News for May 10, 2025

President Donald Trump fired U.S. Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter soon after the office raised concerns about how AI uses copyrighted material.

Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined and suspended after regulators said he used his riding crop too many times while winning the Kentucky Derby.

U.S. and Chinese trade officials said they made substantial progress in tariff talks in Switzerland, with Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer saying more details would come Monday.

DHS said it may seek arrests of House Democrats after a confrontation at a New Jersey ICE detention center, while the lawmakers deny assaulting officers and say they were there to conduct oversight.

Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined and suspended after striking Sovereignty too many times during the Kentucky Derby.

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are pushing Republicans to unite behind a major economic bill that mixes tax cuts, spending cuts, and new fights over Medicaid, tariffs, and taxes on the rich.

Pope Leo XIV is set to reunite in Rome with his brother John Prevost after becoming the first American pope, a historic moment for the Catholic Church.

General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S. after a V8 engine defect raised the risk of engine failure and a crash.

The U.S. has topped 1,000 measles cases, and Ohio is among 11 states with active outbreaks as health officials warn the CDC that the disease is spreading in undervaccinated communities.

Retired IRS agent Elana Cohen-Roth was sentenced to 12 years in prison for running a fraud scheme that took about $1 million from an elderly Sonoma County woman.

Business Insider says Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person in California, as part of a Forbes roundup of the wealthiest person in each U.S. state.

President Donald Trump’s trade war and government cuts are slowing the recovery in business travel, even as Delta Air Lines and Marriott still see travel holding up for now.

Hawaii reached a $700 million settlement with Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi over claims tied to the blood thinner Plavix.