Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, announces new pick - NPR
President Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means' path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.
Apple reports second quarter results - Apple
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 28, 2026.
Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents’ gala agrees to remain jailed for now - AP News
Federal prosecutors have released a video showing the moment authorities say an armed man tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump. Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, p…
The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed - Ars Technica
CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.
Trump’s call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon - Politico
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
‘Just go to Hell’: Ed Martin, Thom Tillis squabble amid Tillis’ anti-Jan. 6 litmus test - Politico
“Being hated by idiots is the price you pay for not being one of them,” Sen. Thom Tillis wrote on X Thursday.
Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in Greece - AP News
Activists attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza say Israeli forces have intercepted their flotilla near the southern Greek island of Crete. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail earlier this month from Barcelona. Organizers say over 70 boats and…
Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids - Ars Technica
Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid.
LIV Golf to lose investment from Saudi Arabia, fund says - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
$6 Gas in California Signals New Phase of the Global Energy Crunch - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
The statewide average for 87-octane gasoline in California has topped $6 a gallon as the Iran-war-driven global energy crunch ripples across the West Coast
World Art Show's Jury Resigns Before Opening - Newser
Venice Biennale panel had been criticized over decision to exclude Israeli, Russian artists
Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models - TechCrunch
"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.
BofA resets Google stock price target after earnings smasher - thestreet.com
Bank of America reveals what could happen to Google shares.
Camp Mystic says it’s halting plans to reopen after mounting pressure from parents of campers who died in floods - CNN
Camp Mystic — the Texas Christian girls camp where 27 campers and counselors died in last July’s devastating floods — has withdrawn its application to reopen this summer, stepping back from a possible return many grieving families had feared would come too so…
Congress votes to end record shutdown, sending DHS funding bill to Trump's desk - NBC News
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a Senate-passed bill that would much of the Homeland Security Department, ending the record 75-day shutdown of the sprawling federal agency.
Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says - BBC
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch seen from space (satellite photos) - Space
A sharp-eyed BlackSky satellite watched Wednesday (April 29) as the Falcon Heavy launched for the first time in 18 months.
Google expands ‘Preferred Sources’ to everyone so you actually see your favorite sites - 9to5Google
Launched in the second half of 2025, Google is now expanding its “Preferred Sources” tool in Search to all users...