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12:43 PM on Thursday, May 28

The European Union’s foreign policy chief says securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends will require more ships

12:29 PM on Thursday, May 28

U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million on prediction market platform Polymarket

11:28 AM on Thursday, May 28

The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services

9:21 AM on Thursday, May 28

France’s lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery-era edict from French law

8:41 AM on Thursday, May 28

More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war

8:39 AM on Thursday, May 28

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances

8:03 AM on Thursday, May 28

Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend

7:03 AM on Thursday, May 28

Republicans' stumble on an immigration funding bill is raising questions about other parts of their legislative agenda

6:07 AM on Thursday, May 28

For the first time since he was an infant, Kyle Adler boarded a plane in February to meet his birth mother

5:59 AM on Thursday, May 28

Some sports wagering platforms, as well as popular prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, are touting their availability to users starting at 18 despite most U.S. states restricting gambling to 21 and older

4:30 AM on Thursday, May 28

New research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus

1:06 AM on Thursday, May 28

Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States

12:03 AM on Thursday, May 28

An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump

12:03 AM on Thursday, May 28

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures

12:02 AM on Thursday, May 28

Stop AAPI Hate is an organization that rose to national prominence for its meticulous reports on anti-Asian hate incidents at the height of the pandemic

10:00 PM on Wednesday, May 27

A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died

8:25 PM on Wednesday, May 27

The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

6:36 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Some sports wagering platforms, as well as popular prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, are touting their availability to users starting at 18 despite most U.S. states restricting gambling to 21 and older

6:21 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive

2:58 AM on Wednesday, May 27