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All of Musk’s claims in lawsuit against OpenAI dismissed in federal trial  The Washington PostFederal jury delivers verdict on Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI  Fox BusinessMusk slams Altman trial verdict as a 'technicality,' vows to appeal  CNBCAfter Elon Musk’s Court Loss Comes the Long Hot A.I. Summer  The New York TimesJury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman  NPR

American tests positive for Ebola; U.S. to screen travelers at airports  The Washington PostWhat we know about the latest Ebola outbreak after WHO declares global health emergency  CNNEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency  The New York TimesThis Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began — and the U.S. response  NPR

NBA playoffs 2026: Live updates from Spurs-Thunder Game 1  ESPNSpurs vs. Thunder score, live updates, how to watch: NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, DPOY Victor Wembanyama face off in Game 1  Yahoo Sports2026 Western Conference Finals odds, best bets, series spread: San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder  Fox NewsIt’s time for Playoff Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma Thunder, Game 1  Pounding The RockNBA Playoffs odds, picks: Best bets for Monday's Spurs vs. Thunder Game 1 Western Conference showdown  CBS Sports

Sandy Fire in Simi Valley: 836 acres scorched, evacuations expanded  ABC7 Los AngelesSandy Fire explodes to nearly 2,500 acres, spreads toward L.A. County  KTLAWind-driven fire triggers evacuations in Simi Valley; at least 1 home burned  Los Angeles TimesThousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes  NBC NewsSandy Fire in Simi Valley Threatens Thousands of Homes  The New York Times

Gunmen kill 3 people at San Diego Islamic centre in suspected hate crime  Al JazeeraPolice investigate Islamic Center shooting as a hate-crime  KPBSActive shooter reported at Islamic Center of San Diego  cbs8.comLive updates: Three killed, two suspects dead in shooting at San Diego mosque  NBC 7 San DiegoSan Diego mosque shooting: What to know about the attack, the victims and the suspects  WCVB

Long Island Rail Road strike to end as MTA, unions reach tentative deal  CBS NewsLive updates: Deal reached by MTA and unions to end LIRR strike, service to resume at noon  NBC New YorkDeal reached to end strike at largest US commuter railroad  CNNPayroll data exposes six-figure salaries behind transit strike grinding NYC travel to a halt  Fox NewsL.I.R.R. Strike Could Play a Role in New York Governor’s Race  The New York Times

The UK-headquartered banking giant aims to move some of the effected workers to other roles in the business.

Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.

The warmest weather of the year is forecast for later this week after early rain.

The alleged attackers were aged 17 and 18 and one left a note containing "generalised hate rhetoric", investigators say.

Chris Minns says NSW government will continue to push for reforms on bail conditions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGlobal Sumud Flotilla participants urge Australian government to intervene and ‘keep us safe’The Australians that the Global Sumud Flotilla allege have been kidnapped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are academics, doctors, students, activists and film-makers.This is now the second time Israel has illegally abducted Australian citizens in international waters, and our government has said nothing … For as long as Australia continues to support Israel’s genocide, Australians will keep sailing.You never know the minute when the Israelis decide that ‘yeah, let’s fuck over some ordinary people,’ 500 of them, who have got a whole load of baby food in boats trying to break their illegal siege in international waters. Here we are in international waters, and our governments are completely failing us. Do everything that you can to keep us safe.When people are unwell with colds or flu, they can’t donate, even if they want to. But the need for blood doesn’t slow down. Patients undergoing cancer treatment, people needing surgery, and those injured in accidents rely on blood every single day. Continue reading...

This blog is now closed. See our latest full report: Trump claims planned attack on Iran postponed after Tehran makes new proposal to end warFriedrich Merz has been embroiled in a row with Donald Trump over his war on Iran ever since the German chancellor suggested the Trump team was being outplayed in its negotiations with Tehran and said he would not advise his children to study or work in the US in the current climate.The Guardian’s Berlin correspondent, Deborah Cole, has looked at the declining relationship between the two leaders in this story. Here is an extract:Disputes over trade and military aid for Ukraine have fuelled tensions between the US and its European allies and tested the Nato alliance.Merz is struggling to revive an anaemic German economy and has said the impact of the US-Israeli military action in Iran and the ensuing closure of the strait of Hormuz has been severely damaging to European interests.We strongly condemn the renewed Iranian airstrikes against the United Arab Emirates and other partners. Attacks on nuclear facilities pose a threat to the safety of people throughout the entire region. There must be no further escalation of violence.Iran must enter into serious negotiations with the USA, stop threatening its neighbours, and open the strait of Hormuz without restrictions. Continue reading...

King distinguished herself as a tennis champ at Cal State Los Angeles, winning Wimbledon doubles while enrolledWhen Billie Jean King left college in 1964, she had a purpose. Within a few years, she had become the top-ranked tennis professional in the world. Over a trailblazing career, she won 39 championships, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a congressional Medal of Honor – all while pushing publicly for gender and pay equality.Last year, she finally returned to finish the degree in history she started more than six decades ago. On Monday, she graduated, at 82 years old. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed.Trump dismisses $10bn suit against IRS and creates $1.7bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fundSign up for the Breaking News US emailDemocratic reactions to the news about Trump moving to withdraw his lawsuit against the IRS are coming in. Ron Wyden, a top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said Trump deserved no credit for dropping the lawsuit, regardless of his reasons.“Even by his standards the move he’s trying to get away with now is a stunning act of corruption,” said Wyden in a statement. “What Trump wants is a $1.7bn slush fund for right-wing political violence and subversion, and if he follows through, it will be the most brazen theft and abuse of taxpayer dollars by any president in American history.” Continue reading...

Ministry of Defence names soldier who fell from her horse as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, 24, part of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse ArtilleryA soldier who died after falling from her horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show was named as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, 24 – an “exceptional jockey” with an “infectious energy”, her commanding officer said.Sullivan, part of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, fell at around 7pm on Friday after exiting the arena. Continue reading...

Democrats criticize deal as a slush fund that ‘funnels taxpayer dollars’ to president’s political alliesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe justice department announced on Monday it was creating a loosely controlled and secretive $1.776bn fund to compensate Donald Trump allies as part of an agreement in which Trump and his sons dropped a $10bn longshot lawsuit against the IRS.The money, which critics said was essentially a slush fund, will be overseen by five commissioners – four of whom would be appointed by the attorney general and removable by Trump – who would oversee the body’s work. A fifth commissioner will be appointed “in consultation” with congressional leadership. The fund also has the power to issue “formal apologies” and will send a quarterly confidential report to the US attorney general outlining who has been paid from the fund. There is no requirement that the fund’s work be made public. Continue reading...

Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try to recover explorers in next couple of daysRescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing.Searches had resumed after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them. Continue reading...

Former House speaker, who had not yet weighed in, declared Connie Chan ‘best prepared’ to represent cityNancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, in the race to succeed her as the city’s representative in Congress, calling her the candidate who “stands above the rest”.Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, will retire at the end of her term and had not yet weighed in on the contested primary for the San Francisco district she has held for nearly 40 years. But as early mail-in ballots trickle in ahead of the 2 June primary, Pelosi declared Chan the “leader best prepared to carry forward the fight for San Francisco in the Congress”. Continue reading...

President’s remarks about Taiwan arms deals being a ‘negotiating chip’ with Beijing have been seized on by Chinese state mediaIt has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government. When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, many feared the unpredictable US leader could upend Washington’s longstanding support for Taipei.But beyond a starkly worded statement from Xi stressing China’s claims over Taiwan, which it claims as part of its territory despite never having ruled it, initial signs appeared good for Taipei. Continue reading...

‘We cannot continue to blame migrants for the problems of our economy,’ backbencher Andrew McLachlan says A Liberal senator has broken ranks to criticise Angus Taylor’s plan to bar non-citizens from accessing welfare, warning it will create “two types of members of the community” and is “not the Australian way”.The outspoken backbencher Andrew McLachlan said migrants should not be blamed for economic problems including the housing crisis, and warned his party’s immigration rhetoric was alienating diaspora communities. Continue reading...

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on Carnival Cruise Line’s Horizon ship last November, and her 16-year-old stepbrother has been charged with her murder

San Diego police said they got reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego just before noon and found three victims upon arrival, including a slain security guard

Police said the two suspects, age 17 and 18, were found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds near the mosque

A security guard who was killed ‘played a pivotal role in assisting from this being much worse,’ the city’s police chief said

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has angered some corporate executives with his tax policies, has had a recent series of meetings with top business leaders.

Brian Morrissey, the department’s general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund.

Officials ordered more than 29,000 to evacuate after a brush fire broke out in Simi Valley, Calif.

A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s, both from the S.I. Newhouse collection.

The fate of Ken Paxton, the conservative Texas firebrand, could decide whether Republicans keep control of the Senate.

Children’s Hospital Colorado had halted hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender youths amid threats from the Trump administration to withhold funding from institutions that provide it.

The shipwrecked man was rescued from Channel Islands National Park, but the flares set off a 14,600-acre fire that has burned park buildings, forced evacuations and threatened rare Torrey pines.

The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million.

The Trump administration’s practice of detaining migrants at federal courthouses had stirred outrage.

A visitor said that the mosque is highly diverse. Its services are in English, because attendees come from all over the world.

After some of Luigi Mangione’s supporters made comments that were condemned as inflammatory, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office said it would review the process that gave them press passes.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said complaints about bias against Muslims are at levels unseen in decades.

The arrangement was denounced by critics as a slush fund for supporters of President Trump, possibly including Jan. 6 rioters.

In any new round of fighting, Iranian officials could adopt new tactics, including intensified strikes on neighbors and trying to close off a second strait.

President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.

Tiny Nauru could soon be called Naoero.

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.

In any new round of fighting, Iranian officials could adopt new tactics, including intensified strikes on neighbors and trying to close off a second strait.

President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.

Asia markets were mixed ahead of the highly anticipated Trump-Xi talks.

Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher on Tuesday, amid lower oil prices after President Donald Trump said he is postponing a scheduled attack on Iran

The growth was sharply higher compared with Reuters-polled analysts' average estimate of 1.7%, and against the 1.3% in the previous quarter.

Beijing walks into the summit with the stronger hand while Moscow seeks reassurance that China has not drifted toward Washington after Trump's visit.

After a 140% stock surge and a sweeping Wall Street reset, Google’s developer conference has to prove the AI story is more than a market narrative.

Oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would postpone a planned military strike on Iran following requests from key Middle Eastern leaders.

Two teen gunmen kill three at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crime.