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J.R. Davis, a spokesman for Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, speaks with reporters early Friday, April 21, 2017, following the execution of death row inmate Ledell Lee. Lee's death late Thursday night was Arkansas' first execution since 2005. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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Taehoon Lim, the head of the Military Human Rights Center for Korea, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 21, 2017. A watchdog group says South Korea's army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earlier this year, stoking fear in an already persecuted minority group. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017 photo, South Korean army soldiers walk to take their trains at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. A watchdog group says South Korea's army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earlier this year, stoking fear in an already persecuted minority group. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo, Don Ward, a retired high school history teacher, knocks on the door of an apartment in the South Parc Apartments to hand out Easter baskets to refugees in South Salt Lake, Utah. When the LDS Church launched its "I Was a Stranger" initiative last year, Ward couldn't help but smile because people were suddenly motivated and wanted to get involved. The Deseret News reported people were unaware that there are 60,000 refugees in Utah. Ward estimated that he and others have helped more than 20,000 refugees in Salt Lake County over the past eight years. (Nicole Boliaux/The Deseret News via AP)
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In this Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo, Don Ward, a retired high school history teacher, explains to Bellamy Sorensen, Gunnison Valley High School senior, about a family that lives in an apartment in the South Parc Apartments while handing out Easter baskets to refugees in South Salt Lake, Utah. When the LDS Church launched its "I Was a Stranger" initiative last year, Ward couldn't help but smile because people were suddenly motivated and wanted to get involved. The Deseret News reported people were unaware that there are 60,000 refugees in Utah. Ward estimated that he and others have helped more than 20,000 refugees in Salt Lake County over the past eight years. (Nicole Boliaux/The Deseret News via AP)
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In this Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo, students from Gunnison Valley High School, organized by Don Ward, left, a retired high school history teacher, hand out Easter baskets to refugees in the South Parc Apartments in South Salt Lake, Utah. When the LDS Church launched its "I Was a Stranger" initiative last year, Ward couldn't help but smile because people were suddenly motivated and wanted to get involved. The Deseret News reported people were unaware that there are 60,000 refugees in Utah. Ward estimated that he and others have helped more than 20,000 refugees in Salt Lake County over the past eight years. (Nicole Boliaux/The Deseret News via AP)
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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey looks to pass in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. Manhattan Beach, Calif., police spokesman Sgt. Tim Zins said Thursday, April 20, 2017, that a police report had been filed accusing Withey of domestic violence and detectives are looking into it. The Jazz said in a statement that the team is aware of the allegations against Withey but would not comment until they had a better understanding of the situation. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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In this April 12, 2017 photo, Bernhard Schwartlander, the World Health Organization's China representative, speaks about the toll depression takes on Chinese society during an interview in Beijing. Depression as an illness went widely unacknowledged for decades in China, even as the brutalities of the Cultural Revolution and, more recently, frenetic economic growth left emotional scars. Public attitudes shifted in recent years, propelled in part by the adoption of the nation's first mental health law five years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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In this April 12, 2017 photo, Kerry Yang speaks about her struggles with depression during an interview in Beijing. Depression as an illness went widely unacknowledged for decades in China, even as the brutalities of the Cultural Revolution and, more recently, frenetic economic growth left emotional scars. Public attitudes shifted in recent years, propelled in part by the adoption of the nation's first mental health law five years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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In this April 12, 2017 photo, Bernhard Schwartlander, the World Health Organization's China representative, speaks about the toll depression takes on Chinese society during an interview in Beijing. Depression as an illness went widely unacknowledged for decades in China, even as the brutalities of the Cultural Revolution and, more recently, frenetic economic growth left emotional scars. Public attitudes shifted in recent years, propelled in part by the adoption of the nation's first mental health law five years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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In this April 12, 2017 photo, Kerry Yang speaks about her struggles with depression during an interview in Beijing. Depression as an illness went widely unacknowledged for decades in China, even as the brutalities of the Cultural Revolution and, more recently, frenetic economic growth left emotional scars. Public attitudes shifted in recent years, propelled in part by the adoption of the nation's first mental health law five years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Illustration on revisiting how society treats children who commit crimes by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Bill O'Reilly (Associated Press)
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Another jumbo demonstration comes to Washington: The March for Science is Saturday. (MarchforScience.com)
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Venezuelan singer Jesus Alberto Miranda, known as Chino, left, and the Ramon Muchacho, mayor of Chacao, sing the national anthem during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition is calling for another day of protests against President Maduro after mass demonstrations Wednesday resulted in two deaths. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition is calling for another day of protests against President Maduro after mass demonstrations Wednesday resulted in two deaths. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmate Ledell Lee. A ruling from the state Supreme Court allowing officials to use a lethal injection drug that a supplier says was misleadingly obtained cleared the way for Arkansas to execute Ledell Lee on Thursday, April 20, 2017, although he still had pending requests for reprieve. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)
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Shawn Sullivan, budget director for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, smiles during a news conference about a new fiscal forecast for state government that is slightly more optimistic than the previous one, Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Even with higher projections for tax collections, the state faces budget shortfalls totaling $889 million through June 2019. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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White House budget director Mick Mulvaney speaks at the White House on March 16, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo, detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
