Everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.
US News
- Ryan Not Willing to Endorse Trump, Yet
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he is "not ready" to endorse Donald Trump, saying the presumptive GOP nominee needed to "do more to unify this party." Asked at a rally late Thursday if Ryan's criticism stung, Trump's manager Corey Lewandowski pointed to the stage and said: "That's the leader of the Republican Party."—NBC News - Paterno Allegedly Knew of Sex Abuse in 1976
The late Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno allegedly knew about accusations of former assistant Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing children as early as 1976. The claim emerged in a dispute over who should pay Penn State's share of $60 million in settlements to 26 men who say Sandusky abused them as kids.—USA Today - Obama Commutes Sentences for 58 Prisoners
President Obama has commuted the sentences of 58 federal prisoners, 18 of whom were serving life sentences. The White House said Thursday most of the inmates were non-violent drug offenders, part of a strategy to ease punishments for drug offences in the criminal justice system.—ABC News - US Wants to Sell War Aircraft to Nigeria
The US military is seeking to approve a sale of 12 light attack aircrafts to Nigeria to aid its fight against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The US also plans to provide additional training to Nigerian infantry forces. There are now 6,200 American troops, most of them Special Operations Forces, in Africa.—Reuters
International News
- Air Strike Hits Refugee Camp, 30 Killed
An air strike on a camp for Syrian refugees near the country's border with Turkey has killed at least 30 people and injured at least 80 others. Stephen O'Brien, the UN humanitarian affairs chief, said the attack on the Idlib camp could amount to a war crime. Activists on the ground were split on whether Russian or Syrian planes were behind the attack.—Al Jazeera - North Korea Stages Rare Party Congress
North Korea's ruling party is holding its congress in Pyongyang today, the first in the country in 36 years. Thousands of delegates are meeting for a choreographed show of support, seen as an unofficial coronation of Kim Jong-un. The meeting will also see a new central committee elected.—CNN - Alberta Evacuees Airlifted to Safety
Canadian officials are airlifting around 8,000 people stranded in an area north of the fire-ravaged city of Fort McMurray. They had been staying in oil sands work camps, but with the wildfire continuing to spread, 4,000 of them have been flown farther north to Edmonton and Calgary. Another 4,000 are expected to be rescued this morning.—BBC News - Woman Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza
A 54-year-old woman was killed and several others wounded in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Israel said it was responding to mortar rounds fired by Hamas fighters. The clashes began after Israel discovered a new tunnel on the southern Gaza border reaching into Israel.—Deutsche Welle
Everything Else
- SpaceX Rocket Lands After Launching Satellite
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida early Friday, put a communications satellite into orbit, then managed to land on a small ocean platform. "Woohoo!!" tweeted SpaceX boss Elon Musk.—Reuters - FDA Officially Regulates Vaping
Vaping is now federally regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. The government agency revealed it has prohibited the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18 and banned free samples of e-liquids.—Motherboard - New Yorkers Must Pay for Plastic Bags
New York City Council passed a bill requiring corner stores to charge a minimum five cent fee for plastic bags. Supporters say it will help cut down on the 9.3 billion plastic bags New Yorkers throw away each year.—VICE News - Wildfires Could Become More Common
Recent research shows the warmer temperatures expected from climate change will lead to an increase in wildfires. Mike Wotton, a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, said: "There will be more fires on the landscape."—Motherboard