Morning Must Reads: April 24

Armenia Massacre Marks Century

The Presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders on Friday at ceremonies commemorating the massacre 100 years ago of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks, an event which remains a diplomatic sore point for both sides

Petraeus Avoids Prison

Former CIA Director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for giving his mistress classified material

Clinton Makes First GOP Attacks

The Democratic candidate aimed the first big attacks of her run at GOP policies on immigration, health care and the delayed Attorney General process

Obama Apologizes Over Hostages Killed in Drone Strike

President Barack Obama took “full responsibility” for the death of two hostages held by al-Qaeda in a drone strike in January. The two were killed in a counterterrorism operation on an al-Qaeda compound in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Next Fast and Furious Film Gets a Release Date

One of the film’s stars, Vin Diesel, made the announcement at CinemaCon on Thursday in Las Vegas. It will arrive as a follow-up to this month’sFurious 7, which, since its April 3 opening, has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide

Amazon Web Services Is a $5 Billion Business

Amazon broke out Amazon Web Services sales and revenue for the very first time on its first quarter earnings call. For the quarter, AWS logged $1.57 billion in revenue, up 49% from the year-ago period. It also logged operating income of $265 million for the quarter

Ash Piles Up From Eruption of Chile’s Calbuco Volcano

Twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile sent vast clouds of ash into the sky, covering this small town with thick soot and raising concerns on Thursday that the dust could contaminate water, cause respiratory illnesses and ground more flights

Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General

New York U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch was confirmed as the next Attorney General, the first African-American woman to hold the position. President Obama said the country will be “better off” now that Lynch has “finally” been confirmed

Scientists Sequence Woolly Mammoth Genome

An international team of scientists has sequenced the whole genome of the woolly mammoth, a breakthrough that could help our understanding of why these hairy cousins of the elephant went extinct

Three More Women Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault

At a news conference on Thursday, civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing the accusers, said they are speaking out now against Cosby because the comedian still refuses to “acknowledge and take responsibility for his conduct towards women”

The Internet Is Begging Indonesia to Spare a Filipina’s Life

As the executions of 10 drug convicts loom in Indonesia, a massive social-media campaign has kicked off in support of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina maid set to face the firing squad. The hashtag #MaryJane is the No. 2 trending topic on Indonesia’s Twittersphere

Cobie Smulders Opens Up About Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

How I Met Your Mother actress Cobie Smulders revealed publicly for the first time that she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 25. “I had tumors on both ovaries and the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes and surrounding tissues,” Smulders said