago Tribune all 5 news articles » Google

Wall Street Journal Virginia Republicans Battle Governor on Felon Voting Rights Wall Street Journal Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's move to restore voting rights to 206,000 felons triggered a high-stakes legal and political battle in the swing state, where Republican leaders claim the Democratic governor's move was unconstitutional. Mr. McAuliffe's ... Virginia death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear caseWashington Post AG Mark Herring to Supreme Court: Don't rush ruling on GOP's suitRichmond.com Virginia AG opposes GOP push to expedite voting lawsuitWashington Times WRIC all 9 news articles » Google

After months of controversy over their stances on free speech and free expression, the two heads of Yale’s residential Silliman College have finally given what many students apparently have been coveting: Their resignations. Nicholas Christakis had been serving as the school’s master while his wife, Erika Christakis, was associate master. They handed in their resignations last week, the Yale Daily News reported. The fallout began last October when Erika Christakis reacted to a directive from the school’s Intercultural Affairs Committee, which had just asked students to resist donning Halloween costumes that might come across as offensive. Christakis sent an opposing email to students reminding them that living in a free society means sometimes putting up with offensive stuff: “Whose business is it to control the forms of costumes of young people? It’s not mine, I know that.” Well, that didn’t fly with students who reportedly attempted to get Christakis and her husband removed from their positions. Things heated up days later when attendees of a conservative event on campus told the Yale Daily News they were spat on by protesting students as they departed. And you may recall an unsettling video of Nicholas Christakis attempting to talk to a large group of angry students encircling him on a college walkway, demanding apologies and explanations for why their “safe space” pleas haven’t been heard. Suddenly a student got in Christakis’ face, yelled at him to “be quiet” and proceeded to give him a profanity-laced lecture of what his position entailed. “It is your job to create a place of comfort and home for the students who live in Silliman,” the student told Christakis, later adding, “Do you understand that?” When Christakis stated his disagreement, the student screamed, “Then why the f*** did you accept the position? Who the f*** hired you? You should step down!” She also told Christakis he shouldn’t sleep at night and that he’s “disgusting.” (Content warning: Strong language) The couple said in December they had cancelled their spring semester courses but were staying on in their administrative roles. Despite support from Yale faculty and the school’s president, Erika Christakis told the New York Times in February she was thinking about returning to her work in early childhood education since preschool students “don’t try to get you fired.” And after the apparent last straw — when some graduating Silliman College seniors refused to accept their diplomas from Nicholas Christakis, the Yale Daily News reported — they tendered their resignations effective this July. Nicholas will return full-time to his research and teaching at Yale as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, the school said. Erika Christakis is going back, as she’d considered a few months ago, to early childhood education. “We have great respect for every member of our community, friend and critic alike,” Nicholas Christakis wrote in Wednesday’s email to the Silliman community. “We remain hopeful that students at Yale can express themselves and engage complex ideas within an intellectually plural community.” (H/T: Campus Reform) Read more stories from TheBlaze Trump Formally Clinches Republican Nomination for President See How Dem Congresswoman Reacts During House Hearing When Witness Offers Her Opinion on Transgender Debate Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive ‘That’s Very Offensive’: Reporter Confronts Trump for Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ — He Responds Like You’d Expect Accusations of Pedophilia in Hollywood: Former Child Actor Corey Feldman Makes Shocking Revelation About Man Who Allegedly Molested Him Source

TODAYonline Vietnamese-British Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Plot to Bomb Heathrow Wall Street Journal A Vietnamese-British man accused of training with al Qaeda in Yemen was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a Manhattan federal judge on Friday. Minh Quang Pham, 33 years old, pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism-related charges. He had ... UK citizen jailed for Heathrow suicide plotBBC News Suspect in London bomb plot sentenced to 40 years in USFox News US judge sentences Vietnamese man to 40 years for al Qaeda affiliate supportReuters Omaha World-Herald -Daily Mail -The Fiscal Times -The Independent all 33 news articles » Source

Department of Defense Naval Academy Graduates to Face Evolving Global Challenges, Carter Says Department of Defense WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 — The 2016 graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy are facing a world of complex, evolving challenges where their leadership and decision-making will be crucial, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. Midshipmen are ... Full transcript: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's Naval Academy commencement addressCapitalGazette.com Naval Academy commencement: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter sends Class of 2016 out to fleetBaltimore Sun Defense secretary discusses concerns in South China SeaWashington Times Military Times -KRIS Corpus Christi News -WJLA -Military.com all 29 news articles » Google

Bleacher Report England vs. Australia: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly Bleacher Report Marcus Rashford scored after three minutes on his international debut, as England beat Australia 2-1 in a friendly match at the Stadium of Light on Friday. At 18 years old, Rashford became his country's youngest debutant to score in his first senior ... Miller: Rashford stars on England debutESPN FC (blog) Watch: Marcus Rashford scores in England debutSports Illustrated Teenage star Rashford scores in 3rd minute of England debutUSA TODAY SB Nation -International Business Times -Daily Mail -NESN.com all 401 news articles » Google

Washington Post Argentine court sentences ex-dictator for Operation Condor Washington Post BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Reynaldo Bignone, the last military president in Argentina's dictatorship, was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for the forced disappearance of more than 100 people during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt ... More Prison Time for Argentina's Last DictatorThe Atlantic Argentina's last military dictator jailed over role in Operation CondorThe Guardian Operation Condor: Former Argentine junta leader jailedBBC News GlobalPost -The Independent -WTOP -InterAksyon all 28 news articles » Source

Indianapolis 500 "Carb Day" Final Practice Report EIN News (press release) Former Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Carlos Munoz led the way for Honda Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, posting the second-fastest speed in final "Carb Day" practice in preparation for Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Munoz finished second ... and more » Google

WLS-TV Derailment near Union Station to affect some trains WLS-TV Metra says the derailment took place near Canal Street right outside Union Station around 3:30 p.m. Crews are currently on the scene assessing the situation. Metra says the derailment will affect the north side trains at Union Station. The derailment ... and more » Google

Washington Post 150 experts say Olympics must be moved or postponed because of Zika Washington Post This post has been updated. More than 100 prominent physicians, bioethicists and scientists from around the world posted a letter Friday urging World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan to exert pressure on Olympic authorities to move ... Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' callBBC News Despite health warnings, Congress leaves town without funding Zika planNOLA.com Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to ZikaReuters International Business Times -Breitbart News -Huffington Post -Wall Street Journal all 1,268 news articles » Google

Washington Post 150 experts say Olympics must be moved or postponed because of Zika Washington Post This post has been updated. More than 100 prominent physicians, bioethicists and scientists from around the world posted a letter Friday urging World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan to exert pressure on Olympic authorities to move ... Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' callBBC News Despite health warnings, Congress leaves town without funding Zika planNOLA.com 150 Health Experts: Move Olympics Out of Brazil over ZikaBreitbart News Wall Street Journal -International Business Times -Huffington Post -Yahoo News all 1,268 news articles » Source

Donald Trump will not, after all, participate in a debate with Bernie Sanders, the presumptive Republican nominee announced in a statement Friday. “Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher,” Trump said. Randy Holmes/ABC via AP The billionaire businessman added that, though several networks had agreed to broadcast the face-off, they would “make a killing” on the event and “are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes,” which was the central condition to Trump’s proposed debate with Sanders. In an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” earlier this week, Trump said he would debate Sanders only if the host network agreed to donate millions of dollars to charity. Moments before the Republican candidate’s announcement, the Sanders campaign said two broadcast networks had agreed to make major charitable contributions in order to host the forum. “Our campaign and the Trump campaign have received two offers by broadcast television networks to host the Sanders-Trump debate that we suggested,” Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Friday. “Both offers include a major contribution to charity.” “We are prepared to accept one of those offers and look forward to working with the Trump campaign to develop a time, place and format that is mutually agreeable,” he added. Trump’s decision to skip the proposed showdown comes one day after Weaver said he hoped the real estate developer wouldn’t “chicken out” of the debate. Should the debate have taken place, in addition to the two networks that agreed to play host to the event, online show The Young Turks offered $1 million to broadcast the debate and technology company Traction and Scale volunteered $10 million to host the debate. — Follow the author of this story on Twitter: Follow @tregp Read more stories from TheBlaze Trump Formally Clinches Republican Nomination for President See How Dem Congresswoman Reacts During House Hearing When Witness Offers Her Opinion on Transgender Debate Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive ‘That’s Very Offensive’: Reporter Confronts Trump for Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ — He Responds Like You’d Expect Accusations of Pedophilia in Hollywood: Former Child Actor Corey Feldman Makes Shocking Revelation About Man Who Allegedly Molested Him Source

Kellenberger: It's not over yet for Ole Miss USA TODAY Ole Miss cannot wait to tell its story … just as soon as it's finished being written. The major takeaway from Ole Miss' Friday before a holiday weekend news dump was not contained within the NCAA's Notice of Allegations, or even the university's response. and more » Google

The Senate’s annual intelligence authorization bill reportedly contains a provision that would allow the FBI to obtain U.S. citizens’ email records without oversight. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) was the only lawmaker who voted against the still-classified bill in the Intelligence Committee, saying that its current wording infringes upon American citizens’ rights. The legislative text of the bill Wyden objected to will be made public at the committee’s discretion, which usually happens about a week or a week and a half after the bill is marked up in committee. A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) But his office characterized the objection this way: “The bill would allow any FBI field office to demand email records without a court order, a major expansion of federal surveillance powers. The FBI can currently obtain phone records with a National Security Letter, but not email records.” Right now, the FBI can request email records only with an order from the FISA Court. “This bill takes a hatchet to important protections for Americans’ liberty,” Wyden said in a statement following the vote. “This bill would mean more government surveillance of Americans, less due process and less independent oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies.” “Worse,” he added, “neither the intelligence agencies, nor the bill’s sponsors have shown any evidence that these changes would do anything to make Americans more secure. I plan to work with colleagues in both chambers to reverse these dangerous provisions.” — Follow the author of this story on Twitter and Facebook: Follow @LeighMunsil Read more stories from TheBlaze Trump Formally Clinches Republican Nomination for President See How Dem Congresswoman Reacts During House Hearing When Witness Offers Her Opinion on Transgender Debate Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive ‘That’s Very Offensive’: Reporter Confronts Trump for Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ — He Responds Like You’d Expect Accusations of Pedophilia in Hollywood: Former Child Actor Corey Feldman Makes Shocking Revelation About Man Who Allegedly Molested Him Source

KSPR MIssouri governor pardons 9 non-violent offenders KSPR JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon granted pardons to seven men and two women convicted of non-violent offenses. Each of the individuals completed his or her sentence and become a law-abiding citizen. “The granting of pardons is not a matter taken ... Nixon pardons 9 people convicted of nonviolent crimesClay Center Dispatch U.S., Missouri flags to fly at half-staffHouston Herald all 11 news articles » Google