Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Fractures emerge in the Middle East cease-fireThe United Arab Emirates accused Iran today of firing missiles and drones at its territory. American officials accused Iranian forces of launching cruise missiles at U.S. military ships and commercial vessels. And Army Apache helicopter gunships sank six Iranian military speedboats in the Persian Gulf. The attacks, the first since a cease-fire was reached on April 7, threatened to shatter the four-week truce between the U.S. and Iran — a day after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to help ships bypass Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have stalled, as both sides have drawn incompatible red lines. It is not yet clear if today’s attacks signaled a collapse of the cease-fire and a resumption of active warfare. Iran did not officially confirm or deny that it had resumed attacks. For more:
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill by mailThe Supreme Court issued a temporary order today restoring nationwide access to a widely used abortion medication. The decision will once again allow women to obtain the pill mifepristone by mail, until at least May 11. The one-sentence order, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, paused Friday’s lower-court ruling from the conservative Fifth Circuit appeals court, which prevented abortion providers from prescribing the pills by telemedicine and shipping them to patients. Louisiana had sued the federal government, arguing that mailed drugs had allowed abortions to continue in the state despite its near-total ban. Here’s what to know about the case.
Trump considers vetting A.I. models before they are releasedThe president, who once promoted a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence development, is now considering a much more interventionist posture. White House officials have discussed plans to impose a formal government review process on new A.I. models before they are made publicly available. In other Trump administration news:
See who won this year’s Pulitzer PrizesThe New York Times was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes this afternoon. One was for an investigative series into the ways Trump and his family are profiting from his presidency; another for photographs documenting the human costs of the war in Gaza; and The Times Opinion writer M. Gessen won for columns on the rise of authoritarianism. (We’ve removed the paywall for Evening readers to all three of these links.) The Athletic’s podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” also won for an investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers. See the full list of award winners. The Washington Post won the prestigious public service prize for its coverage of the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies. The Connecticut Mirror and Chicago Tribune won for local reporting. Also, see this year’s Pulitzer-winning books.
In Alaska, the Army prepares for a new kind of warThe Arctic is increasingly seen as a new frontier for military competition, and the Pentagon wants to be ready. Earlier this year, the Army sent 4,000 soldiers to a vast expanse of snow and ice near the Arctic Circle to take part in a training battle. Temperatures there were as low as minus 40 degrees, and the military wanted to see how well the equipment would perform. It also wanted to see how soldiers from places like Florida and Texas would manage in the brutal conditions. My colleagues were there to see it all unfold. More top news
“The Yankees win! Thuuuuuuuuuuh Yankees win!”— The line John Sterling, the Yankees’ longtime radio play-by-play man, would deliver at the end of each win. Sterling, who called over 5,600 games between 1989 and 2024, died today at 87.
The stars are beginning to arrive at the Met GalaNew York City’s biggest annual fashion event, the Met Gala, is officially underway. Over the next couple of hours, hundreds of celebrities will walk the cream and green carpet, showcasing their interpretations of this year’s dress code, “fashion is art.” See all the looks here as the stars arrive. This year’s event has generated some backlash because it is being bankrolled in large part by the billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos. Their unapologetic embrace of the luxe life has been met with scorn by liberal protesters. For more on the big night:
The lasting influence of Edna LewisIt has been 50 years since the chef Edna Lewis published her seminal 1976 cookbook, “The Taste of Country Cooking.” It championed cooking seasonally and without waste, while also presenting a firsthand account of life in one of Virginia’s many Freetowns — the communities established by formerly enslaved people. The book captures Black expertise, tastes and joy in dishes as simple as a busy day cake, one of many recipes from her in our archive. A 50th anniversary edition will arrive in bookstores tomorrow.
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