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12:44 PM on Friday, May 29

The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants

12:05 PM on Friday, May 29

It is the year of Game 7

11:10 AM on Friday, May 29

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness

10:57 AM on Friday, May 29

The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will determine the status of Russia's participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season

7:57 AM on Friday, May 29

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space

7:14 AM on Friday, May 29

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican

6:15 AM on Friday, May 29

Officials say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or around $19 billion in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar enacted rapid reforms

5:04 AM on Friday, May 29

Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met artist Lucian Freud

4:42 AM on Friday, May 29

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake

4:25 AM on Friday, May 29

A Sudanese medical group says attacks in central Sudan have killed 27 people, including elderly individuals

4:00 AM on Friday, May 29

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is running for reelection after a tough first term

1:03 AM on Friday, May 29

President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict

9:17 PM on Thursday, May 28

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker

9:06 PM on Thursday, May 28

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has exploded during a test at the launch pad

8:21 PM on Thursday, May 28

Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place

2:55 PM on Thursday, May 28

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denies an agreement with the U.S. for anti-drug trafficking operations in Guatemala

1:00 PM on Thursday, May 28

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home

12:04 PM on Thursday, May 28

A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men has been apprehended after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island

5:01 AM on Thursday, May 28

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence

10:22 PM on Wednesday, May 27

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program