May 1, 2023, The FDIC seizes control of First Republic Bank, while JPMorgan Chase agrees to buy "a substantial majority of assets" and to assume the "deposits and certain other liabilities" of the bank, in the second-largest bank failure in US history. (CNN)
May 1, 2023,
May 2, 2023, The Writers Guild of America goes on strike for the first time since 2007–08. (Los Angeles Times)
May 3, 2023, Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after two drones were shot down near the Kremlin. A spokesman claimed that Putin was not inside the Kremlin at the time of the attack. A video shows at least one drone hitting the compound. Ukraine denies any involvement in the attack. (BBC News)
May 3, 2023, The World Bank's board of governors elects American business executive Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. (Reuters)
May 3, 2023, A boy kills nine people in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Belgrade, Serbia. (Reuters)
May 3, 2023, Researchers announce the successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 20,000 year old elk-tooth pendant found in Denisova Cave. (Reuters)
May 4, 2023, Series Premiere of Bupkis
May 4, 2023, Eight people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in and around Mladenovac, Belgrade, Serbia, after an argument broke out in a school backyard. This is the second multiple killing in the city in 48 hours, occurring the day after the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School shooting. (BBC News)
May 4, 2023, Seven teachers are killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Another teacher from the same school was killed on the road in a separate attack earlier in the day. (Xinhua)
May 4, 2023, Four members of the Proud Boys are found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a jury in Washington, D.C., for their role in forcibly preventing the peaceful transfer of power from then-U.S. President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. (CNN)
May 5, 2023, Release of Guardians of Galaxy 3
May 5, 2023, Release of Love Again
May 5, 2023, Series Premiere of Silo
May 5, 2023,
May 5, 2023, The World Health Organization announces that it no longer considers COVID-19 to be a global health emergency, instead classifying it as global health threat. (ABC News)
May 5, 2023, A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, killing one person and injuring 22 others. (AP)
May 6, 2023, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. (The Guardian)
May 6, 2023,
May 6, 2023, Eight people are killed and seven injured during a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, United States. The perpetrator is killed by police. (CNN)
May 6, 2023, Mage wins the Kentucky Derby. (Reuters)
May 9, 2023, A nine-member jury in Manhattan federal court finds former U.S. President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s, and also finds him liable for defaming her. Trump is ordered to pay Carroll $5 million. (Reuters)
May 10, 2023, U.S. Representative George Santos is charged with 13 counts of fraud and other financial crimes and is taken into custody. (The Washington Post)
May 10, 2023,
May 11, 2023, The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raises interest rates to 4.5%, the highest level in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis. (AP)
May 11, 2023, The World Health Organization says that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency, but that it continues to remain a threat in Africa. (France 24)
May 11, 2023, The world's first micro-modular reactor is announced to be built at Chalk River Laboratories in Canada by Global First Power. (CTV News Ottawa)
May 12, 2023, Release of Knights of The Zodiac
May 12, 2023, Release of Hypnotic
May 12, 2023, Release of The Mother
May 12, 2023, Release of Fool's Paradise
May 12, 2023, Release of Book Club: The Next Chapter
May 12, 2023, Release of Crater
May 12, 2023, Release of Monica
May 12, 2023, Release of The Starling Girl
May 12, 2023, Series Premiere of Mulligan
May 12, 2023, Series Premiere of City on Fire
May 12, 2023, Elon Musk announces that he has selected NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO for X Corp., the owner of Twitter. (Reuters)
May 12, 2023, Tens of thousands of demonstrators peacefully march in Belgrade, Serbia, protesting against President Aleksandar Vučić and blaming him for indirectly causing the two recent mass shootings in Serbia by "creating an atmosphere of hopelessness and division". (The Guardian)
May 13, 2023, Loreen, representing Sweden, wins the Grand Final in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Tattoo". It is Sweden's 7th win, and Loreen's 2nd, making her the first woman to win the contest more than once. (The Guardian)
May 13, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Pope Francis during a private audience in the Vatican. (BBC News)
May 14, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany. (BBC News)
May 15, 2023, American-Canadian mass media company Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Reuters)
May 16, 2023, Ukraine officially joins NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. (Ukrainska Pravda)
May 16, 2023, Meta Platforms begins introducing paid verification on Facebook and Instagram for users in the United Kingdom. (BBC News)
May 17, 2023, Series Premiere of High Desert
May 17, 2023, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs a bill banning TikTok, making Montana the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-owned social media app. (Reuters)
May 17, 2023,
May 17, 2023,
May 17, 2023, According to the World Meteorological Organization, the global temperature will temporarily pass the threshold of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, with a likelihood of 66%, by the year 2027, due to a combination of climate change and El Niño. (BBC News)
May 19, 2023, Release of Fast X
May 19, 2023, Release of White Men Can't Jump
May 19, 2023, Release of Master Gardener
May 19, 2023, Release of Sanctuary
May 19, 2023, Release of Robots
May 19, 2023, Release of Moon Garden
May 20, 2023, The 2023 Preakness Stakes is won by National Treasure, who was trained by Bob Baffert, who had returned after a two-year absence caused by a suspension due to Medina Spirit's disqualification and subsequent death in 2021. The 2023 Kentucky Derby winner, Mage, finishes third. (WGAU-FM)
May 22, 2023, The Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) for violating General Data Protection Regulations protections. (ABC News)
May 24, 2023, Series Premiere of Platonic
May 24, 2023, In a medical first, a paralyzed man is able to walk naturally through the use of electronic brain implants implanted by Swiss scientists. (BBC News)
May 25, 2023, Series Premiere of Fubar
May 25, 2023, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2021 attacks on the Capitol. (CNN)
May 25, 2023, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Neuralink's first-in-human clinical study of brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness. (Reuters)
May 25, 2023, A potent new antibiotic, abaucin, capable of killing Acinetobacter baumannii (one of three superbugs the World Health Organization has identified as a "critical threat" to humanity), is created using artificial intelligence. (BBC News)
May 28, 2023, Release of The Little Mermaid
May 28, 2023, Release of About My Father
May 28, 2023, Release of Kandahar
May 28, 2023, Release of The Machine
May 28, 2023, Release of You Hurt My Feelings
May 28, 2023, Release of The Wrath of Becky
May 28, 2023, The Comac C919, China's first domestically-built passenger jet, completes its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing by China Eastern Airlines. (AP)
May 28, 2023, Two-time series champion Josef Newgarden wins the 107th Indianapolis 500. (CNN)
May 30, 2023, Elon Musk meets Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang on a visit to China. (Reuters)
May 31, 2023, In a news release published by NASA, it is revealed that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered traces of water on the exoplanet WASP-18b, which has a mass equal to 10 Jupiters. (CBS News)
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