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In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your cake and eat it, too'

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission.

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How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon."

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'8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean?

A demonstrator holds up an "8647" sign at a "No Kings" protest in Louisville, Ky., in June 2025. It

A grand jury charged Comey with threatening Trump's life through his since-deleted 2025 post of seashells forming "8647." Trump is the 47th president, and the term "86" has a few possible meanings.

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UAE OPEC

The UAE says it will leave OPEC, amid tensions with Saudi Arabia and the chaos of the Iran war.

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Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'

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Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.

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Senior citizens join the immigration fight to protect caregivers

Senior citizens gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2026, to advocate for Temporary Protected Status for immigrant caretakers.

As the Supreme Court weighs the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, seniors are advocating for protections for their immigrant caregivers.

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Greetings from Syria, where a postwar olive harvest offers a long-lost taste of home

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In the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war.

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The Trump team is quietly eliminating U.S. support for birth control abroad

Prossy Muyingo spent a dozen years as a health worker in central Uganda. She

Congress has allocated more than $500 million for family planning work internationally. The Trump administration hasn't spent it — and the consequences are already being felt.

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Welcome to 'Anxietyland' theme park, where the rides are no fun

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From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir_._

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Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT

A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting that took place in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. A lawsuit filed Wednesday claims that OpenAI was negligent for failing to report the shooter to authorities after her account was flagged for "gun violence activity and planning."

The lawsuit claims OpenAI was negligent for failing to report the shooter to authorities after her account was flagged for "gun violence activity and planning."

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Baby teeth hold clues to the harms of toxic metals for infants — and older kids

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By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to toxic metals — and linked that to behavior problems later in life.

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SCOTUS weighs Temporary Protected Status cases. And, jury indicts James Comey again

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. And, a grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time.

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South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison

Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally outside of the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

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Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game

Spirit Airlines is having trouble

Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers.

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Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities

One of the Decorah, Iowa, bald eagles feeds its eaglets. The bald eagle livestreams allow viewers to watch the eagles from anywhere.

Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of raptor family life. Every spring, as eggs hatch and eaglets grow, these cameras rake in millions of views.

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It's set to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair -- as a big change looms

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The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, at what's likely to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as chair — with Kevin Warsh looking set to replace him.

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How a Supreme Court fight over fish oil could raise your prescription drug costs

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The justices are set to hear Hikma v. Amarin_,_ a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies do business.

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How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons

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A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.

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RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?

The vineyard at San Patrignano outside Coriano, Italy. The community is home to 850 people all working to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the San Patrignano model, and said he wants to build similar farm and work camps in the U.S., but the concept faces criticism from many medical experts.<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.

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Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?

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Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas, and coal.

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Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians

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At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions."

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EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025.

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.

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King Charles argues for stronger cooperation in speech to a joint meeting of Congress

In an address before a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, King Charles III sought to highlight the importance of the transatlantic relationship between the United States and Great Britain.

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Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain 'stolen' by Russia

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Ukraine accused Israel of allowing the import of grain it claims Russia stole from occupied areas. Israel claimed that the vessel had not entered the port and had not yet submitted its documents.

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Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents

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The International Football Association Board approved a rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when confronting another player. The measure will be in place at this summer's World Cup.

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U.S. to issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday

A sample of a limited release of a commemorative U.S. passport that celebrates America

The State Department said that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America's 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald Trump.

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Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

The home pages of Meta, Google and TikTok are displayed on devices in Sydney, Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.

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Yomif Kejelcha broke the 2-hour marathon but got 2nd place. He's still happy

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Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.

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Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research

The headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Va.

The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.

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Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts

Education Secretary Linda McMahon shared plans to hire more lawyers to work on civil rights cases after she said too many were fired last year.

In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about cuts to federal education spending and students' civil rights.

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