WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.

PARIS (AP) – Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris won the pole for Saturday’s sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, beating current F1 points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.

SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his nomination to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years and a sign that the veteran leader is not popular among many important lawmakers as he seeks reelection.

BEIRUT (AP) – Ahed Badawi lived for more than a decade in Bahrain, a small Gulf country that – unlike her native Syria – rarely made headlines.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the vacant role of U.S. surgeon general, a nomination that ended the embattled campaign of his previous candidate, Dr. Casey Means, after it became clear she didn’t have the votes to advance out of a Senate committee.

A Trump administration task force has alleged wide-ranging discrimination against Christians during the tenure of former President Joe Biden, claiming in a new report they were targeted in areas such as education, tax law and prosecution of anti-abortion protesters.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – Separatist rebels in Mali said Friday they captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the withdrawal of the army and their Russian allies, as the militants launch their biggest round of attacks in over a decade.