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DOJ reaches agreement in principle to settle lawsuit brought by family of Ashli Babbitt
Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Trump rioter who was shot by [Read More…]
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Trump’s 2026 budget proposal calls for $163B in cuts to federal spending
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday released President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which calls for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending. Office of Management and [Read More…]
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CIA makes recruiting push for spies in China
CIA (WASHINGTON) — The CIA is stepping up its recruiting efforts in China, releasing two Mandarin-language videos that appeal to government officials who might be open to partnering with the American spy agency. The videos, [Read More…]
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CPB fires back at Trump’s executive order pulling funding for NPR, PBS
Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nonprofit corporation that oversees National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is firing back at President Donald Trump’s executive order to pull funding for the two [Read More…]
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Three corrections officers stabbed by MS-13 gang members in prison: Officials
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (BIG STONE GAP, Va.) — Three corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison were stabbed by inmates in a “premeditated” attack Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A total of [Read More…]
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Trump family crypto venture tapped as part of $2B Emirati-backed investment deal
(Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — An Abu Dhabi state-backed investment firm is making a major $2 billion investment in a crypto business deal that could serve as a major boost for Trump family crypto venture [Read More…]
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces significant agency reorganization
(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — On the same day that the Trump administration is proposing billions of dollars in cuts to renewable energy, environmental and climate programs, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin [Read More…]
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Key witness in Karen Read murder retrial testifies for 3rd day
(Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — One of the key witnesses in the Karen Read murder retrial continued to testify for a third day Friday on the events surrounding [Read More…]
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Seven killed in crash between van, pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (HENRY’S LAKE, Idaho) –Seven people were killed in a fiery crash between a van and a pickup truck on an eastern Idaho highway near Yellowstone National Park, officials said. The Mercedes passenger [Read More…]
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Activists say aid vessel bound for Gaza was struck by drone
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Activists are demanding an investigation after they say a humanitarian ship headed to Gaza was bombed by a drone in the Mediterranean Sea overnight Friday. The passenger vessel [Read More…]
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Russian drone attack injures nearly 50 people in Kharkiv
Firefighters extinguish a blaze after a Russian drone strike on May 3, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) (LONDON) — An estimated 50 people were hurt, including an [Read More…]
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It’s their year: On the ‘TIME’ red carpet with the ‘World’s Most Influential People’
Getty Images On May 4, ABC will air TIME100: The World’s Most Influential People, filmed at a star-studded gala in New York City honoring those named to TIME‘s annual list. Snoop Dogg was an honoree, but [Read More…]
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In brief: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ season 10 trailer and more
The trailer for the documentary film about Sally Ride has arrived. Called Sally, the film shows how Ride became the first American female astronaut. Cristina Costantini directed the documentary, which will premiere on National Geographic [Read More…]
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Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh on the antiheroes of ‘Thunderbolts*’
Chuck Zlotnick Marvel’s antiheroes team up in the new film Thunderbolts*. The unconventional team consists of Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova and the Red Guardian, played by Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh and David Harbour, to name [Read More…]
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Carrie Coon stars in ‘The Gilded Age’ season 3 trailer
Karolina Wojtasik/HBO The official teaser trailer for season 3 of The Gilded Age has arrived. HBO released the teaser for the new season on Thursday. The eight-episode third season of the period drama arrives June [Read More…]
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Trump replacing Waltz as national security adviser, Rubio takes role for now
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he’s nominating Michael Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim national security adviser [Read More…]
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US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military’s standards for investigating sexual assault claims will remain unchanged, a senior official told reporters on Thursday, as it launches a separate department-wide review into how discrimination claims [Read More…]
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Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks celebrate 37th wedding anniversary
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks are celebrating 37 years together. The actors, both 68, shared Instagram tributes to one another on Wednesday. “Happy 37th Anniversary my love!!!” Wilson captioned a photo of [Read More…]
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2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
ABC News (SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C.) — Two children and one adult were struck by a driver outside a preschool at a South Carolina church in what may have been an intentional act, authorities said. Police [Read More…]
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Army soldier in Colorado arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine: FBI
quavondo/Getty Images (DENVER) — A U.S. Army soldier stationed in Colorado, who was involved in security for an underground nightclub that was the site of a federal raid over the weekend, has been arrested on [Read More…]