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Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair
Judge orders detention for ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40M in gold bars
Fatal Virginia bus crash raises concerns about unfulfilled safety recommendations
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
Republicans won redistricting battle. Now voters will decide if they win Congress
Bus driver in fatal Virginia crash had previous speeding charges
Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins
Graham Platner to take questions from Maine voters
Crash kills 5 in Virginia including family of 4 traveling to wedding
Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34
Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair
Judge orders detention for ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40M in gold bars
Fatal Virginia bus crash raises concerns about unfulfilled safety recommendations
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
Republicans won redistricting battle. Now voters will decide if they win Congress
A bus driver with a history of speeding accusations was indicted on additional charges Monday in a chain-reaction crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens more. Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, initially was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after the crash early Friday morning on Interstate 95.
Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2026. There are 214 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; though the exact number remains unknown, as many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Graham Platner is set to take questions from voters Sunday at a town hall-style event in Maine as the Democrat moves to stabilize his Senate campaign after new reports about his past treatment of women.
Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations. From Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology’s future.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American job market continues to show surprising strength – good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve women’s health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives aimed at middle-aged women, including further study of menopause.
Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal
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More than 1 million people flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo XIV and flower-carpeted procession
From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he “didn’t guarantee” there would be no wars if he were back in office.
JERUSALEM (AP) - Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – China’s Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to showcase an increasingly assertive foreign policy anchored by closer ties with his country’s former Cold War allies.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that could be funneled to his supporters as a means of settling a lawsuit he filed against his own government – even arguing that he “gave up a lot of money in allowing” it. After drawing outcry in Congress and the courts, however, the White House is reconsidering the fund.
Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed entire communities
3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space
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Guide Kenton Cool scales Everest for the 20th time and says not ready to quit yet
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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
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