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1. Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid

   Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.

2. Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang

   President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.

3. Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100

   Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.

4. Trump's name is poised to be removed from the Kennedy Center

   A judge rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to President Trump from the building. The institution appealed, an effort that was also rebuffed Friday evening.

5. Paramount-Warner Brothers merger gets Justice Department approval

   The Justice Department closed its investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying it found no threat to competition or consumers.

6. Justice Dept. approves Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

   The decision paves the way for a proposed $111 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN.

7. A Trump push to cut 'statistical noise' could mean less data from the Census Bureau

   New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.

8. A judge clears the way for Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center

   On Friday, a federal judge denied an appeal by the Kennedy Center's board of trustees for a stay on the removal of President Trump's name from the building. Then the Trump administration filed for an emergency stay, and that too was denied.

9. Trump says he has canceled planned strikes on Iran and peace deal is near — again

   President Trump has canceled planned strikes in Iran, claiming, once again, that a peace deal is near. This is just the latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations when it comes to the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran.

10. What would it take to stop women from bleeding to death after childbirth?

    A newly published series of reports calls attention to a dire situation facing millions of women after childbirth — and the solutions that can prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage.