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- Today in History: May 7, RMS Lusitania torpedoed, sunk by German submarine
- Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
- Biden calls Trump’s pressure on Ukraine ‘modern-day appeasement’ in 1st post-presidential interview
- Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions
- Russia hosts world leaders for the 80th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
- Disney parks thrive in second quarter and it adds 1.4 million new streaming subscribers
- Large sum for outside mental health contractor raises red flag for BOS fund appeal
- Wall Street climbs in choppy trading after Fed warns of rising risks for economy, holds rates steady
- Rep. Thompson announces winner of Fourth District art competition
- Trump’s budget would abolish funding for English learners, adult ed, teacher recruitment
- Fighter jet goes overboard from USS Harry S Truman. Yemen’s Houthis assess Sanaa airport damage
- SB 10 fails, so density advocates try new measure
- My cats are rolling in the dirt
- Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement
- Clash over teen sex solicitation reveals the rift within the California Democratic Party
- At Social Security, these are the days of the living dead
- America’s legal system is confusing. Here are some of the common terms used in the Trump lawsuits
- Appeals court orders ICE to return detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont
- Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
- 8 new varieties of rose plants to choose from as a Mother’s Day gift
- Nevada hearing may give first public view into legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire
- This crisp and colorful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal
- House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West
- ‘Hands tied’: Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for non-revenue sports
- Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools
- Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot
- What kindergartners should know about money
- The more Trump talks about making trade deals, the more confusing the tariff picture gets
- Nearly a quarter of people on long-acting opioids develop addiction
- In a broken mental health system, a tiny jail cell becomes an institution of last resort
- Baby seal stabbed on Oregon coast prompts search for suspect
- Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root
- Feds vow to overhaul US air traffic control system while fixing problems at troubled Newark airport
- Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent
- 3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
- House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care
- Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia
- US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
- New report shows NYC helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6
- Weather and night vision goggles were likely factors in Marine Corps helicopter crash, report finds
- What to know about the newly opened immigration detention center in New Jersey’s biggest city
- President Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
- Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya
- Lawsuit accuses former Los Angeles Lakers star Byron Scott of sexually assaulting teen girl in 1987
- 10 things to eat and drink when you’re in Portugal and Northern Spain
- States sue the Trump administration for blocking funds for electric vehicle charging
- Trump designates Thursday as a day for US to celebrate victory in World War II. Here’s what it means
- Judge at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors ‘six pack of white women’
- Ex-model takes the stand in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial. The prior jury never heard about her
- GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing discipline for antisemitism
- What to know about the air traffic controller shortage
- FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls for
- If a dog is wearing a yellow ribbon, what does it mean?
- Last-minute Mother’s Day gifts you can find on Amazon
- Conclave cam: First American pope greets public
