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Gov. Greg Abbott pardons ex-U.S. sergeant who killed BLM protester

a vigil for Garrett Foster on July 26, 2020 in downtown Austin, Texas
May 16, 2024 - Technology

OpenAI inks deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT

Illustration of the Reddit logo with an antenna shaped like an upward trending stock arrow.
Updated May 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden faces pivotal test at events focused on Black voters

Five people stand outdoors with one speaking into several microphones.

Biden takes another step to fast-track asylum process for border crossers

Migrants line up to be transported by Border Patrol after waiting in a makeshift camp near the I-8 freeway, after crossing the border through rocky, mountainous terrain.

House Republicans "curry favor" with Trump trial visits

Several House Republicans, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Andy Ogles, Matt Gaetz and Michael Cloud, stand behind Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche at Manhattan criminal court.

Easing marijuana restrictions takes first step forward at Justice Department

Illustration of the United States seal holding a marijuana leaf instead of an olive branch.
May 16, 2024 - Economy

Top economists give clues on what's next for global inflation

Illustration of the earth with the land in the shape of a percent sign.

Hernandez v. Texas: A 1954 landmark case helped Mexican Americans

Illustration of a gavel knocking down a line of columns

Latino students are the most segregated they've been since 1968

Illustration of a classroom full of desks with half of them in black and white and half in color
May 16, 2024 - Economy

Earning "free money" in crypto has gotten convoluted

Illustration of a parachute attached to a pixelated coin.

"Big psychological boost": Dow vaults above 40,000, setting new record

Illustration of a close up of the Wall Street bull wearing a green bookie visor.
May 16, 2024 - World

The Pentagon's growing costly headache: Cheap drones

The USS Carney, shown on the left, engages missiles and drones, not pictured, in the Red Sea. The sky is dark, and so is the water.

The most misunderstood emoji of 2024

Updated May 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden-Harris campaign accepts VP debate invite from CBS

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban during an even the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 01, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida.
May 16, 2024 - Economy

Supreme Court brushes off payday lenders' challenge to consumer watchdog's funding

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 9,

Scoop: Top Democrats give Rob Menendez an 11th-hour assist

Rep. Rob Menendez Jr., wearing a blue suit and purple sign, standing next to his father, Sen. Bob Menendez, in front of an "asylum is a human right" sign.
Updated May 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump loyalists follow him from Mar-a-Lago to Manhattan during hush money trial

Illustration of a group of people in business attire all wearing red ties
Updated May 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden shields audio of special counsel interview from House GOP

President Biden, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and blue and white striped tie, speaking at a table flanked by Pentagon officials.
May 16, 2024 - World

Gaza pier ready to receive humanitarian aid shipments, U.S. military says

Construction of a temporary port to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in April 2024.

"Zombie fires" re-emerge in Canada, a legacy of the 2023 fire season

Flames from a wildfire in Canada are seen against a dark sky

Microsoft highlights a growing AI data problem

Illustration of a cursor on fire
May 16, 2024 - Business

U.S. stock market hits another record high as inflation cools

May 16, 2024 - Business

FDIC's Gruenberg would likely get fired if he was a CEO

Photo illustration of a cane pulling Martin Gruenberg out of a spotlight.

Why Trump's attorneys keep filing motions that are destined to fail

Old-school video game emulation comes to iPhones

Animated illustration of an 8-bit spaceship blasting away the bite from a pixelated Apple logo.
May 16, 2024 - Health

Weight-loss drug shortages have patients stressed over missing doses

Illustration of a silhouette of a person with tangled measuring tape in the shape of a brain

How Biden hedged his bet on Trump debates

This is them

Trump's favorite words: Policy ideas he talks about most

Doomers have lost the AI fight

Illustration of the pyramids of Giza stylized as the tips of three cursors coming up from the desert.

Unrest at University of California, Irvine, as UC union authorizes strike

Updated May 16, 2024 - Politics & Policy

"Remarkable" Jimmy Carter is "surprising us all," nonprofit CEO says

Exurb boom: America's fastest-growing cities

DeSantis signs bill wiping climate change references from Florida law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference in Sanford, Florida where he signed legislation to increase penalties on individuals who expose law enforcement officers to fentanyl, and to bring awareness to life-saving measures for someone experiencing an opioid overdose.
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