In the news
■ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the U.S. Supreme Court justice, was released from a New York hospital after undergoing a nonsurgical procedure and “is home and doing well,” a court spokeswoman said.
■ Cooper Monaco, 11, of Wakefield, R.I., who was clamming with his grandfather, found a giant quahog, a mollusk, that is thought to be one of the largest ever harvested in state waters at 5.75 inches and nearly 2½ pounds.
■ Will Dismukes, a Republican who serves in the Alabama House of Representatives, resigned as pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Prattville after he was criticized for participating in a celebration marking the birthday of Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest.
■ Jared Ream of Dayton, Ohio, a roller coaster enthusiast who at 430 pounds was denied a ride on a coaster because he couldn’t buckle the safety restraint, lost 195 pounds so he can ride a new “giga coaster” that opened last month at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio.
■ Antonio Brown, 35, an Atlanta city councilman who was indicted on multiple federal fraud charges, said he plans to fight the allegations and does not intend to resign, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
■ Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, said of a virtual commencement ceremony this weekend for nearly 750 spring graduates that while a traditional ceremony is important, holding one this year must be balanced against the risks of covid-19.
■ David Duke, a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, who has previously been suspended from Twitter, has been permanently banned from the social media platform for breaking the site’s rules forbidding hate speech, the company announced without specifying the post that triggered the action.
■ Kaenon Constantin of Rayne, La., who admitted that he and a juvenile shot and killed two whooping cranes in 2016, must pay $85,000 and cannot hunt until he completes 360 hours of public service, U.S. Attorney David Joseph said in a news release.
■ Jade Borgeson, chief of staff for the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, said more than 175 tax refund checks mostly to businesses have been voided and reissued after the state mistakenly sent them out with the test signatures of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse rather than signatures of the state treasurer and controller.