--- description: Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now -- from the editors of TIME title: The Brief image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68b8847fb53791e1/69868deb1eebf745bf370be0/tout12801.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hunt Continues for Lost Plane, Circus Catastrophe and NBA Playoffs by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2014 4:59 PM CUT  Los Angeles Clippers fans hold up signs referencing the Donald Sterling situation before the game with the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 29, 2014 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Clippers fans hold up signs referencing the Donald Sterling situation before the game with the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 29, 2014 in Los Angeles.Stephen Dunn—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2014 4:59 PM CUT Leading off today is the news, or lack thereof, on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight. The hunt continues as the search area widens. Then, the shocking cellphone footage of a circus accident that injured nine acrobats. In sports, the Clippers advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs despite the turmoil surrounding owner Donald Sterling after his racist remarks. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighs in on racism ](http://time.com/87024/kareem-abdul-jabbar-why-donald-sterling-does-not-think-he-is-racist/ "undefined")inside and out of sports. To beat the Mondays, we end with a joke, courtesy of President Barack Obama who let them have it at the White House Correspondents Association dinner Saturday night. Here are [the 17 meanest jokes from the annual event.](http://time.com/87031/whca-2014-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/88053/hunt-continues-for-lost-plane-circus-catastrophe-and-nba-playoffs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/88053/hunt-continues-for-lost-plane-circus-catastrophe-and-nba-playoffs/"},"headline":"Hunt Continues for Lost Plane, Circus Catastrophe and NBA Playoffs","datePublished":"2014-05-05T16:59:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:39:34.895Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now -- from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/88053/hunt-continues-for-lost-plane-circus-catastrophe-and-nba-playoffs/","keywords":["The Brief","Barack Obama","Flight MH370","MH370","clippers","White House Correspondents Dinner","circus"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68b8847fb53791e1/69868deb1eebf745bf370be0/tout12801.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68b8847fb53791e1/69868deb1eebf745bf370be0/tout12801.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Clippers fans","caption":"Clippers fans","creditText":"Stephen Dunn—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/88053/hunt-continues-for-lost-plane-circus-catastrophe-and-nba-playoffs/","name":"Hunt Continues for Lost Plane, Circus Catastrophe and NBA Playoffs"}}]}] ```