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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY MAY 1 AND THEREAFTER - In this March 2017 photo provided by Bethany Christian Services Lena and Velie Mdushe (left and center) complete their adoption of a boy named Vuyani at the offices of Setshabelo Family and Child Services in Botshabelo, South Africa. The adoption program serving black South Africans _ a rarity in South Africa _ is operated in partnership with Bethany Christian Services, one of the largest adoption agencies in the United States. Amid a sharp decline in adoptions of foreign children by Americans, Bethany has been expanding efforts to promote domestic adoptions in countries such as South Africa and Ethiopia. (Kristi Gleason/Bethany Christian Services via AP)
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This April 15, 2017 photo provided by the family shows the four children of Josh and Laura Beth Christian in their hometown of Greenville, S.C.. From left are Emme Sue, 8; Tula, 4; Lola, 6, and Camden, 11. Tula and Lola were adopted from Uganda in 2017, although the process was delayed after the U.S. State Department shut down European Adoption Consultants, the adoption agency that the Christians had been using. The agency was accused of extensive improprieties in its operations. (Josh Christian via AP)
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Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates after he scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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A billboard welcomes Pope Francis, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 27, 2017. On Friday, Francis is scheduled to begin a two-day pilgrimage to Egypt aimed at lifting the spirits of Christians in the Middle East, whose numbers have rapidly dwindled in recent decades due to war, displacement and emigration. The visit will include a meeting with Egypt's president and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar as well as a Mass in a stadium on the outskirts of Cairo. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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San Francisco Giants' Christian Arroyo celebrates after hitting two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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FILE--This March 25, 2013, file aerial photograph shows the Rio Grande Gorge, looking north from the Taos Gorge Bridge, which is now part of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument near Taos, N.M. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday, April 26, 2017, directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out "a massive federal land grab" by the Obama administration. (Dean Hanson/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, file)
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Pastors and church leaders from the Pastor Clusters of the Fresno/Clovis area meet outside Catholic Charities in Fresno, Calif., during a prayer walk vigil for the three victims of Tuesday's shooting, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. David Jackson, 58, who was one of alleged victims of Kori Ali Muhammad, was shot and killed outside Catholic Charities. Mark Gassett, 37, had just picked up groceries at a Catholic Charities building when Muhammad shot him in the chest, and fired twice more after he fell to make sure he was dead. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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Tottenham Harry Kane, right, celebrates with a fan after Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates after he scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Tottenham players celebrate with their fans after Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates after he scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, an Indonesian al-Azhar university student, center, and an elderly Egyptian woman pray at al-Azhar Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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FILE - In this April 10, 2017 file photo, women cry during the funeral for those killed in a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria Egypt, at the Mar Amina Church. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Samer Abdallah, File)
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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Egyptian pro-government lawmaker Mohammed Abu Hamad speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Cairo, Egypt. Abu Hamad has recently authored a draft bill that seeks to dismantle the monopoly by Al-Azhar clerics over issuing fatwas, or religious edicts, and limit the time its grand imam can stay in office. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, Egyptian Al-Azhar students wait for Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, to deliver a speech, at Cairo University, Egypt. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Egyptian pro-government lawmaker Mohammed Abu Hamad speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Cairo, Egypt. Abu Hamad has recently authored a draft bill that seeks to dismantle the monopoly by Al-Azhar clerics over issuing fatwas, or religious edicts, and limit the time its grand imam can stay in office. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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This Feb. 20, 2017 photo, shows renovations at Al-Azhar Mosque in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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San Francisco Giants' Christian Arroyo, left, points skyward after hitting a single during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chris Taylor throws to first base after forcing out San Francisco Giants' Christian Arroyo on a ground ball by Eduardo Nunez during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in San Francisco. Nunez was safe at first. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Coghlan scores, leaping over St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in St. Louis. The Blue Jays won 6-5 in 11 innings. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
