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Updated May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, dies at 86

Marian Robinson, former First Lady Michelle Obama's mother, arrives prior to the official White House portraits of former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama being unveiled during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., US, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The portraits of Barack Obam

How Trump's appeal will play out

Photo iIllustration of Donald Trump behind a chessboard.
Updated May 31, 2024 - World

Biden urges Israel and Hamas to agree on ceasefire, hostage deal

Biden gesticulates while speaking from the Oval Office
Updated May 31, 2024 - World

U.S., allies to let Ukraine strike Russia with Western arms despite Putin threats

A HIMARS launches in service of Ukrainian army launching a missile rocket in 2023 from an unspecified location in Ukraine.

Netanyahu officially invited to address Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a blue suit and blue tie.

Biden breaks silence on Trump conviction, defends justice system

Inflation turnaround: New data offers a small breath of relief

Illustration of a hot air balloon with Benjamin Franklin on it
Updated May 31, 2024 - Technology

Google Cloud error erases $135B pension fund

Illustration of clouds shaped like dollar bill signs
May 31, 2024 - Technology

The mysterious tale of an alleged breach at Ticketmaster

Illustration of a computer mouse with an extremely long cord

Trump plays the old hits in post-conviction rant

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31
Updated May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit over abortion ban exceptions

Pro-abortion demonstrators near the Texas Capitol building in 2022 in Austin.

In photos: Asian American joy and triumph

A Japanese American girl with volleyball in the WWII-era Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., in 1943.

Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party, files as independent

Joe Manchin
May 31, 2024 - Business

Trump's conviction barely dents Truth Social stock

What polls say about Trump’s conviction and the 2024 presidential race

Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024

Johnson urges Supreme Court to "step in" on Trump verdict

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit and standing in the Capitol's Studio A.
Updated May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump campaign hauls in $35M, says it broke fundraising record after conviction

Former President Trump on May 30 in New York City.

Fed's go-to inflation gauge cooled in April as shoppers slowed spending

shopper with bag
Updated May 31, 2024 - World

Former leaders have been jailed or charged all over the world

What to know about whether Trump can pardon himself

Former President Trump after being convicted in New York.
May 31, 2024 - Economy

Latest housing market blow: Pending home sales gauge plunges

May 31, 2024 - Health

The addiction crisis is even worse than headlines can convey

Illustration of a cityscape made of alcohol and drugs with a pill as a moon.
May 31, 2024 - Technology

Charging "trees" could solve cities' biggest electric car problem

Rendering of a New York streetscape feature Gravity's charging "trees" for electric vehicles: tall poles with a maneuverable arm that swivels out of the way when charging is completed.

America's seething right

Former President Trump after a jury convicted him in Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday.

Where unaccompanied migrant children have gone, mapped

May 31, 2024 - Technology
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Moxie is an AI robot offering kids a supportive companion

An image of the Moxie robot next to a child drawing
Updated May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump lawyer outlines plan to challenge historic guilty verdict

Former President Trump and attorney Todd Blanche outside Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on Thursday.
Updated May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Police officer killed as multiple people shot in Minneapolis

Photo illustration of a Minneapolis Police cruiser with lines radiating from it.
Updated May 31, 2024 - Sports

Bruhat Soma, 12, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee after spell-off

Twelve-year-old Bruhat Soma, of Tampa, Florida, is handed the Scripps Cup by E. W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after winning the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on May 30, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Updated May 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump to be sentenced on July 11

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Updated May 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

What's next for Trump after guilty verdict in hush money case

President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Se
Updated May 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump guilty of all charges in hush money trial

ormer U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court with attorneys Emil Bove (L) and Todd Blanche (R)

Pro-Trump right erupts after guilty verdict

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (C) and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (3-L) listen as former U.S. President Donald Trump (Bottom-L) talks with reporters as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to an extramarital affair with Stormy Daniels

Lawmakers fear potential unrest after Trump verdict

Former President Trump, wearing a blue suit and holding his fist in the air in New York City.

Trump, Biden agree: Only November matters

Donald Trump, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, stands with his eyes shut.

Trump campaign's donation site crashes after guilty verdict

A photo of former President Trump with the words "POLITICAL PRISONER" written across it from Trump's fundraising email.
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