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Civil rights protesters argue Jena, La., school and law enforcement officials are dealing out harsh justice to the African-American teens for a schoolyard fight while overlooking their white counterparts who hung nooses to intimidate the black teens.

Also: Disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law dies in Rome; Europe's highest court rules Uber is, in fact, a taxi service; and one of only three black women to play in the Negro Leagues has died.

Also: An Alabama gunman holes up for a third day with a child he kidnapped; Syria reserves the right to counterattack Israel; France's president will visit Mali; and two Australian DJ's won't face British charges for a radio prank spoofing Queen Elizabeth after which a nurse committed suicide.

Boris Johnson has compared Hillary Clinton to a "sadistic nurse" and written poetry about Turkey's president having sex with a goat.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Oscar Quintero, aka Kay Sedia, who sold Tupperware in drag and was once one of its top sellers, about how the company changed his life.

Syracuse University is being investigated for possible NCAA violations. In February, the school announced a self-imposed ban on post-season basketball, which apparently included the ACC mascot game.

Ahmed Burhan Mohamed became the first American to win the Dubai International Holy Quran Award. The annual contest involves reciting passages from the Quran.

"It's been a thrill. It's been unbelievable. I've loved it," Williams said on Thursday. The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the team to national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

Also: China is angry after U.S. bombers fly over East Asian waters; some Arab nations vow new sanctions against Qatar; and three people are gored while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

Also: President Trump hosts India's prime minister at the White House; a tour boat capsizes in Colombia and several are killed; and snow melt in California is swelling rivers and streams.