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- Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims election victory
- Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more
- A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body
- Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
- China says it’s evaluating US overtures for trade talks, but tariffs remain an obstacle
- Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges
- Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%
- TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules
- Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day, reclaiming losses since tariff escalation
- Annual ‘May Day’ action turns into vocal protest of Trump administration
- Lawmakers need to expand housing availability in California, not put up more barriers
- Welcome to the first fire-resistant neighborhood. Now what about the rest of California?
- Abandoned IRS secrecy could cost U.S., California billions
- Federal cuts gut food banks as they face record demand
- Assessing the US-Iran nuclear talks
- Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap
- Literacy bill compromise gains support of a former foe and passes first hurdle
- Americans see more overreach from the president than from judges, a poll finds
- Government watchdog expects Medicaid work requirement nalysis by Fall
- Padilla, Schiff, Murphy, Blumenthal, McBath reintroduce assault weapons ban
- What does it cost to own a home in 2025?
- The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan
- Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt status
- Biden wanted Medicaid to pay for weight-loss drugs. Trump just said it doesn’t have to
- What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump can learn from state efforts to expand IVF access
- Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ has died in a fire
- Anxious about the world? Cow cuddling or bee buzzing might help ease your stress
- CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
- Rubio takes on dual national security roles after embracing Trump’s ‘America First’ vision
- Traveling abroad soon? What to look out for when exchanging money
- Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
- PBS chief slams Trump’s executive order aiming to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR as unlawful
- Luigi Mangione case: Defense seeks to drop terrorism charge, suppress evidence
- Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs
- How to catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
- 7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
- A US-led effort to end the war in Ukraine looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge
- Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say, in latest confrontation over assistance
- Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
- How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
- Altar acupuncture: A Minneapolis church brings well-being sessions to its migrant ministry
- Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that’s bigger than a soccer field
- Netanyahu’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program is muted with Trump in power
- Man sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead
- Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
- Scientific societies say they’ll do national climate assessment after Trump dismissed report authors
- Weinstein accuser breaks down in tears as she’s questioned about alleged sexual assault
- Umami’s an old flavor but still a new concept for many cooks. Here’s what to know
- ‘Thunderbolts*’ review: Tormented superheroes in the first pretty-good Marvel movie in a while
- UN memo lays out proposals for sweeping reforms and consolidation of its operations
- Never argue: 115-year-old British woman, now the world’s oldest, gives her recipe to long life
- Trump budget would slash NASA funds
- Mark Zuckerberg’s charity quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
- Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign
- Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday
- James B. Milliken, University of Texas chancellor, named University of California president
