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A well-known Houston restauranteur fatally shot his wife and their two young children before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-restauranteur-kills-wife-2-kids-turning-gun-rcna343757?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fb9dd151e09a0001d080a8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia suspended U.S. access to its bases and airspace. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies-rcna343845?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc54a90fdc870001c628ef&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed in a May 3 statement that it had obtained about 6.65 terabytes of Canvas data from 9,000 schools worldwide. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/canvas-software-hacked-disrupted-classes-america-shinyhunters-rcna344199?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69ff2fe44bb6d90001e009cf&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-rot-research-short-form-video-consumption-rcna245739?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fee9894b0f79000163b13a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
In Britain's ex-industrial heartlands, it is not only stagnant wages or the rising cost of food and fuel driving voters to Reform UK.
It is the broader sense that the country is not working. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/welsh-town-herald-hard-right-swing-uks-elections-rcna343820?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbb0840fdc870001c62465&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
A well-known Houston restauranteur fatally shot his wife and their two young children before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-restauranteur-kills-wife-2-kids-turning-gun-rcna343757?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc004a873ee60001111f80&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Ted Turner, the media tycoon who died Wednesday, had a unique business sense that led him to create America’s first 24-hour cable news channel and turned the Atlanta Braves into a national juggernaut. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/baseball/ted-turner-managed-one-braves-game-forever-changed-professional-sports-rcna343897?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69ff05a9999f62000157383f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Authorities investigating a property in connection with the 1996 disappearance and murder of California college student Kristin Smart have so far not discovered her remains, the sheriff leading the search said in an update. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/search-property-linked-kristin-smarts-1996-disappearance-hasnt-found-r-rcna344154?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe457279a4a40001b2e11e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The death of Darrell Sheets, a star of the long-running reality series "Storage Wars," was ruled a suicide as authorities continue to probe allegations that he was cyberbullied. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-cause-death-ruled-suicide-rcna343868?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbc34416d54400015ac02f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Thomas Shaknovsky said in a deposition in November that he believed he was removing 70-year-old William Bryan’s spleen but accidentally removed his liver. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-surgeon-removed-wrong-organ-traumatized-deposition-rcna343833?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc70bc0fdc870001c629e5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
President Trump asks a federal appeals court to pause its ruling rejecting his challenge to E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation case against him as he looks to take the case to the Supreme Court. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-asks-appeals-court-pause-ruling-e-jean-carroll-case-rcna343948?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc756116d54400015ac50b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
A former sheriff’s deputy is found guilty of reckless homicide at trial for shooting a Black man who was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother’s house. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-deputy-found-guilty-reckless-homicide-shooting-black-man-going-gran-rcna344145?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe4ed779a4a40001b2e17c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Christie’s will sell 16 works from the private collection of S.I. Newhouse on May 18 in what is expected to become one of the most valuable single-owner sales in auction history. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/art-collection-media-titan-s-newhouse-fetch-1-billion-blockbuster-auct-rcna344034?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69ff3de779a4a40001b2e78d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
A new lawsuit filed against filmmaker James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company alleges that Cameron used the facial features of a then-14-year-old actress as the basis for one of the main characters in the “Avatar” films. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/actor-alleges-james-cameron-teen-face-create-avatar-character-rcna343825?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc0e52083ff20001078217&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
A popular vacation destination is bracing for the arrival of unwelcome guests after Spain overruled local leaders to let passengers from the MV Hondius disembark. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/spain/tenerife-anxious-locals-protest-arrival-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-rcna344194?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe4a2379a4a40001b2e153&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island kills three hikers, authorities say. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/indonesia/least-3-hikers-killed-volcano-eruption-indonesian-island-rcna344240?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69ff21e74bb6d90001e00987&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Two U.S. officials tell NBC News that the Saudis were angered by President Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. would start guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
They worried the move could spur more Iranian attacks on Gulf allies. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/saudis-feared-trumps-project-freedom-spur-iran-attack-officials-say-rcna344124?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69ff13c7999f62000157389f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The veteran accused of shooting his wife before fleeing into a wooded area of northwest Tennessee is dead, officials say. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-veteran-accused-shooting-wife-died-ending-days-long-manhunt-rcna343893?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbcca3873ee60001111dd7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
NEW: A flight attendant who was not onboard the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested negative for the virus, the World Health Organization says. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flight-attendant-tests-negative-hantavirus-new-case-suspected-remote-i-rcna344191?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe1b4679a4a40001b2df46&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
ABC accuses the Trump administration of violating its free speech rights with a regulatory action focused on the talk show “The View,” according to a filing submitted to the FCC. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/abc-accuses-trump-administration-violating-free-speech-rights-rcna344247?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe953dce5385000126cb86&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
In Mexico, a mother thought her midwife was giving her a homeopathic pill to encourage her labor. Now she believes it was the drug misoprostol.
"I don’t even have words for the violence that was done to me," the mother alleges. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/heather-baker-midwife-fbi-mexico-wisconsin-rcna169819?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fef79cce5385000126cd6c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
RT: @akarl_smith A forgotten battleground not so forgotten anymore, as @HenryJGomez reports
The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship brings a new focus to efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent the virus. But a publicly available shot is likely years away. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/scientists-are-working-hantavirus-vaccine-s-likely-years-away-rcna344134?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe66464bb6d90001e00593&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency, a problem that can lead to fatigue, brain fog and difficulty concentrating, a new study suggests. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/iron-deficiency-adults-higher-expected-study-rcna172246?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fedb76c46961000181dab7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The FBI searched the office of a prominent Virginia Democratic state lawmaker who helped spearhead the state's redistricting push. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-searches-office-virginia-lawmaker-helped-lead-redistricting-push-rcna343879?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc1c5f51e09a0001d084c4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
RT: @GaryGrumbach A trial date has been set for former FBI Director James Comey, in the "8647" seashells photo case:
July 15, before U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan in NC
Comey's team indicated they will be putting forward a selective/vindictive prosecution motion, which may delay that date
A bear injures two hikers on a trail at Yellowstone National Park this week, prompting closures of some areas, park officials say. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-hikers-injured-bear-attack-yellowstone-trail-rcna343787?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fb739516d54400015abcd2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
NEW: Those on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were “not well informed,” a passenger tells NBC News, with life continuing as usual even after the first death was announced. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-ship-video-moment-captain-first-death-passengers-rcna343988?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc675251e09a0001d0865a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
RT: @akarl_smith "The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April ... The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.3%"
"Economists were expecting 55,000 jobs to be added ... according to a survey from Dow Jones"
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/april-jobs-report-iran-war-pressure-rcna344166
"At the end of the day, I have to pay my bills.”
A few months ago, it cost about $50 per day for gardener Alex Teras to fill up his truck and drive 45 miles from his house to start work. The cost has now climbed to $100, he says. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-gas-prices-ride-share-drivers-gardeners-tour-guides-rcna343129?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fc594251e09a0001d085ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
California Civil Code Section 47.1, which took effect in 2024, is designed to protect people who publicly report allegations of sexual misconduct from retaliatory defamation claims. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-legal-fight-continues-metoo-law-rcna343769?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe3c12ce5385000126c788&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Democrat Chedrick Greene wins a special state Senate election in Michigan, NBC News projects, ensuring his party will keep control of the closely divided chamber. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-keep-control-michigan-state-senate-special-election-win-rcna343690?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fb7cf9563ff90001d05461&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
It is the first expansion of the tournaments in 15 years, when they were bumped to 68 teams each. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/college-basketball/march-madness-tournaments-expand-76-teams-ncaa-rcna344110?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe24bb999f6200015731a3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Iranian FA chief Mehdi Taj says FIFA must guarantee that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is not insulted by the U.S. if the national team is to travel to the country to play at the World Cup in June. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iranian-fa-chief-says-fifa-guarantees-irgc-respect-essential-world-cup-rcna343810?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fba2770fdc870001c623c9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Three Australian women were refused bail when they appeared in court charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the Islamic State group. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/3-australian-women-back-syria-face-slavery-terrorism-charges-alleged-i-rcna344189?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe29534b0f79000163aba5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
President Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not attack Putin’s military parade in Moscow in return for a prisoner swap. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/putin-hosts-scaled-back-military-parade-no-tanks-no-internet-ukrainian-rcna342637?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fe6fa14bb6d90001e005eb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
RT: @HenryJGomez Trump exacts revenge in Indiana over redistricting vote, with five GOP legislators defeated https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/indiana-legislators-primary-election-trump-redistricting-state-senate-rcna343321 via @janestreet
The FBI searched the office of a prominent Virginia Democratic state lawmaker who helped spearhead the state's redistricting push. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-searches-office-virginia-lawmaker-helped-lead-redistricting-push-rcna343879?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbb9ea083ff20001077df1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Shivon Zilis, a longtime adviser to Elon Musk who also is the mother of four of his children, takes the witness stand in a trial that has given a rare glimpse into some of Silicon Valley’s complicated relationships. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/shivon-zilis-mother-elon-musk-children-testifies-openai-trial-rcna343862?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbf24651e09a0001d083c9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia suspended U.S. access to its bases and airspace. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies-rcna343845?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbe50e0fdc870001c62686&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter