💬 Quoted: “It was a chaotic situation and a big misunderstanding.”

• Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, was arrested Friday morning for allegedly assaulting an officer while driving to his tee time at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. Local police say Scheffler dragged an officer with his vehicle while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident, while Scheffler’s lawyer denies the golfer dragged an officer with his vehicle and says he was following instructions from another officer. Scheffler was released later in the morning and kept competing in the tournament, eventually finishing tied for 8th behind champion Xander Schauffele, who claimed the first major title of his career.

⚡ Stat of the Day: It’s getting hot in herre, so turn up your AC🥵 (and take out your wallet). Scorching temps across Texas caused state energy prices to rise to $688/MWh for roughly an hour on Friday – a 1,600+% increase compared to energy prices the previous day, per Reuters. Overall, Texas is projected to set a new all-time high for energy use in the month of May.

🤔 Did You Know? As of November 2022, an estimated 137 billion humans had been born on Earth, with the average life expectancy across human history standing at ~10 years.

📰 Worth a Read: A writer and artist breaks down his unhealthy obsession with Scrabble → (The Paris Review)