Global National: May 17

The planet’s best male golfer traded his clubs for a pair of handcuffs today. On what was supposed to be a routine drive to work, Masters Tournament champion Scottie Scheffler ended up under arrest — over what the golfer is calling a big misunderstanding. And, there’s some troubling news out of Ontario, as Public health officials say a child under the age of five, who was unvaccinated against measles, has died after being hospitalized for the virus. In Texas Friday, there’s a massive cleanup effort underway after a series of deadly storms rolled through the Houston area. The weather is being blamed for four deaths, including at least two people killed by falling trees. Plus, Canada’s biggest grocery chain, Loblaw, says it’s ready to sign on to a grocery code of conduct. The agreement, years in the making, is aimed at levelling the playing field between larger grocers and smaller retailers in the food industry. Also, Israel fired back at the United Nation’s highest court today, over allegations of genocide and a push to halt its attack on the southern Palestinian city of Rafah. South Africa had asked the International Court of Justice to urgently order Israel to end its assault earlier this week, calling Rafah Israel’s “final stand.”