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Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts and ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend

Studio estimates on Sunday say “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” has made $82 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend.

Newsom declares state of emergency in Orange County as failing chemical tank nears catastrophic explosion

Emergency crews launch overnight mission to neutralize a volatile chemical tank at a Southern California aerospace facility in Garden Grove as Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency.

Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

Ohioans helping search for undocumented Revolutionary War soldiers as part of America 250 celebration

Ohio's State Preservation Office is trying to locate the graves of 7,000 Revolutionary War heroes before Memorial Day by using an app to document sites at cemeteries.

Feds seize $6.4M worth of cocaine aboard oil tanker at Port of Los Angeles, arrest suspected cartel smuggler

A suspected drug smuggler was arrested after federal agents allegedly discovered $6.4 million worth of cocaine aboard an oil tanker in California.

Southern California chemical tank has a crack that could possibly lower risk of explosion

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

High school teacher who allegedly had sex with student in closet now faces charges involving more teens

Former Georgia teacher Maris Nicols is accused of sex crimes involving six students, including grooming, sexual assault and child molestation.

Around the world

Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal

Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

China deployed over 100 vessels near Taiwan in the wake of Trump-Xi summit, Taiwan security official claims

China deployed over 100 vessels around Taiwan after the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, Taiwan National Security Council Secretary General Joseph Wu says.

Mass tanker blackout rattles Gulf ahead of 1.35M-barrel oil transfer amid US-Iran talks: firm

Maritime tracking signals collapse near the UAE's Fujairah oil hub hours before President Trump announced progress on a bilateral peace deal with Iran, according to an AI maritime firm.

Hezbollah grooms children for martyrdom through its scout movement, report claims

Experts say Hezbollah recruits and radicalizes youth through its Mahdi Scouts, preparing children to become fighters and carry out jihad missions.

Mamdani won't attend Israel Day Parade, breaking decades-long mayoral tradition amid antisemitism surge

NYC's Israel Day Parade expects record turnout after Mayor Mamdani confirmed he will not attend, drawing criticism from Jewish leaders citywide.

Two suspected American communist insurgents killed in clash in the Philippines

Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem were among 19 killed in a Philippine army firefight with suspected communist insurgents tied to the New People’s Army.

US arrests sister of powerful Cuban official over alleged ties to communist regime

U.S. arrests sister of Cuba's GAESA military conglomerate leader over alleged ties to the communist regime, Secretary of State Rubio announces.

Technology

Meta Medicare scam ads targeting seniors face scrutiny

Medicare scam ads on Facebook allegedly reached older Americans with fake benefit offers, a new CCDH report claims. Meta says it fights scams hard.

Google launches Gemini 3.5 Flash to push AI agents deeper into enterprise workflows

Google has launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, a new AI model designed to support agentic workflows across its products and enterprise platforms, as the company looks to move generative AI beyond chatbot-style interactions and deeper into business operations.

LinkedIn declares war on AI slop

AI is everywhere these days. Try as you might to avoid it, you’re not likely to succeed. LinkedIn, though, is attempting to draw a line in the sand and, if not completely eliminate the AI slop on its pages, at least cut back on it.

Network jobs watch: Hiring, skills and certification trends

Network and infrastructure roles continue to shift as enterprises adopt technologies such as AI-driven network operations, multicloud networking, zero trust network access (ZTNA), and SD-WAN.

SpaceX’s biggest business risk? Politics

In a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SpaceX lays out ambitions that are expansive, even existential: deploying orbital data centers to build superhuman artificial intelligence, transporting humanity to Mars, and extending consciousness into the broader universe.

Rideable robot looks ready to stomp all over us

Unitree says its GD01 rideable robot starts at $574,000, walks on two legs, transforms into four-legged form and can smash through a pile of bricks.

Demis Hassabis isn’t shying away from AI’s biggest questions

Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. For a decade, Google’s I/O developer conferences have told one consistent story: The AI age is here, and Google aims to lead it.

Sports News

Indy 500 fans clamor for Caitlin Clark as she takes center stage at race

Caitlin Clark served as grand marshal of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, giving the command for drivers to start at the iconic Indiana race event.

Golden Knights shake off disputed no-goal, storm past Avalanche for a 3-0 series lead

A two-goal swing over a disputed no-goal call in the first period that resulted in a three-goal deficit could have doomed Vegas on Sunday.

WWE's Austin Theory names one rising star who could be prospect for The Vision

WWE star Austin Theory told Fox News Digital that NXT call-up Je'Von Evans could fit The Vision, but the faction is not currently accepting members.

Katherine Legge finishes 31st at Coke 600 after bid to complete racing's 'Double' ends at Indy 500

Katherine Legge's attempt to become the first woman to complete "The Double" ended in disappointment.

Tiger Woods reportedly returns to Switzerland to presumably resume rehab after quick trip back to Florida

Tiger Woods' plane has reportedly returned to Switzerland as the golfer presumably resumes rehabilitation after a brief trip back to Florida.

Knicks fans already paying nearly $280K for courtside NBA Finals tickets as team nears historic berth

Two courtside tickets at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks' potential NBA Finals Game 3 sold for a staggering $279,804 on the secondary market.

Felix Rosenqvist wins 110th Indianapolis 500 after thrilling race

Felix Rosenqvist has won the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 in what was a thrilling finish to a race, overtaking David Malukus on the final stretch for the victory.

Politics News

NAACP’s Elegbede enters crowded Rochester mayoral race

The field of candidates vying for the top office in the city of Rochester is getting crowded. The latest to enter is the local NAACP president, bringing the number of announced candidates to seven.

Platner’s online past gets raunchier with crude takes on ‘Latin American hookers,’ cheating abroad

Deleted Reddit posts show Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner discussing prostitution and defending men who cheat on spouses overseas.

RFK Jr announces 'largest autism fraud bust in American history' with $46.6M Medicaid scheme indictment

The DOJ indicted two in an alleged $46.6 million Minnesota Medicaid autism fraud scheme that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls the largest autism fraud bust in U.S. history.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Bishop Barron blasts Catholic left for 'demonization' of Trump amid child trafficking crisis

Bishop Robert Barron encourages dialogue between Catholics and the Trump administration, saying demonization of conservative immigration views is unfair.

Feds: 15 charged with bilking Medicaid in Minnesota

Federal authorities on Thursday alleged that more than $90 million was stolen from seven state-managed Medicaid programs, including one meant to help children with autism and another intended to help vulnerable people find stable homes.

Walz appoints Justice Theodora Gaïtas to lead Minnesota Supreme Court

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday appointed Associate Justice Theodora Gaïtas to serve as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and he appointed Ramsey County District Court Judge Reynaldo Aligada Jr. as a new associate justice.

These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing

Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.