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1. Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents

   The International Football Association Board approved a rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when confronting another player. The measure will be in place at this summer's World Cup.

2. U.S. to issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday

   The State Department said that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America's 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald Trump.

3. Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

   Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.

4. Yomif Kejelcha broke the 2-hour marathon but got 2nd place. He's still happy

   Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.

5. Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research

   The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.

6. Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts

   In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about students' civil rights and cuts to federal education spending.

7. With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump?

   An attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday has, again, highlighted the climate of political violence in the U.S. But there are still many questions about the motive.

8. FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke

   The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.

9. How the city with the most to lose in the Colorado River crisis is trying to adapt

   Record low winter snows mean insufficient water in the Colorado River. Here's how a city that's first in line to be cut off is handling it.

10. Grand jury indicts former FBI director James Comey for a second time

    The case revolves around a photo the former FBI director posted online last year of seashells on a beach arranged to say "8647."