A private university in New York opted to have an artificially intelligent robot named Sophia speak at their graduation ceremonies. #artificialintelligence #robot #graduation

About a dozen House Republicans assembled outside the New York City courthouse to blast aspects of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. #DonaldTrump #MattGaetz #TrumpTrial

President Joe Biden has announced a historical reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III drug under federal law. #JoeBiden #marijuana #laws

President Joe Biden is invoking executive privilege to stop the release of his deposition tapes with the special counsel. #JoeBiden #SpecialCounsel #DOJ

Many people have some experience with depression. Often the condition goes away, but what if it doesn't? What if it's something you just learn to live with? With a term like ‘high-functioning’ attached to it, it may, by its very nature, be difficult to diagnose. So what is high-functioning depression and what can be done for the people who are suffering with it? Vale Wright, the senior director of Health Care Innovation at the American Psychological Association, joins The Excerpt to help answer these questions. #podcast #mentalhealth #depression

California brown pelicans are being found stranded and emaciated on the state's coast. #pelicans #California #rescue

Authorities made a few arrests as they cleared out a pro-Palestinian protest encampment after demonstrators overtook a university building at UC Irvine. #UCIrvine #CampusProtests #Palestine

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker spoke about the "diabolical lies" told to women and spoke against Pride Month during a graduation speech. #KansasCityChiefs #NFL #graduation

As an integral part of U.S. politics, lobbying groups spent a total of $4.26 billion on Congress and federal agencies last year. But, what are the dos and don'ts of this constitutionally protected activity? #Lobbying #Politics #USPolitics

With changing debate rules and changing watch habits of American, do presidential debates matter enough for Americans to watch? Here's what we know now. #Politics #Election #Debate

@DoctorRamani breaks down the dating trend, the "three-month rule" and explains if it is a reliable indicator for a new relationship. Read more: The 'three-month rule' and the signs your relationship won't make it https://tinyurl.com/yxehwajn #Relationship #Advice #Situationship

USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer talks about lawmakers' concerns over foreign election interference. https://tinyurl.com/5vz9c6my President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agree to a debate schedule. https://tinyurl.com/mv32z4 USA TODAY Congress Reporter Ken Tran talks through the dysfunction of the 118th Congress. https://tinyurl.com/ywk4mbk8 The Department of Justice says Boeing may be criminally liable in 737 Max crashes. https://tinyurl.com/59jn3kj7 The FDA approves self-tests for cervical cancer, as an alternative to pelvic exams. https://tinyurl.com/yc2ruvs6 A miniature poodle claimed Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. https://tinyurl.com/3z7zsrs5 #Podcast #Audio #News

"Zombie fires" also known as "holdover fires" can smolder underground for years, even through the winter. #Wildfires #ZombieFires #Canada

Watch the moments when an 11-foot gator was removed from a pond at an apartment complex. #AnimalVideos #Alligators #CaughtOnVideo

A barge hit the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill. #Galveston #Barge #Texas

High school seniors pranked their principal by hiring a bagpiper to follow him around the school grounds. #Illinois #bagpipes #principal

It has now been over two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. As the people of Ukraine fled their homes, many were forced to leave their belongings behind and, for some, that included beloved pets. At animal shelters, volunteers who’d dedicated their lives to saving animals had to choose between abandoning those animals in what became active war zones or staying behind to face bombs and Russian soldiers. Luckily for the animals, as one rescuer put it, fear was often overcome by compassion. Popular Ukranian YouTuber and wartime storyteller Anton Ptushkin's new documentary "Saving the Animals of Ukraine," premieres Wednesday, May 15th, on PBS Nature. He joins The Excerpt to discuss humanity’s responsibility to animals during wartime.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times in an apparent assassination attempt in Handlowa, Slovakia. #Slovakia #PrimeMinister #Assassination

U.S. Naval Academy plebes completed the greased climb of the 21-foot Herndon Monument in 2 hours and 19 minutes. #NavalAcademy #military #monuments

Joe Biden posted a message for Donald Trump on social media, calling him out to debate and saying he wants to do it twice. #JoeBiden #DonaldTrump #Politics