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“This field is going to be winnowed out pretty quickly,” Joe Biden said. “...It’s going to work its way through relatively quickly for all of us.”https://nbcnews.to/2VxMl8Y 

Loopholes remain in North Carolina's sexual assault laws. A pending bill would close these gaps, but some advocates worry lawmakers are not taking the issue of sexual assault seriously enough.https://nbcnews.to/2VtRSNP 

Some of the 1,600 women who signed a letter in support of Anita Hill in 1991 want Joe Biden to say more about his role but would support him over President Trump.https://nbcnews.to/2VxK8uc 

The US is deploying a Patriot missile battery and another warship to the Middle East to counter what it says are growing threats from Iran.https://nbcnews.to/2VvtATF 

Chinese envoy says US trade talks haven't broken down despite Trump tariffs hike.https://nbcnews.to/2HmD4qi 

Michigan city worker fired for anti-Muslim Facebook post about Sports Illustrated modelhttps://nbcnews.to/2VyEecf 

Actress Constance Wu confused fans after she posted a series of seemingly disgruntled tweets after news that ABC was renewing "Fresh Off the Boat" for a sixth season.https://nbcnews.to/2Vs6Jsd 

A photo of 4 elementary school educators in Southern California smiling as they pose with a rope fashioned into a noose has led to their and the school principal's suspension.https://nbcnews.to/2VwBNag 

After hearing Britney Spears and her parents speak in a joint court appearance, a judge ordered an expert evaluation in the conservatorship that for 11 years has put much of the singer's life in the control of her father.https://nbcnews.to/2HeP1OV 

For more than 5 years, the Ark, a non-profit organization that serves low-income, working families in Georgia has been providing flowers and cards for single mothers on Mother's Day. - @TODAYShowhttps://nbcnews.to/2VvaIV0 

The most popular baby names in 2018 have been announced. - @TODAYShowhttps://nbcnews.to/2VyycID 

.@NBCNewsBETTER: Understanding the science behind why we develop cravings for certain foods can help you adopt strategies to combat them.https://nbcnews.to/2VvDEMj 

“She’s standing, waiting to get on the elevator when she’s attacked,” Det. Hobbs said. “You have your high-risk victims, your low-risk and your no-risk victim, which make up about two percent of crimes. And she was your no-risk victim, violently murdered”https://nbcnews.to/2HfrYU1 

More parents are bestowing “Game of Thrones” character names on their children than ever, according to Social Security Administration data.https://nbcnews.to/2HjPjUL 

“You can discriminate me on so many levels. I’m disabled, I’m female, and I’m gay… but I’m just stoked about who I am now,” Dani Burt, U.S. Champion in the adaptive division of the USA Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California.https://nbcnews.to/2Htamo3 

Tiffany Haddish announced that she is giving her Miami fans a free comedy show on June 20 following a disastrous Dec. 31 show during which she forgot her own jokes and several people reportedly walked out.https://nbcnews.to/2Ht8ITp 

Opinion | Ani Bundel: "Freed from caring about what happened to the Infinity Stones or anything else Marvel was cooking up in Hollywood, 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' has blossomed." https://nbcnews.to/2VwzUds  - @NBCNewsTHINK

Women in viral Pittsburgh Marathon photo encouraged each other to finish the race: “We finished what we started.”https://nbcnews.to/2HdVgSX 

Inspired by Barris' approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, the series is said to pull the curtain back and reboot the "family sitcom." - @NBCBLKhttps://nbcnews.to/2HjcSNi 

Some students say suspected Colorado STEM school shooter was a bully who made jokes about school shootings: "Don’t come to school tomorrow."https://nbcnews.to/2HjKGtR