Chuck Redd is asking a D.C. judge to dismiss the Kennedy Center’s lawsuit over his canceled 2025 Christmas Eve appearance, arguing no contract was ever signed and casting the case as a broader fight over speech, governance and artistic independence.
CBS News laid off roughly 60 to 70 employees last Friday and announced the closure of its nearly century-old radio service, marking the second round of cuts under Paramount Skydance ownership.
El Salvador has opened a consolidated trial against 486 alleged MS-13 leaders, testing President Nayib Bukele’s mass-prosecution strategy as officials cite security gains and rights groups warn that emergency-era procedures weaken due process.[1][3][4][5]
Russia said the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow will proceed without tanks or other military hardware, breaking with a key display tradition as the Kremlin cites the operational situation and Ukrainian strike risks.
On Thursday, Meta expanded its CoreWeave relationship with another $21 billion commitment running through 2032, giving the company more dedicated AI cloud capacity while sharpening debate over whether demand, debt and margins can justify the scale of the current infrastructure buildout.[1][2][3][4]
NASA’s Artemis II crew is heading for a Friday splashdown off San Diego after a 10-day lunar flyby, putting the mission’s most dangerous phase — re-entry and recovery — at the center of the agency’s test before any new crewed moon landing.[1][2][3][4]
