Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?
Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.
SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit
The Supreme Court kept access to the abortion pill mifepristone available via telehealth. And, Trump says he made multiple trade deals during his state visit to China.
Key takeaways from Trump's China trip
President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.
Which Trump cabinet member has a new reality show? The quiz knows
This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz question about his name. Enjoy that, and the other nine, too.
After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?
What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.
Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds
Gen Z homeowners now outpace millennials at the same age. They're more likely to be single and less likely to use help from parents.
Morning news brief
Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.
Son reflects with his mother about growing up with autism
Jhovana Figueroa was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. For StoryCorps, Figueroa and his mom talk about his childhood and their hopes for the future.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.
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What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?
Andy Burnham says he will look to stand in the constituency, after Labour MP Josh Simons announces his resignation.
Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan
Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, "I don't talk about that".
Teenager's family 'heartbroken' by meningitis death
The family of sixth form pupil Lewis Waters post a tribute following his death.
Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.
NHS staff accessed Southport victims' records 'inappropriately', hospital trust admits
The victims affected by the data breach were not told for nearly two years.
Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds
"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Beckhams become billionaires as Oasis make rich list for first time
The list is based off the paper's estimates of the minimum wealth of Britain’s 350 richest people or families.
Eleven 'far-right agitators' banned from UK ahead of rally, government says
Saturday's rally has been organised by anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson.
UK backs human rights plan to accelerate illegal migration removals
The agreement pushes for a new approach to the continent's main human rights treaty to tackle modern migration pressures.
'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites
Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
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NASA's Psyche mission set for a brief encounter with Mars
There sure are some clever people on Earth
Anthropic urges Uncle Sam to kneecap China's AI ambitions before 2028
Claude maker warns authoritarian regimes could set the rules unless Washington tightens chip and model controls
Exploited Exchange Server flaw turns OWA inboxes into script launchpads
Microsoft mitigation may bork inline images, calendar printing while admins wait for a proper patch
Patch time for Cisco SD-WAN admins as vendor drops yet another make-me-admin zero-day
CISA hands feds super-tight deadline for this perfect-10, actively exploited flaw
X tells Ofcom it will finally check its moderation inbox
Comms watchdog says Musk's social media platform will now review reports of illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours... on average
ZTE showcases at GSMA M360 LATAM 2026, driving future business model restructuring - AI & network two-way integration
AI-integrated networks can cut costs, boost 5G efficiency, and help regional telcos shift beyond basic connectivity
OpenAI caught in TanStack npm supply chain chaos after employee devices compromised
Attackers stole a limited amount of internal credential material after malware hidden in poisoned packages reached two staff machines
Fusion for the future: XLSMART and ZTE partnering for a boundless digital Indonesia
7,000 5G sites added in eight months, and now serve 73 million subscribers on Indonesia’s first blanket 5G network.
UK reloads artillery plans with £1B remote-control howitzer order
72 Boxer-mounted RCH 155s due from 2028 as Britain fills the gap left by AS-90s sent to Ukraine
Britain's latest civil servant is a chatbot trained on GOV.UK misery
Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone
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Rocket Report: Russia claims success with new ICBM; spaceplane déjà vu in Europe
SpaceX's upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19.
Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
Vaccines may be training a part of our immune system long thought to be untrainable.
Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
“This is a public trust and transparency issue.”
The perfect commuter bike? Velotric's Discover 3 makes its case.
A customized mid-motor and Shimano's new Cues components are a winning combination.
Claude Code's product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the "lean harness"
"We have no grand plan," says Anthropic's Cat Wu—but that's by design.
Men use "vocal fry" more than women, counter to stereotype
Study suggests "the bias is real but socially constructed, rather than grounded in how women actually sound."
Fired hacker twins forget to end Teams recording, capture own crimes