A Drone Strike at Barakah
A drone set a generator on fire at the UAE's only nuclear plant. No one claimed it. The UAE blames Iran.
Putin Follows Trump to Beijing
Putin came to Beijing days after Trump left. The fight is over whether China is Russia's partner or its landlord.
The First Ebola Travel Ban
As cases climbed, the US imposed its first-ever Ebola travel ban. Epidemiologists say it's the wrong tool.
Is Fasting Actually Good for You?
The diet that promised timing beats calories is colliding with trials that say it's mostly just eating less.
Are Seed Oils Actually Bad for You?
RFK Jr. wants tallow back; cardiologists say seed oils protect your heart. A third camp says both miss the point.
Is the Mandalorian Any Good?
Star Wars' first film since 2019 splits critics: fun big-screen comeback, or a TV episode in disguise?
Trump's Face on India's Rickshaws
Those Trump rickshaws aren't grassroots gratitude -- they're a US Embassy ad. The fight is what it means.
An Hour From Bombing Iran?
Trump says he was an hour from striking Iran before Gulf states talked him down -- his fifth deadline to slide.
LinkedIn vs. AI Slop
LinkedIn will deprioritize AI-generated posts. The same company offers a "Rewrite with AI" button.
Let's Buy Spirit
Spirit shut down May 2. A TikTok creator has $337M in non-binding pledges to buy it back.
RM Said It Was Embarrassing
BTS played Stanford an hour earlier than every other Arirang stop. RM didn't like it -- at first.
Eric Schmidt Got Booed
Arizona graduates booed the speech and the speaker. The two reasons weren't the same.
Demi at Cannes
Demi Moore's arms became the Cannes story. The fight is about thinness, Ozempic, and what "toned" means.
Musk Lost in Two Hours
A federal jury unanimously threw out every claim.
Trump Settles With Himself
Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion. DOJ just settled it by creating a $1.776B fund for "lawfare victims."
Mourning a Video Game
A new scale measures the crash after a great game ends. Other researchers say we're pathologizing normality.
Betting on Hantavirus
$10.6M traded on a hantavirus pandemic market. Polymarket is hyping unrelated cases to keep the volume coming.
Apple Rents Its AI From Google
The Siri reboot Apple promised in 2024 finally ships in beta. The brains are leased from Google.
Trump's Prayer Rally
Cabinet officials led a nine-hour worship service on the National Mall. Trump skipped it to golf.
Ebola, No Vaccine, No USAID
A rare Ebola strain, and no vaccine.