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Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates the possibilities of artificial intelligence by creating an AI companion on Character.AI, July 15, 2025, in Russellville, Ark.
Katie Adkins
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor
Shannon Bond
State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.
Five publishers and bestselling author Scott Turow are suing Meta for allegedly building generative AI models on millions of copyrighted works. Turow is pictured above during the New Yorker Festival in New York City in October 2014.
Thos Robinson
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Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement
Chloe Veltman
The bank vole is one of the rodents that can transmit the hantavirus. In rare cases, there is human-to-human transmission.
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Cruise ship with hantavirus may have seen a rare occurrence: humans infecting humans
Gabrielle Emanuel
Antonio, Joshua, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar stand in front of Gruene Hall ahead of their performance as an opening act for country singer Kacey Musgraves in New Braunfels, Texas on May 4, 2026. The three brothers were recently detained by ICE along with their parents and held for 13 days at the detention center in Dilley, Texas.
Brenda Bazán for NPR
From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Texas Standard
How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families
Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend....
Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
Alex Jones’ Infowars site has finally shut down — for now
Texas Standard for May 5, 2026: Supreme Court order keeps abortion pill access in flux
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