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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
Donald Trump's lawyers are pressing former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies as they work to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony in the hush money trial More »
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White House blocks release of Biden’s special counsel interview audio, says GOP is being political
Attorney General Merrick Garland says releasing audio of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents could jeopardize future sensitive and high-profile investigations More »
US military says Gaza pier project is complete and aid will soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages
The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier in the Gaza Strip More »
Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister
Slovak authorities have charged a man with attempting to assassinate populist Prime Minister Robert Fico More »
Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack
Consumer groups are praising the Supreme Court's rejection of a conservative-led attack that could've undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau More »
Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence
In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures More »
Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans More »
Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes More »
Stock market today: Dow tops 40,000 for the first time as Wall Street drifts higher
The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 40,000 level for the first time, as U.S. stocks drift higher to add to their records More »
PGA Championship gets underway. Xander Schauffele out to the early lead
Xander Schauffele made four birdies over his first seven holes to kick off the PGA Championship at 4-under par, while Tiger Woods had trouble finding the fairway and was 1 over early in his round More »
