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Democrats grudgingly save another Mike Johnson bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a gray suit and speaking at a podium in front of American flag.

NYPD arrests nearly 300 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia, City College of New York

Updated May 1, 2024 - World

Israel tells U.S. it will punish Palestinian Authority if ICC issues warrants

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference at the San Carlos Palace in Bogota, on April 25, 2024.
May 1, 2024 - Business

Starbucks struggling to meet morning demand

May 1, 2024 - Business

This online bookstore is helping mom-and-pops thrive

Illustration of a hardcover book opened with pages made from personal checks

Fed holds interest rates steady, citing stalled progress on inflation

Fed chair Jerome Powell at a press conference
May 1, 2024 - Economy

Why the job market has stayed so hot for so long

North Atlantic Ocean record hot streak ends (for now)

May 1, 2024 - Health

Most Americans say mental health issues get worse treatment than physical ones

Democrats laugh off Greene's plan to force Johnson ouster vote

Rep. Marjorie Taylore Greene at a press conference where she vowed to force a vote to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson.
May 1, 2024 - Business

Johnson & Johnson announces $6.5B settlement over ovarian cancer allegations

A baby powder bottle on a table

Marjorie Taylor Greene promises Mike Johnson ouster attempt next week

May 1, 2024 - World

Netanyahu warns Israel will invade Rafah if Hamas doesn't take hostage deal

Blinken and Netanyahu
May 1, 2024 - Business

Elon Musk controls key global infrastructure, from satellites to social media

Photo Illustration of Elon Musk with his head open and containing a cybertruck, tesla, a circular roadway, a spacex rocket, the twitter logo, a shooting star and gigacasting equiptment

As Florida's six-week abortion ban starts, here's how providers are preparing

A woman surrounded by several protesters yells holding up a sign that says "KEEK ABORTION LEGAL" with one hand and a banner that reads "END THE SIX WEEK ABORTION BAN" with the other.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Listen to Trump

Trump on TIME cover
May 1, 2024 - World

Israel-Hamas deal is only hope for Biden's Middle East strategy

US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Mohammed Shyaa Al-Sudani, Iraq's prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 15, 2024.

Scoop: Asian Americans fear hate crimes are rising

May 1, 2024 - Health

Retailers retreat from health care delivery

Illustration of a plastic bag with "NO THANK YOU" printed multiple times on it alongside a health plus.

Scoop: Yellen's urgent warning on threats to U.S. democracy

Yellen sits before a U.S. flag

Now trending in nightlife: Bingo raves

A nightclub interior where people are playing bingo and the number "31" is flashed in giant screens.
May 1, 2024 - Economy

Biden gives cannabis industry a badly needed win

Illustration of the United States seal holding a marijuana leaf instead of an olive branch.

Without Florida safe haven, abortion seekers stare down a new reality

Illustration of a giant pencil drawing a line in front of a lone woman looking down at the line.

Democrats enter panic mode as Gaza protests erupt

Illustration of a donkey's hoof smashing down on a red panic button with red light filtering all around.

Inside the Trump campaign's game of trial Tetris

Animated illustration of the video game tetris, with the falling pieces all gold/orange T shapes.
May 1, 2024 - Technology

AI hits trust hurdles with U.S. military

Animated illustration of an army helmet adorned with the presidential seal which holds a rotating loading icon spinning.
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