Happy Cinco de Mayo! It's
not Mexican Independence Day, and it's
not a US import, like the Corona you might sip later.
Today is your
once-a-year chance to celebrate our southern neighbor's 1862 victory over France. And there's
plenty of Mexican culture to explore in parts of the US that once
belonged to Mexico, too.
The Pope travels to Eastern Europe Francis is due to
spend three days starting
today in Bulgaria, then stop over in North Macedonia. His visit to Catholic-minority nations aims to bridge a chasm with the Orthodox world and support aid for
migrants and refugees. Sri Lankans miss Mass again Catholic churches will be quiet for a
second-straight week following the Easter massacre as foreign intelligence
reportedly warns of more threats. Schools in the island nation are due to reopen
Monday, when nine suspects in the attacks are
due in court.
Michael Cohen reports to prison President Donald Trump's one-time fixer is expected
Monday at one of "
America's cushiest prisons," in upstate New York, to begin
serving three years for lying to Congress and other crimes.
R. Kelly asks to leave the US The singer facing
10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse is due back
Tuesday in a Chicago courtroom. His
request to travel abroad to work is still up in the air, a matter that he claims affects his
child support case. Kelly has pleaded not guilty.
China-US trade talks could wrap Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
is due Wednesday before a Canadian judge for the start of what's expected to be a
tense extradition process related to US fraud charges. At the same time, a top Chinese official
is expected in Washington for what could be the last round of talks in a damaging trade war.
Jussie Smollett's case file may be unsealed A judge on
Thursday is set to weigh
whether to unseal records related to dropped charges against the actor, who'd been
accused of staging a hate crime in Chicago. Then
Friday, the parties
are due to argue over the appointment of a special prosecutor to review how the state's attorney's office handled the case.
Rod Rosenstein leaves Justice The deputy attorney general who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller and often found himself the target of the President
is resigning, effective
Saturday.
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