/Top Stories/ Last Updated: Tue, May 21st, 2024 @ 6:10pm EDT

NYT > Home Page

Maggie Astor

Trump Opens Door to Birth Control Restrictions, Then Tries to Close It

The former president suggested he might support letting states place restrictions on contraception, then said amid criticism that he didn’t support restrictions.

NYT > Home Page

Adam Nagourney

Kerry Kennedy Leads ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Campaign Against Her Brother’s White House Bid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister has become the face of the Kennedy family effort to block his candidacy and re-elect President Biden. She has more at stake besides her relationship with her brother.

NYT > Home Page

Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek

Trump Trial Day 20 Takeaways: Defense Rests and Closing Arguments Are Next Week

Donald J. Trump’s lawyers called two witnesses and he was not one of them. Closing arguments will happen May 28.

NYT > Home Page

Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman

Trump’s Defense Rests After He Chooses Not to Testify in Hush-Money Trial

Donald J. Trump’s lawyers mounted a minimal defense after prosecutors called 20 witnesses. Closing arguments in the first prosecution of an American president will take place May 28.

BuzzFeed - Latest

32 Very Pretty, Very Practical Things You Should Probably Buy

It's all well and good to have a functional water bottle, but even better to have one that makes strangers go, "Ooooh, pretty."

View Entire Post ›

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

Wisconsin man arrested for allegedly creating AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images

A Wisconsin software engineer was arrested on Monday for allegedly creating and distributing thousands of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Court documents describe Steven Anderegg as “extremely technologically savvy,” with a background in computer science and “decades of experience in software engineering.” Anderegg, 42, is accused of sending AI-generated images of naked minors to a...

NYT > Home Page

Alan Feuer

Trump Lawyers Accuse Prosecutors of Misconduct in Documents Case

Prosecutors vehemently denied the accusations in newly unsealed motions that show how the former president’s defense team has used often-baseless assertions to undercut the indictment.

NYT > Home Page

Danny Hakim and Jack Healy

Giuliani and Other Trump Allies Arraigned in Arizona Election Case

A total of 50 people, including former President Donald J. Trump, are now facing charges in four states related to efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power after he lost in 2020.

The Verge

Sean Hollister

This Microsoft-approved website tracks how Windows games play on Arm

Image: Linaro

With Microsoft’s new Surfaces leading a wave of Copilot Plus PCs powered by Arm chips that could reshape our expectations of Windows laptops, you might be wondering: do they game?

We’d already seen a few examples, like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Control — but at Build, Microsoft and Qualcomm just revealed a new website with far more examples. WorksOnWoA.com has apparently already tested 1,481 games on the Surface Laptop and other devices with Arm-based Snapdragon X...

SBNation.com

Joseph Acosta

Remaining NBA players as anime characters

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

The Conference Finals of the NBA Tournament of Power are here, so let’s compare the players to anime characters!

The conference finals are about to get underway in the NBA playoffs, with the Indiana Pacers taking on the Boston Celtics, and the Dallas Mavericks going up against the Minnesota Timberwolves. And the best part of having the conference finals is that now we get to have a little fun: by comparing NBA players to anime characters.

Bleacher Report...

ESPN.com

Pete Thamel

Sources: Big 12 first to settle House v. NCAA case

The Big 12 conference became the first named party in the House v NCAA case to vote to settle that case and related anti-trust cases, sources told ESPN.

ESPN.com

ESPN staff

A $13M+ NIL deal gone wrong and an unprecedented lawsuit: What you need to know

Former ESPN 300 QB Jaden Rashada sued Florida over a $13.85 million NIL deal. What's next in this saga? Our reporters break it down.

Mashable

Jenna Fischer shares the hilarious challenge in 'Pam's Replacement'

Many of us who are superfans of The Office have often wondered why Dunder Mifflin needed to bring in a replacement for Pam's second maternity leave.

In the Office Ladies podcast with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, the best friends and co-stars broke down "Pam's Replacement," episode 7 from Season 8. (Fischer had been on a brief podcast hiatus after breaking her shoulder.)

Fischer pointed out that during Pam's first maternity leave, she was just doing the receptionist job. But by the eighth...

Fast Company

Associated Press

More companies are offering child care at work. Is it a good idea?

Experts caution against an overreliance on businesses filling the void.

They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles.

Fast Company

Chris Morris

High salaries, poor performance: These were the most overpaid CEOs last year

Most CEOs of S&P 500 companies got a raise of at least 9%, according to a new ‘Wall Street Journal’ report. And some CEOs made millions despite their bad performance.

When it comes to CEO salaries, no one topped Broadcom’s Hock Tan last year. A new study by the Wall Street Journal ranks Tan (and his $161.74 million pay package) as the highest among S&P 500 companies last year.

BuzzFeed - Latest

Are These Actors Aging In Reverse Or Do They Just Look Their Age?

Let's be for real, Connie Nielsen looks like she just turned 40.

View Entire Post ›

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Windows now has AI-powered copy and paste

Illustration: The Verge

Microsoft is adding a new Advanced Paste feature to PowerToys for Windows 11 that can convert your clipboard content on the fly with the power of AI. The new feature can help people speed up their workflows by doing things like copying code in one language and pasting it in another, although its best tricks require OpenAI API credits.

Advanced Paste is included in PowerToys version 0.81 and, once enabled, can be activated with a special key command: Windows Key...

The Verge

Wes Davis

Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Build 2024. | Screenshot: YouTube

Microsoft had a lot to say about Windows and AI — and a little to say about custom emoji — during the Build 2024 keynote. The company, like just about everyone else in the industry, is charging hard at cramming AI into every nook and cranny it can find. That means Copilot watching your screen to help you play Minecraft or giving you AI agent co-workers.

The whole event was over two hours long, but you can catch the...

The selection and placement of stories on this page were determined automatically by a computer program.
The time or date displayed (including in the Timeline of Articles feature) reflects when an article was added to or updated in LooksNeat.