William Barr skipped out on a hearing and is still the talk of D.C. Also on Thursday: The dead are resurfacing on Mount Everest and our government's still splitting families at the border. It's Ashley. Here's the biggest news.

But first, is that a tooth? A pint-size paleontologist, age 2, found a woolly mammoth's tooth in Florida.

Pelosi thinks he's a liar, Barr none

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House Speaker, says Attorney General William Barr "lied to Congress" during a hearing – an act that would be a crime if anyone other than the country's attorney general did it, she said. The Justice Department called Pelosi's accusation "reckless, irresponsible, and false." So what's this about?

Exhibit A: A letter released Wednesday from special counsel Robert Mueller to Barr shows Mueller expressing concerns with how Barr summarized the findings of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The letter was sent March 27.



A letter released Wednesday from special counsel Robert Mueller to Barr shows Mueller expressing concerns with how Barr summarized the findings of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The letter was sent March 27. Exhibit B: At an April 4 House hearing, Barr was asked about Mueller staff who were reportedly "frustrated" with Barr's handling of the investigation's report. "Do you know what they are referencing with that?" asked Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla. "No, I don't," Barr replied.

Pelosi's remarks came on a day of intensifying tensions as Barr made good on his threat to skip a House hearing on the Mueller report. Since Barr's Wednesday testimony before a Senate committee, which President Donald Trump called "fantastic," a slew of Democratic 2020 presidential candidates have called on Barr to resign.

Three tons of garbage on the world's highest peak

Your trash. It’s all over Mount Everest. A clean-up team in Nepal recently picked up three-plus tons of garbage from the world's highest peak, and they plan to grab 11 tons more. Around 500 foreign climbers and 1,000 climbing support staff will make the trek to Everest's higher camps this year in a first-of-its-kind initiative to clean the mountain. When climbing, mountaineers often leave behind trash, both degradable and not. Sometimes, the bodies of climbers who have died while trying to scale the peak are also left behind. Four bodies have already been found at the base camp since cleanup began on April 14, according to the Himalayan Times.

Also: Mount Everest glaciers are melting: And it's exposing the bodies of dead climbers

A judge barred family separations. They're still happening.

The Trump administration has separated hundreds of children from their families since 2018. The thing is, 2018 is the year a federal judge barred family separations as a practice. Though separations have slowed significantly, specific legal exceptions have been exploited, according to groups that work with migrants along the border. The official government count is at 389 separated families since last summer's injunction, according to data received in court filings by the ACLU. One-fifth of newly-separated children are younger than 5 years old, according to the figures. But advocates say, border-wide, the number of separated children is much higher.

Real quick

People are accidentally killing themselves on sleeping pills

Federal officials will force makers of sleeping pills to add warnings to certain medications after reviewing dangerous — sometimes fatal — incidents tied to the drugs. The FDA found 66 incidents in which injury or even death resulted after patients taking insomnia medicines walked or drove while asleep. Among the 66 cases, 20 were fatal. "Black box" labels will be required for brand-name drugs including Lunesta, Sonata and Ambien, among others, to caution patients about possible side effects, the FDA announced Tuesday. The incidents, though rare, can occur “even at the lowest recommended doses," the FDA said.

The untold story of Rick Singer, college admissions scandal ringleader

As investigators unravel the assets of a $25 million college admissions bribery scandal led by Rick Singer, the ringleader of the scheme that implicated actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, one name keeps popping up: Clifford Singer. Using court records, corporate and tax filings, social media and interviews, USA TODAY assembled the first public account of Cliff Singer's involvement in companies that received profits from Rick Singer's criminal enterprise. Here is the untold story of how Rick Singer became a part owner of a Mexican restaurant chain and a Welsh soccer team.

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