Extra, Extra

Lording Over Mexico: “A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts. Children whose classes had been suspended by the outbreak of violence played in cobblestone streets and tourist shops were open on Tapalpa’s main plaza Monday. But gunshots also rang out, and just outside the town a dead man lay on the road next to a Jeep sprayed with bullets.” Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico’s military killed top drug lord.

+ On Strikes: U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3. No, this is not an old headline. These killings have continued. “More than 40 such strikes have been carried out in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 137 people.”

+ Refund?! “FedEx filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking a full refund plus interest for what it paid in trade duties stemming from President Trump’s tariffs enacted last year.” (I’m guessing the reaction in the White House is going something like this…But it’s interesting that FedEx filed the suit, as it suggests there’s a decreasing level of fear of the administration in corporate America.)

+ The Bliz Fo Shiz: The great blizzard of 2026 caused a lot of travel issues and local headaches. But it sure made for some amazing photos. What the Snowstorm Looked Like Across the Northeast.

+ Hit the Saks: “Richard Baker wanted to create a retail empire when he combined Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. About a year later, it filed for bankruptcy.” NYT (Gift Article): Saks Owner Says He Saved Department Stores. Never Mind the Bankruptcy. “According to Jared Kushner … ‘He is very creative, always coming up with new ideas, always thinking about what the next thing is.'” (Bankruptcies tend to force one to do that…)

+ The Puck Stops Here: Here’s a headline that could only exist in this era: Mom of Jack and Quinn Hughes addresses viral video of President Trump joking about women’s hockey team. (I wonder if we’d be better off focusing our ire on Trump and his enablers and just let the hockey teams – and their mothers – enjoy the victories…)

+ Visual Aide: “Just after midnight on May 9, 2024, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales begged an employee, Regina Santos-Aviles, to send him a ‘sexy pic.’ When she pushed back, saying the conversation had gone too far, the married San Antonio Republican persisted, saying he was ‘just such a visual person.'” Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales asked for explicit photos from aide who later died by suicide. (In normal times, Gonzales would have immediately resigned in shame or been shamed into resigning by his colleagues.)

+ Choc Full of It: “The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products.” (Yeah, we miss that natural flavor!)