World Health Organization countries don’t invite Taiwan to annual assembly
Member states of the World Health Organization on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who are among just 12 remaining countries with…
Many injured as navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge in US
Many injured as navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge in USAt least 22 people have been injured and three remain in a serious condition after a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge. Footage shows the…
Google CEO Shares Insights on Missed Opportunity with Netflix”
Sundar Pichai said Google thought ‘intensely’ about scooping up Netflix — but stopped short of calling the decision a regret Sundar Pichai said he still wonders about some decisions Google has made — one of them being that the…
Elon Musk’s xAI tries to explain Grok’s South African race relations freakout the other day
newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More If you asked the Grok AI chatbot built into Elon Musk’s social network X a question yesterday — something innocuous, like why enterprise software is hard…
Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants
Demonstrators gather outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations to protest the deportation of migrants without due process. The Supreme Court on Friday kept a block on the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked wartime…
Poland’s presidential election could end last vestige of populist resistance to PM Tusk
Since winning power back from the hands of his populist rivals a year and a half ago, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has faced one very stubborn roadblock to his plans: the country’s president. That could change after a pivotal…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to rebrand himself ahead of a potential presidential run
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-2026 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of a state flag during a press conference…
TikTok charged with breaching EU online content rules
Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules, putting its owner ByteDance at risk of a fine of as much as 6% of its global turnover. The European Commission said…
Mexican Beauty Influencer, Valeria Marquez is Dead
A 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer has been shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, the state prosecutor’s office said. Valeria Marquez was killed when a man entered her beauty salon in the city of Guadalajara “and apparently fired a…
Usher delivers inspirational commencement address at Emory University, receives honorary doctorate
Usher, Emory, Graduation 2025, theGrio.com Usher accepts honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, during 2025 Emory University Commencement Ceremony at Emory University on May 12, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Usher Raymond IV is officially a doctor—an honorary one, at…