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18-year-old killed, 3 wounded in high school graduation shooting

A teenager was killed and three people were wounded, including an 11-year-old, when gunfire erupted outside a high school graduation ceremony in California.

New Research Suggests a Possible Path to Prevent Lung Cancer

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, senators clashed over Trump’s payout fund. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Zelensky Mixes Taunts and Peace Talks Offer in Letter to Putin

ANDREW E. KRAMER

“After 26 years in power, age is beginning to take its toll,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine wrote of his Russian counterpart, bragging of a recent strike on St. Petersburg.

The Fluffernutter Theory of Trump

FRANK BRUNI AND BRET STEPHENS

Mindless optimism is the only antidote to rational despair.

Aid organization says trust is key in combatting Ebola outbreak as cases grow

A deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC with an aid organization saying trust is key is beating back the virus.

Trump appointees vote to address gaps in 'triumphal arch' plan in heated meeting

The National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to approve a list of concerns about the president's proposed 250-foot “triumphal arch.”

Nick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief, Pledges Independence

BENJAMIN MULLIN AND MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.

Officer Charged With Stealing Journalist’s Camera Bag at Delaney Hall ICE Protest

LIAM STACK

Darryl Brown, a sergeant with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, is accused of taking home a bag dropped by a photojournalist outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark.

WATCH: On board the 1st electric plane

Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez takes flight aboard the first electric plane in morning show history.

In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes

CARL ZIMMER

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.

How We Are Illustrating Trump’s Plans to Remake Washington

MIKE ABRAMS

With the East Wing turned to rubble, our Graphics staff set out to show what exactly the president planned to build there and elsewhere.

Several Republicans vote with Democrats to pass Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package

The House of Representatives voted 226 to 195 to pass a sweeping Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package on Thursday.

Trump says he will attend NBA Finals game in New York to root for his hometown Knicks

President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks

WATCH: Spurs’ super fans surprised with NBA Finals tickets

Richard and Loren Huerta, a couple who gives back to their community and are loyal San Antonio Spurs’ fans, received tickets to the first game of the 2026 NBA Finals.

Bondi declined to answer questions about interactions with Trump about Epstein files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi said then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche handled the release of the DOJ's Epstein files.