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WATCH: ‘The Breakfast Club’ stars reunite
The cast from the cult classic 1985 hit, "The Breakfast Club," came together this weekend in Chicago.ABC News - 2d -
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.The New York Times - 2d -
‘The Pitt’ Captures the Real Overcrowding Crisis in Emergency Rooms
From the “chairs” to the hallway medicine, the show’s depiction of an emergency medicine system that is beyond capacity rings true for medical experts.The New York Times - 2d -
Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky’s Newest Venture? A Civic Movement
This week on ‘From the Ground Up,’ Daniel Lubetzky discusses how his Builders Movement combats ‘toxic polarization.’Inc. - 1d -
6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
The clashes range from unilaterally freezing federal funding to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens.ABC News - 23h -
China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs
The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.The New York Times - 22h -
Maldives bars Israeli passport holders over Gaza war
The Maldives has changed its immigration law to prohibit anyone with an Israeli passports from entering the country over the war in GazaABC News - 17h -
Mark Zuckerberg Once Considered Spinning off Instagram Over Antitrust Worries
The detail about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s thinking comes from a 2018 email shown during the antitrust trial.Inc. - 10h -
Bukele Has Power to Return Deportee in El Salvador to U.S., Experts Say
Experts say President Nayib Bukele has the power but not the interest to return a man deported from Maryland to El Salvador in error.The New York Times - 13h -
How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definitionABC News - 8h -
Peru's ex-president and first lady sentenced to 15 years in prison
A court ruled that Humala, who governed Peru from 2011 to 2016, took illegal campaign contributions.BBC News - 8h -
A Judge Threatened to Hold Trump Officials in Contempt
Also, Americans are being cut off from cheaper obesity drugs. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The New York Times - 3h -
Japan exports growth misses expectations, rising by a modest 3.9% in March as tariffs bite
The growth missed expectations of a 4.5% rise from economists polled by Reuters, and was lower than the 11.4% jump in February.CNBC - 1h -
Have you seen examples of health care fraud, waste or abuse? Tell us about it.
New York Times reporters are looking into cases of unnecessary and wasteful spending in government health programs.The New York Times - 6d -
Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics
A new estimate of the ghostly particle’s maximum possible mass brings physicists a tad closer to understanding the universe.The New York Times - 6d -
My Strange Saga of Dating While Pregnant
Carrying a baby for my brother and his husband didn’t seem compatible with new love. And yet.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump Tariffs Add to Apple’s Long-Standing Innovation Woes
Even before the threat of President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.The New York Times - 5d -
‘Bad Business’: Corporate Gloom Rises Over Trump’s Tariffs
Global markets are bouncing back, but a new survey of company chiefs finds that they’re on edge and are looking to cut back on investment.The New York Times - 2d -
Los Angeles continues to see decline in film and TV production, report says
The news of decreasing film production in Los Angeles comes as lawmakers continue pushing for a revamped film and TV tax incentive program.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Moveworks joins AI agent library craze
Moveworks said its AI Agent Marketplace will make it easier for organizations to think of new agentic use cases.VentureBeat - 1d -
Anthropic’s Claude AI Is Coming to Your Google Account to Help You Get Stuff Done
The integration should make Claude even more effective as a virtual assistant. Plus, there’s a new Research mode.Inc. - 1d -
Comcast launches five-year price guarantee for Xfinity internet customers
Comcast is introducing the option to choose a five-year price guarantee when customers sign up for a new Xfinity Internet package.VentureBeat - 1d -
Autopsies of Slain Gaza Medics Show Some Were Shot in the Head
The New York Times obtained autopsy reports for 14 of the 15 people killed in a March 23 attack on an ambulance and fire truck.The New York Times - 1d -
U.S. vehicle supply is falling amid tariff fear-buying
Supplies of new and used vehicles for sale are declining rapidly as consumers flock to stores ahead of potential price increases due to tariffs.CNBC - 12h -
The ghosts of ‘poor India’ are back on film
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Apu Trilogy’ has found a new audience with young cinemagoers more accustomed to Bollywood blingFinancial Times - 11h -
Aboard the 'silver train', China's retirees do their bit to offset Trump's tariffs
A new initiative aims to boost the local economy by attracting elderly travellers to remote parts of the country.BBC News - 1h -
Telescope finds promising hints of life on distant planet
Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.BBC News - 1h -
Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies
Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis found.The New York Times - 2h -
Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts
Video shows the moment ICE agents smashed a car window and forcibly removed a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Monday.CBS News - 3h -
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.The New York Times - 5d -
WATCH: The moment Katy Perry, Blue Origin returned to Earth
Jeff Bezos opens the hatch so the all-female space crew, including Katy Perry, Gayle King and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, can exit, after traveling to space aboard Blue Origin rocket.ABC News - 2d -
Andrea Nevins, documentary filmmaker, dies at 63
Andrea Nevins, wife of former Showtime chairman David Nevins, died Saturday after battling breast cancer. She directed documentary films, including 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie.'Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Microsoft’s Recall AI Tool Is Making an Unwelcome Return
Microsoft held off on releasing the privacy-unfriendly feature after a swell of pushback last year. Now it’s trying again, with a few improvements that skeptics say still aren't enough.Wired - 2d -
U.N. condemns Israel as 2nd Gaza hospital hit in space of just 3 days
Gaza health officials say an Israeli strike on a field hospital killed a medic two days after another attack disabled the enclave's last functioning critical care facility.CBS News - 23h -
Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in ...ABC News - 17h -
Mexican Baseball League's recent growth in attendance now rivals soccer clubs
Mexico’s summer baseball league will open it’s 100th season aiming to keep an impressive growth in attendance that began after Mexico’s surprise run at the 2023 World Baseball ClassicABC News - 8h -
Arcane: League Of Legends 4K Blu-Ray Steelbook Is 50% Off At Amazon
. League of Legends fans can save big on the 4K Blu-ray release of Arcane, Netflix's highly rated animated series that wrapped after two seasons in November. Arcane Season 1's 4K Limited Edition ...GameSpot - 4h -
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge. The UK supreme court has issued a historic and definitive ruling that the terms “woman” ...The Guardian - 7h -
‘Tormented … but I don’t feel down’: Rose opens up on Masters heartache
Englishman lost in playoff at Augusta for second time ‘I could really sense what it would be like to win it’ Justin Rose says he feels “tormented” by a feeling of what might have been after ...The Guardian - 6h -
‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it.Wired - 5h