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1. Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

   Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for what he said was its "utter cynicism" in launching the attacks after Russia announced a unilateral ceasefire over two days later this week.

2. Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria

   The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.

3. Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive Nov. race

   In Ohio, where a Democrat hasn't won an election for governor in 20 years, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could be in for a tight race this fall.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.