Here’s your daily news wrap for Thursday, May 24:

American Idol has crowned a new winner in Phillip Phillips.

The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons comes out as a gay man.

Elton John forced to cancel shows due to hospitalization.

Mississippi guard, others injured in prison “disturbance.”

New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers go to Game 5 tied 2-2.

The power of an affiliation.

Bill Clinton caught posing with porn stars in Monaco.