Taylor Swift Files Trademarks To Block AI Impersonations

 

United States. Taylor Swift's company, TAS Rights Management, filed three trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on April 24 to register two sound marks and one visual depiction tied to the singer's voice and image, signaling a legal step taken in response to concerns about artificial...

Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz Confirm Private Engagement

 

Los Angeles: Singer Harry Styles and actress Zoe Kravitz privately exchanged rings and informed a small circle of friends about their engagement on April 28, according to multiple entertainment outlets. The pair, first publicly linked in August 2025 in Rome, were photographed in London with Kravitz wearing a prominent ring...

Thunder Eliminates Suns In Phoenix; Season Ends Swiftly

 

PHOENIX — The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center on Monday, ending the Suns' playoff season after a first-round series loss. Oklahoma City completed the series decisively, showcasing defensive depth and perimeter defense that limited Phoenix across multiple games, particularly in late-clock situations and transition...

OpenAI Gains Multi‑Cloud Rights in Revised Microsoft Deal

 

San Francisco — Microsoft and OpenAI on April 27 announced a revision to their partnership that allows OpenAI to serve customers across rival cloud platforms while keeping Microsoft Azure as OpenAI's primary cloud and preserving first-to-ship privileges unless Azure cannot support required capabilities; the joint statement highlighted changes to financial...

Washington suspect charged with attempting Trump assassination

 

WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge on Monday said Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, has been charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington. Prosecutors allege Allen fired a shotgun at a U.S. Secret Service...

Texas Tech Quarterback Enters Treatment Amid Gambling Investigation

 

Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby took an indefinite leave Monday to enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction, the university and Sorsby said in a joint statement; Sorsby had transferred to Texas Tech after playing at Cincinnati and beginning his college career at Indiana. The school said...

WHCA Dinner Shooting Raises Questions, Spurs Official Inquiry

 

Washington. On April 25, shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner held at the Washington Hilton Hotel; attendees included President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania and Vice President J D Vance, and reporting states an individual entered the event from a security screening area before the...

Chicago suspect charged after Swedish Hospital officer shooting

 

CHICAGO. A suspect, Alphanso Talley, allegedly shot two Chicago police officers inside Swedish Hospital on Saturday at about 11 a.m., killing Officer John Bartholomew and critically wounding a second officer after officers had brought Talley to the facility following an earlier alleged armed robbery. He fled briefly but was later...

DeSantis Proposes Map That Could Shift Florida Seats

 

Tallahassee, Florida. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a proposed congressional map that would redraw district boundaries and, if adopted, likely give Republicans four additional U.S. House seats ahead of the November elections. He released the draft to Fox News and called a special session of the GOP-controlled state legislature...

Virginia Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Congressional Map

 

RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over whether to block a voter-approved constitutional amendment that authorized a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan drawn by Democrats; plaintiffs say the General Assembly violated procedural requirements when placing the measure on the ballot. The map, approved by voters last week,...