• In Memorial Day speech, Biden defends 'imperfect' democracy
• U.S. travelers on the road again with Memorial Day holiday still subdued by pandemic
• Vote on Texas bill to make voting tougher blocked by no quorum
• U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 Cuban migrants from capsized boat near Florida
• NBA-Irving blasts 'human zoo' environment at arenas after fan throws bottle
• Four more Oath Keepers indicted in Jan. 6 federal conspiracy case: court filing
• Biden marks son Beau's death with grave visit, remarks to military families
• Man suspected of planning mass shooting at Walmart store arrested in Texas

World

• Indigenous groups call for Canada to identify graves after remains of 215 children found
• Netanyahu's disparate rivals try to nail down pact to unseat him
• Leading Cuban dissident discharged from hospital after 4 weeks
• Morocco, Spain trade accusations of violating good 'neighbourliness'
• Gbagbo plans to return home to Ivory Coast on June 17
• Russia's Prague embassy stronghold cleared out in spy dispute
• Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita
• Thailand welcomes back stolen artefacts after San Francisco forfeiture

• Ethereum extends gains to rise 8%; bitcoin firms
• World stocks set for 4th month of gains, yuan slips
• Dispute over A350 paint job threatens Airbus deliveries to Qatar -sources
• Exclusive-G7 to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy - draft
• Exclusive-Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria
• Russia begins production of high-end sedan promoted by Putin
• Retailers and unions agree on 3-month extension to Bangladesh workers' safety accord
• Cyberpunk maker reports slump in quarterly profit amid Playstation delisting

• Hollywood actor Seagal joins pro-Kremlin party, proposes tougher laws
• Paris venue hosts indoor rock concert - with masks and virus tests
• 'It means everything': Mary J. Blige inducted into NYC's Apollo Walk of Fame
• Russia warns Disney against distributing short film featuring gay character
• U.S. movie theaters remove mask mandate for vaccinated people
• Oscars to again allow movies on streaming platforms to compete for honors
• A Minute With: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner on "Kominsky" reunion
• Rockers Royal Blood excited for 'alien' live music to return

• Tennis-Serena survives scare in French Open's first night match
• NHL-Fans allowed in for Leafs v Canadiens decider despite stay-at-home order
• Tennis-Federer dazzles on return to Grand Slam action
• Tennis-Medvedev gets monkey off his back with first French Open win
• Tennis-Djokovic says Olympics bid depends on fans presence, Federer unsure
• Tennis-Muguruza and Andreescu fall as seeds tumble in first round in Paris
• Tennis-Navratilova sad for Osaka, says mental health gets short shrift
• Brazil to host Copa America as pandemic-hit Argentina withdraws