Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.

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May 18, 2026

Barbara Ortutay

Science & Technology

ICE agent charged in shooting of man in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office issued a nationwide arrest warrant for Christian Castro in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis.

startribune.com

May 18, 2026

Jeff Day

ICE & Immigration

Trump's Christian Nationalist Agenda & Taxpayer-Funded DC Prayer Rally: Bishop Barber & Sarah Posner

Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for "Rededicate 250," a taxpayer-funded Christian evangelical service backed by President Trump. The eight-hour lineup featured songs, prayers and remarks by top government officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The event included religious leaders like evangelist Franklin Graham and Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

"Nothing was Christian about what we saw yesterday," says Bishop William J. Barber II. "This is idolatry. This is heresy. This is a form of religious nationalism. This is Trump worship. This is trying to make someone a messiah figure." Barber, the president of Repairers of the Breach and founding director of the Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, took part in a counter-event on Sunday called Redirect 250.

"This is really a battle for the soul of America," says Sarah Posner, author of Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind. The Supreme Court has eroded the separation of church and state in recent decades, particularly under President Trump, adds Posner. She also notes that "evangelicals, for decades, have been marinating in Christian Zionist theology and ideology, which holds that, in their view, America has a biblical duty to defend Israel, and in particular defend Israel from aggression, both nuclear and otherwise, from Iran."

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May 18, 2026

Democracy Now!

Political Corruption

Trump Administration Fails to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Atrazine

The Trump U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a review of atrazine that concludes the potent, cancer-linked endocrine disruptor does not pose an extinction risk to any threatened or endangered animals or plants. The court-ordered final review, which came in response to a legal challenge by the Center for Biological Diversity, was released to the Center late Friday afternoon.

The controversial finding contrasts sharply with a 2021 Environmental Protection Agency determination that the pesticide is likely to harm more than 1,000 protected species. The new finding comes despite widespread atrazine contamination of the nation’s waterways caused by tens of millions of pounds of the pesticide being used each year in industrial agricultural operations.

biologicaldiversity.org

May 18, 2026

Nathan Donley

Climate & Environment

Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump critic | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Pro-Israel groups and donors spend heavily in Kentucky’s Republican primary to defeat US Congressman Thomas Massie.

aljazeera.com

May 18, 2026

Ali Harb

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"Staggering Corruption": Rep. Raskin on Trump's $10B IRS Lawsuit, Stock Trades & Family Business

Donald Trump on Monday dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leak of his personal and business tax records, a bizarre case of a sitting president suing his own government and essentially acting as both plaintiff and defendant. This comes amid reports that Trump's Department of Justice was considering settling the case in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate victims of so-called weaponization of the DOJ under the Biden and Obama administrations. Trump allies who participated in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol could file claims and be compensated.

"They want a $1.7 billion slush fund, which comes to a million dollars a head in terms of Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, the insurrectionists, with $100 million left over of taxpayer money to spread around in different ways," says Congressmember Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, who spoke with Democracy Now! shortly before news broke of Trump dropping the IRS lawsuit.

Raskin last week introduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which is geared toward curbing the president's profiteering from public office. "Corruption is the whole purpose of the Trump administration," says Raskin. "It's not like some eccentric peripheral thing; it's a vast money-making operation."

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May 18, 2026

Democracy Now!

Political Corruption

Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base

Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed while performing in the Fighter Skies airshow at the Mountain Home Air Force Base.This is a developing story and details are

idahonews.com

May 17, 2026

CBS2 News Staff

Disasters

Defense firm says large explosion near Beit Shemesh was part of ‘pre-planned experiment’

A large blast was heard near the Jerusalem-area city of Beit Shemesh this evening, at a testing ground belonging to the state-owned Tomer defense firm.

In a statement, Tomer — which develops engines for rockets and missiles — says that the blast was “a pre-planned experiment that was carried out according to plan.”

timesofisrael.com

May 16, 2026

Emmanuel Fabian

Middle East

Wild experiment sees AI agents falling in love, burning down town, and deleting themselves

A team of researchers built something called Emergence World, a long-horizon, multi-model ecosystem where AI agents were allowed to operate for weeks. The rules were the same. The only difference was the model. What happened next sounds like sci-fi.

The experiment, conducted by New York company Emergence AI, asks what happens when you let agents run continuously, in a shared environment with real-world signals, for weeks.

cybernews.com

May 15, 2026

Gintaras Radauskas

Science & Technology

Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds | US military | The Guardian

Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran

theguardian.com

May 15, 2026

Joseph Gedeon and Cate Brown

Political Corruption

As AIPAC Spends Millions to Oust Him, Massie Unveils Bill Requiring Pro-Israel Lobby to Register as Foreign Agent | Common Dreams

As the Israel lobby attempts to end his political career, the Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would require lobbyists working for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, to register as foreign agents.

commondreams.org

May 15, 2026

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene? Time For a DEBUNKING

In his latest monologue, Mehdi corrects the record on what AOC and MTG have actually said and done on Gaza, on Biden and Trump, and on January 6, and explains why the “MTG is better than AOC” line being pushed by a loud online minority of alleged leftists is, to put it plainly, nonsense.

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May 15, 2026

Zeteo

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Why the Next President Could Finally Be Elected by the Popular Vote – Mother Jones

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact could surpass 270 electoral votes based on the midterm results.

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May 14, 2026

Ari Berman

Uncategorized

FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Advances In U.S. House Health Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the ongoing transfer of 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms to animal care organizations, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for advancing yesterday afternoon the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821. This bipartisan legislation, with an even number of Republicans and Democrats as co-sponsors, ensure that FDA regulations and implementation fully align with the landmark FDA Modernization Act 2.0 enacted by Congress in 2022 to eliminate an animal-testing mandate for experimental drugs. The bill, approved unanimously, now heads to the full House Energy and Commerce Committee for consideration next week.

centerforahumaneeconomy.org

May 14, 2026

Wayne Pacelle

Science & Technology

E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Water Pollution Rule for Coal Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed to repeal a Biden-era rule that prevents coal-burning power plants from releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic metals into nearby waters.

The rule, issued in 2024, imposes the strongest-ever pollution limits on wastewater from U.S. coal plants. It requires plants to do more to filter metals such as arsenic, mercury and selenium from their wastewater before releasing it into nearby lakes, rivers and streams.

nytimes.com

May 14, 2026

Maxine Joselow

Climate & Environment

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Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced Tuesday that it is deploying staff — including “poll watchers” and “election observers” — to at least 17 states in what it calls a nationwide “election integrity” operation ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The move comes as Republicans intensify attacks on voting rights and election administration following years of false claims about widespread voter fraud and mounting efforts to challenge voting access, fair maps and election results in key states.

democracydocket.com

May 12, 2026

Political Corruption

$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out by five white officers, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.

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May 12, 2026

JIM MUSTIAN and JACK BROOK

Police Brutality

Footage shows Central Valley dairy workers kicking young calves, pulling them with pliers - Los Angeles Times

Workers at Agresti Calf Ranch in the Central Valley also were spotted removing animals' horns, apparently without anesthesia.

latimes.com

May 12, 2026

Susanne Rust

Protests & Activism

Pentagon Says Latest Boat Strike Killed Two, Leaving One Survivor | Democracy Now!

The Pentagon says it has blown up another ship in the eastern Pacific, killing two of its passengers and leaving one survivor. Once again, officials with U.S. Southern Command provided no evidence for their claims that the ship had been carrying drugs. SOUTHCOM says it notified the U.S. Coast Guard to begin search and rescue operations for the survivor; there’s no word on the person’s fate. Similar attacks by the Pentagon in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have reportedly killed 192 people.

democracynow.org

May 11, 2026

Democracy Now

US/International Conflict

Israel kills 70 in Lebanon; Trump rejects Iran proposal; Putin says Ukraine war “coming to an end”

Drop Site Daily: May 11, 2026

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May 11, 2026

Drop Site News

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