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1:44 PM on Friday, May 29

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

1:21 PM on Friday, May 29

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples

1:05 PM on Friday, May 29

It is the year of Game 7

12:10 PM on Friday, May 29

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness

12:09 PM on Friday, May 29

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo faces a significant fine for his sexist remarks at the French Open

11:57 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

10:57 AM on Friday, May 29

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia

8:57 AM on Friday, May 29

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

8:14 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

7:15 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

7:05 AM on Friday, May 29

Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others

6:04 AM on Friday, May 29

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

5:42 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

5:25 AM on Friday, May 29

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

5:00 AM on Friday, May 29

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

3:52 AM on Friday, May 29

Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters

10:17 PM on Thursday, May 28

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

6:08 PM on Thursday, May 28

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index

1:04 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

11:22 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