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Updated May 22, 2024 - Technology

Nvidia stock tops $1,000 on strong earnings as AI demand cranks up

a microchip with a money symbol cut out of the middle
May 22, 2024 - Economy

New data shows U.K. inflation plummeting, in contrast to the U.S.

Scalise talks with Trump, House conservatives on 2025 agenda

Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, second right, outside the office of US Ho
Updated May 22, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Trump in November

Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announces the suspension of he
May 22, 2024 - Health

Second U.S. case of bird flu found in Michigan farmworker

A cow looks at the camera.

Trump spreads false "assassination" claims as voters fear violence

Many Fed officials uncertain high interest rates are doing enough to crush inflation

U.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference.
May 22, 2024 - World

What to know about the ICC's Netanyahu and Hamas arrest warrant requests

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking in Jerusalem in March 2024.
Updated May 22, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Fight over anti-Trump remarks briefly shuts down House floor

House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern.
Updated May 22, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Capitol Hill shaken by vials of blood found at RNC

Police officers stand next to white vans on a closed road outside the RNC.
May 22, 2024 - Economy

"It's real": What a top Fed official says drove America's productivity boom

Photo illustration of Susan Collins surrounded by abstract upwards pointing arrows.
Updated May 22, 2024 - World

U.K. Conservatives face potential wipeout as Sunak announces July 4 election

Sunak
May 22, 2024 - Economy

Inflation will come down gradually, though slower than expected: Fed official

Boston Fed president Susan M. Collins
Updated May 22, 2024 - Energy & Climate

Scorching heat wave to roast Texas, Gulf Coast over Memorial Day weekend

Map showing the heat risk categories across the southern U.S. on Sunday.

Scarlett Johansson scandal puts OpenAI's Sam Altman back in the hot seat

Photo illustration of Sam Altman dropping balls as many more fall all around him.
May 22, 2024 - Business

Vivek Ramaswamy acquires activist stake in BuzzFeed

Vivek

Biden administration cancels another $7.7B in student loans

President Biden speaking at Morehouse College in Atlanta on May 19.

Biden admin to sell gas in bid to tame prices ahead of summer — and election

May 22, 2024 - Business

New investing acronym: Why BEGS prices are soaring

Federal adoption program is reining in wild horses in the U.S.

May 22, 2024 - Health

SNAP benefits fall short amid rising grocery costs, study finds

Illustration of the SNAP logo falling down a cliff made of a hundred-dollar bill.
May 22, 2024 - Health

Patent reform could be the next big move to help bring down drug prices

Illustration of the U.S. Capitol building cracking a pill.
May 22, 2024 - Economy

Price increases take a bite out of companies' reputation

Illustration of rating stars falling off a rating to reveal a one dollar bill beneath

Companies ride a red wave ahead of election

What's next for restaurants: Gene-edited salad greens, underground "delivery tubes"

Illustration of a pair of binoculars with a fork and knife on either side of the eye piece and a salad reflected in the glass

Scoop: Senate Democrats plot reproductive-rights blitz

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference

Scoop: GOP chair weighs Psaki subpoena in Afghanistan probe

Jen Psaki speaks at a microphone with a U.S. flag and the White House logo in the background.

Scoop: Inside the DNC's plans to paint Trump VP contenders as extreme

Illustration of a group of small people holding up a giant mag hat.

Scoop: Top comms staffer for Mike Johnson to leave Capitol Hill

Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

FBI responds to Trump claim about Mar-a-Lago search

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan Cr
May 21, 2024 - Health

The decaf coffee debate: Why some groups and lawmakers are raising alarms

Illustration of a magnifying glass going over a paper coffee cup to reveal the coffee underneath
Updated May 21, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden blasts Trump's "unified Reich" video: "That's Hitler's language"

Trump campaign video

Alito faces intense heat from Congress over flag controversy

Justice Samuel Alito, wearing black robes, a blue shirt and red tie, surrounded by colleagues.
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