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1. Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor

   State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.

2. Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement

   Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.

3. Cruise ship with hantavirus may have seen a rare occurrence: humans infecting humans

   Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva. But cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship point to an unusual means of transmission.

4. From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves

   The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.

5. The oldest U.S. Jewish seminary, Hebrew Union College, shuts down a rabbinical program

   Hebrew Union College, the oldest Jewish seminary in the United States, was established in 1875 in Cincinnati by the founder of Reform Judaism in North America. The college has other campuses, but its rabbinical program in Cincinnati will shut down and graduate its last four students at the end of the first week in May.

6. Midwives saved his mom's life -- and inspired him to pursue the profession

   May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

7. NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

   The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

8. A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory -- a term she helped coin

   Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory.Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.
   

9. The Iran war sent jet fuel prices sky-high. Here's what air travelers should know

   Fuel is airlines' second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with Iran. Airlines are looking for ways to cope, starting by hiking checked baggage fees for most fliers.

10. A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families

    Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.