• Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth Monday morning to a prince who is fifth in line to the British throne -- and she was home by suppertime. The duchess and husband Prince William drove to St. Mary's Hospital in London early in the morning, and Kate's 8 pound, 7 ounce boy was born at 11:01 a.m., with royal officials announcing the birth about two hours later. There followed a smoothly choreographed operation perfected after the births of the couple's two other children. In late afternoon, elder siblings Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, who turns 3 next week, were taken to meet their baby brother. Kate and her husband emerged around 6 p.m. with the tiny royal highness wrapped in a white lace shawl. After posing for dozens of photographers and camera crews outside the hospital's private Lindo Wing, the trio headed home, with the baby nestled securely in a car seat. Television news helicopters followed the royal Range Rover as it made the mile-long journey to the family's Kensington Palace residence. William declared the couple "very delighted" with the new addition to the family. The infant's name, which has been subject to a flurry of bets, is likely to be announced in the next few days. Arthur and James are among bookmakers' favorites for the prince, whose full title will be His Royal Highness, Prince (Name) of Cambridge. "You'll find out soon enough," William said when asked about the baby's name.
• John Oliver plans to air a series of President Donald Trump-mocking public service announcements -- in which a cowboy explains basic concepts to the president -- on Fox News host Sean Hannity's show this week, in hopes that Trump will see them and avoid a nuclear crisis. Oliver introduced the "Catheter Cowboy" ads on his show, Last Week Tonight, in February 2017. They're parodies of actual ads in which a cowboy hawks pain-free catheters to Medicare patients. Oliver periodically runs the spots during the president's favorite Fox News shows, so the Catheter Cowboy can inform the president of facts such as "Frederick Douglass is dead," and "other people exist." Oliver told his viewers Sunday that in the latest ad, set to air in Washington during Hannity's program this week, the cowboy will address the Iranian nuclear agreement, which Trump has threatened to pull out of by May 12. Oliver told viewers that sending a cowboy to speak to Trump between segments of Hannity was as close to influencing the president as he could come. "It will presumably confuse a lot of people," the host said. "I'm not saying it's going to change anything, but at least we will know that we tried."
A Section on 04/24/2018