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3:20 PM on Wednesday, May 13

A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation

2:56 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026

2:15 PM on Wednesday, May 13

A museum in Illinois is wondering how it got a speeding ticket for its replica of the car in the TV show “Knight Rider” that hasn't moved from its display in years

1:58 PM on Wednesday, May 13

The giant machines that will bore a train tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey are being assembled

12:55 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit

12:38 PM on Wednesday, May 13

The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son

12:30 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran

12:13 PM on Wednesday, May 13

United Airlines flight attendants have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years

10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Two bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century

10:01 AM on Wednesday, May 13

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago

9:55 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

9:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs

9:01 AM on Wednesday, May 13

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year

8:54 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year's elections

7:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month

5:03 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The prosecution of five defendants stemming from the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry is coming to a close

11:19 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why

11:03 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic

11:02 PM on Tuesday, May 12

“The Hills” reality television show villain Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles, positioning himself as a savior and promising to tackle the city's disorder and dysfunction

9:49 PM on Tuesday, May 12

A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation