Today: May 18, 2024
Today: May 18, 2024

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What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues

Would Lisa Simpson set up a tent at New York University to protest the war in Gaza

What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar

A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt follows Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say Menendez arranged

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar

Conservative activist's son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for 'relentless' attack on Capitol

A Pennsylvania man whose father is a prominent conservative activist has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol

Conservative activist's son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for 'relentless' attack on Capitol

Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weapons

Police have said repeatedly since Maine’s deadliest shooting that officers thought the gunman’s family had been taking his weapons away

Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weapons

Vindicated by Supreme Court, CFPB director says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks

Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits, political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Government’s aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all

Vindicated by Supreme Court, CFPB director says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks

Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence

When a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country — even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the country was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible

Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence

China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector

(Reuters) -China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing policy on

China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector

Complaint dismissed against Trump hush-money judge who donated to Biden

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has dismissed an ethics complaint against Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the hush money criminal case

Complaint dismissed against Trump hush-money judge who donated to Biden

'Black history is American history,' Biden says as he launches fresh voter appeal

By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African American voters on Friday, looking to seal up cracks in the Democratic

'Black history is American history,' Biden says as he launches fresh voter appeal

Russian guided bombs kill three, injure 28 in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian guided bombs killed at least three people and injured 28 in the northeastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Friday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.

Russian guided bombs kill three, injure 28 in Ukraine's Kharkiv

US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

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US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon

Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions

Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

Biden has spoken to Black leaders at the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that desegregated schools

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer

King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has stressed the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of Tokyo's tension with Beijing

US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Markets are hoping for evidence that will solidify a brightening global economic outlook, though rising trade tensions are casting a cloud, while G7 finance ministers gather in Italy.

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Factbox-From tax to green power, UK's Conservatives and Labour lock horns on economy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are increasingly making the economy a battleground of their early election

Factbox-From tax to green power, UK's Conservatives and Labour lock horns on economy

French response in New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say

French President Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be

French response in New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say

US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S.

US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

By Gonzalo Fuentes and Dominique Vidalon ROUEN, France (Reuters) -French police shot dead a knife-wielding Algerian man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of Rouen on Friday

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Georgia's prime minister joins tens of thousands in a march to promote 'family purity'

Georgia's prime minister has joined tens of thousands of people on march through the country's capital to mark the Day of Family Purity

Georgia's prime minister joins tens of thousands in a march to promote 'family purity'

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
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