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Elon Musk Just Got Badly Humiliated in Court
Elon Musk helped birth OpenAI in 2015, a world-changing AI non-profit which he lavished with tens of millions of dollars alongside its now-CEO Sam Altman. Now in 2026, he’s suing to unwind the entire project with a civil suit, claiming that Altman betrayed the nonprofit’s mission by turning it into a profit-seeking machine — nevermind
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How these Latine drag kings took center stage
Backstage at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in East Hollywood, drag kings and queens bustled inside the dressing room, making their transformations into glittering stars ahead of an April 22 revue titled “Living Legends of Drag: Stories of LGBTQ+ Artistry & Culture.” “Five minutes to showtime,” said Lil Miss Hot Mess, drag queen and hostess, as
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Pam Bondi’s ouster linked to rushed Comey indictment: report
The sudden decision of the Justice Department to bring an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey was linked to the dismissal of former Attorney General Pam Bondi, MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig reported on Thursday. The new indictment charges Comey with threatening violence against President Donald Trump, based on an Instagram post he made last
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Swimmers flee as great white spotted feasting along packed California beach
A great white shark up to 10ft long shut down a California beach after it was seen feasting on a sea lion carcass just off the coast. Parts of Huntington Beach was closed for 48 hours on Wednesday from 10am after lifeguards spotted the predator near Sunset Beach. At about 10 a.m., lifeguards spotted the
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Amazon’s New AI-Generated “Podcasts” Shilling Every Imaginable Products Are Already Backfiring Spectacularly
Companies keep forcing AI features to do things that no one ever thought they needed, or indeed ever conceived of. In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake. The bizarre feature was spotlighted by Katie Notopoulos at Business Insider, who
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Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
DUBAI — Iran’s supreme leader vowed Thursday in a defiant tone to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which President Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the only
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A major new study found AI outperformed doctors in ER diagnosis — but there’s a catch
When I think of heroic doctors, I think of the physician in the hospital who’s presented with a patient suffering bizarre or vague symptoms and pulls out the right diagnosis just in time. It’s the basis of almost every medical procedural TV show, from House, MD to The Pitt. It’s the mystique that has made
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‘False accusations’: GOP rep lashes out after House investigation revealed
A Republican lawmaker is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for unspecified allegations, according to a breaking report on Wednesday. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) responded on Thursday to news that he was under investigation, which Axios confirmed through a lawyer from the House Ethics Committee and aides who have worked with Edwards. “I welcome
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Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour share a historic relative
Meryl Streep confirmed that she and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour are distant cousins while promoting the highly anticipated “Devil Wears Prada 2” film. “It came out that … y’all are, like, fifth cousins or something,” “Today” host Jenna Bush Hager told the “Mama Mia” star on her “Open Book” podcast Wednesday. Streep explained the connection
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Trump’s Grip on the Republican Party Faces 3 Big Tests in May
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on April 24, 2026 —Roberto Schmidt—Getty Images This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. It’s been an article of faith that Donald Trump has a vise-like