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Fans lined up in the rain outside New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater today to bid Colbert farewell.

They included Shalini Chhabra, who also attended Colbert's first taping 11 years ago.

Colbert's late-night rivals, including ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, airing reruns tonight.

CBS cited financial reasons for the cancellation, but many Colbert fans say it's because of his criticism of President Trump.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heading to Sweden for a NATO foreign ministers meeting.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports that before taking off, Rubio again expressed disappointment that some NATO countries did not let the U.S.

military use their bases in the war against Iran.

Federal law enforcement officials announced charges Thursday against 15 people in Minnesota for allegedly stealing more than $90 million in federal funds.

Here's Minnesota Public Radio's Kyra Miles.

Also in Minnesota, the former leader of a nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to nearly 42 years in prison.

Prosecutors say Amy Bach was at the center of a scheme to steal nearly $250 million in federal money during the COVID pandemic.

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Senate Republicans have left Washington for the Memorial Day holiday recess amid a backlash to President Trump's $1.8 billion weaponization settlement fund that could grant money to January 6th rioters.

Voting was abruptly called off Thursday on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for three years.

Trump had set a June 1st deadline for the measure, but Majority Leader John Thune told reporters a delayed vote is linked to the weaponization fund.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's national soccer team has canceled a World Cup training camp because of the Ebola outbreak in the country.

Michael Koloke reports the team is scheduled to play in Houston in the coming weeks.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

The regional financial markets in Asia advancing in Friday trading.

Japan's Nikkei leading the way up more than 2 percent after Wall Street edged higher following a drop in oil prices.