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Michael Cohen set to begin serving prison sentence

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is scheduled to report to prison Monday to begin serving a 3-year sentence. Cohen was sentenced in December on federal charges including tax fraud, making a false statement to a bank, lying to Congress and campaign finance violations. The charges stemmed from Cohen's role as Trump's fixer, in which he paid hush money to adult-film star Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claimed ahead of the 2016 election that they had sex with Trump. He also admitted lying to Congress about the extent of negotiations for a Trump Tower in Russia.

Tiger Woods heads to White House for presidential honors

Masters champion Tiger Woods will visit the White House on Monday to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Woods, who won his 15th major and fifth green jacket at Augusta last month, has amassed more than $118 million in career earnings. Golfers Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Charlie Sifford also have Medals of Freedom, considered the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Donald J. Trump and Woods have been golfing partners in the past, most recently in February at Trump National in Jupiter, Florida.

An Oscar-nominated director is laid to rest

Monday's funeral for the late director John Singleton will be "a very small, intimate goodbye for family and very close friends" in Los Angeles, spokesperson Shannon Barr told USA TODAY. Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter behind films including "Poetic Justice," "Rosewood," "Baby Boy" and "Boyz n the Hood" — a film that made him the youngest person and first African American to get a best director nomination — died on April 29 after being taken off life support following a stroke. A larger memorial will take place "in a few weeks," with details to follow, Barr said.

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Storms and flooding return to the Midwest

Already-drenched residents in Middle America are advised to keep their rain gear handy as storms and flooding become a fact of life again for much of this week. A cold front from the north will clash with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, leading to precipitation over large swaths of the Plains and Midwest already saturated from winter's unusually heavy snow, forecasters said Sunday. Even if the coming rains starting Monday don’t result in major surges in the area’s larger rivers, they will extend the amount of time those waterways stay above flood stage.

Met Gala 2019: Fashion's biggest night

The Met Gala, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, unfolds on Monday in New York, corresponding with the opening of the museum's new fashion exhibit. It may be the single biggest night of the year for fashion, bringing together the top names in entertainment, politics and other high-powered industries. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who famously handpicks the event guest list, has served as the Met Gala co-chair alongside honorary hosts from the worlds of entertainment and fashion nearly every year since 1995. The eclectic co-chairs of this year's event, themed "Camp: Notes on Fashion,” are Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Serena Williams.