Jury orders Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5M after finding him liable for sexual assault, defamation
A jury has rejected a writer’s claim that Donald Trump raped her, but found him liable for sexually assaulting her.
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WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic.
Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic 'Let's Get It On'
A jury concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye's classic 1970s tune "Let's Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud."
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, 3 others guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol.
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a 'rebel heart,' dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died.
Biden formally launches 2024 bid, betting record will top age worries. Follow live coverage.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn in to office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America's oldest president for another four years.
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill
The Supreme Court has temporarily extended access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication's FDA approval continues.
Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again. Here's what's in the latest report
U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices for nearly two years.
Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building
Five people were killed and six others hospitalized in a shooting at a bank building Monday morning in downtown Louisville, police said. The suspected shooter is also dead.
Conflicting judicial rulings plunge medication abortion into uncertainty
Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips with megadonor
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
Reports: Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, stemming from hush money payments.
Finland officially joins NATO, dealing blow to Russia for Ukraine war. Here's what to know.
Finland's membership represents a major change in Europe's security landscape. Here's what it means for Europe, the U.S. and the world.
New York grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump
A grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict Donald Trump — the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky. Live updates.
Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said.
Senate votes to repeal 2002 measure that approved Iraq war, an effort to return war powers to Congress
The vote is meant return a basic war power to Congress from the White House, 20 years after an authorization many now say was a mistake.
UPDATE: Police say Nashville school shooter had detailed maps of school, conducted surveillance
The suspect in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday is dead, officials said, and more information is unfolding about the victims, the motive, and the background.
Home prices fell in February, breaking a 131-month streak of year-over-year increases that began in 2012
The median price of a US home was lower this February than it was in February 2022, ending more than a decade of year-over-year increases.
US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years, Biden administration says
Jeffrey Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, in October 2016 by men who ambushed and killed his guards and forced him at gunpoint into their truck.
