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2:02 AM on Thursday, May 21

A group of young Republicans in Kentucky gather to talk politics once a month

1:38 AM on Thursday, May 21

Officials say hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents

11:45 PM on Wednesday, May 20

10:08 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad is believed to have seized a place near the center of power as negotiations with the United States hang in the balance

9:06 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's repeated false claims about his 2020 election loss is almost certain to play a role in Georgia's four-week runoff campaign as Republican voters choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and the U.S. Senate

9:02 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Britons are cool on America and baffled by President Donald Trump as the former colonies celebrate their 250th year of independence

5:17 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge

2:22 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for his space company that is currently losing billions of dollars year

2:11 PM on Wednesday, May 20

New Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a rural home for a suspected drug overdose

1:25 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand

11:07 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill

10:57 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground

10:47 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome priests has been a popular Rome souvenir for two decades

10:42 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade

9:03 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

8:29 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions

3:10 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Healthcare workers in eastern Congo say they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare Ebola virus spreads rapidly in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places

3:09 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance

9:38 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

8:51 PM on Monday, May 18