NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to… Read More »India begins second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner
NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the… Read More »‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State… Read More »US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has… Read More »Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
NEW YORK (AP) — After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch and kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money… Read More »Trump’s lawyers will grill ex-tabloid publisher as 1st week of hush money trial testimony wraps
Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of… Read More »Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden
“Divest from death” read the bubble letters written in chalk on the sidewalk on Tuesday outside of The New School in New York City. The… Read More »Antiwar protesters’ calls for divestment at universities put spotlight on how endowments are managed
The students at an encampment at Columbia University who inspired a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in for their 10th day Friday,… Read More »As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election… Read More »The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister… Read More »Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental… Read More »Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a… Read More »Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren’t convinced
ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help… Read More »These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today
Chipotle says its employees can choose chicken once again. Last week, the chain asked its U.S. and Canadian employees to temporarily select another protein for… Read More »Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again
NEW YORK (AP) — The decision by New York’s highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful… Read More »Here’s why Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next
WASHINGTON (AP) — There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too.… Read More »Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David… Read More »The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators… Read More »College protests
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PARIS (AP) — The iconic windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle, collapsed Thursday after a show. No injuries… Read More »Moulin Rouge windmill
Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing… Read More »Google stock
NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s… Read More »TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?
Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide… Read More »US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers… Read More »Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his… Read More »What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers —… Read More »US growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference,… Read More »No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president
NEW YORK (AP) — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to… Read More »Trump is in New York for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era.… Read More »New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of… Read More »Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near