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- Today in History: May 16, China’s Cultural Revolution begins
- Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs
- After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey, Trump says he’ll meet the Russian leader soon
- Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback
- Big Valley MAC seeks end run around proposed Trump Admin. cuts to support Lake County priority programs
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- Gov. Newsom uses Prop 1 bonds for mental health and drug abuse services
- The motherhood penalty: Mothers earned 35% less than fathers in 2024
- PG-E proposal maintains it will power CA’s growth and resilience while stabilizing customer bills
- Strike by New Jersey Transit train engineers leaves some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
- Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
- This whiskey was named ‘America’s greatest’ at international spirits competition
- How to care for jewelry so it stays shining, untangled and valuable
- Across Florida in 4 days: A high-adventure bike ride from coast to coast
- US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning week
- CEO of Novo Nordisk, maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, to step down in wake of share price drop
- European leaders agree with Trump that Russia’s position on ceasefire talks is unacceptable
- Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’
- US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ judge says
- The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Cassie testimony against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ends after she spent days describing abuse
- Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
- Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money
- Fortnite says its now offline on Apple’s iOS around the world
- US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety
- US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
- Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
- Trump says Iran has a proposal from the US on its rapidly advancing nuclear program
- Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza and strikes ports in Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to region
- Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand
- Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump’s statue in her native Slovenia
- As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out
- Egg prices finally dropped, but the cost of beef hit a record high last month. Here’s how everyday prices are changing under Trump.
- Woman connected to the Zizians fired the bullet that killed a Vermont border agent, report says
- Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Massachusetts
- Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump’s Mideast tour
- Trump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights
- Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future
- Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world’s most malnourished
- Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his government downsizing plans to proceed
- Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
- 10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food
- Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs
- Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law
- Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
- FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
- House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in ‘big, beautiful’ bill
- Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
- DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request
- Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating, citing Washington’s failure to rein in debt
- Mary Tyler Moore’s personal collection up for auction
- Severe weather leaves at least 23 dead, including 14 in storm-battered Kentucky
- World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration
