New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democrats seeking the presidency.
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Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said Thursday it plans to go public in 2020.
It’s a long-awaited move for the San Francisco company, which was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, who needed some extra cash so they put air mattresses on their apartment floor and charged $80 per night.
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The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Donald Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry.

The Trump administration plunged into an extraordinary showdown with Congress over access to a whistleblower’s complaint about reported incidents including a private conversation between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader.
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Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.
No one knows what to expect, but the two tiny towns of Rachel and Hiko near the once-secret military research site are preparing for an influx of people over the next few days.

Police announce that they prevented the sale of 250 pairs of pasul tzitzis. This was the result of receiving a complaint from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, stating they fear of someone selling tzitzis which are not kosher.
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A Lebanese government investigation concluded that two Israeli drones were on an attack mission when they crashed in the capital last month, one of them armed with 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) of explosives, Lebanon’s defense minister said Thursday.
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A video posted on social media on Monday raised a furor in Israel. The disturbing footage showed a tractor destroying matzeivos on Har Hamenuchos as policemen and municipal inspectors calmly look on, according to a B’Chadrei Chareidim report.

HCS, (formerly Human Care Services for Families and Children) the leaders in special needs services, is partnering with Steinhaus Productions, the pioneers of Jewish entertainment to bring the special needs community a Chol Hamoed event to remember.
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The man charged with killing two North Carolina university students and wounding four others in April pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, then apologized for his crimes.
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