Top News Stories
Top News Stories
Europe · WashingtonEl Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, from tropical cyclones spinning toward vulnerable Pacific islands to heavy rainfall in South America to drought in Australia and in some parts of Asia.See the Story
Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says
58% Center coverage: 24 sources
Building Collapse · DavenportQuanishia “Peach” White Berry and her wife, Lexus, say May 28 was as normal as any other day: They scrolled through TikTok videos while waiting for the groceries they had ordered so they could cook dinner.See the Story
Woman trapped in Iowa building collapse describes her fight for survival before rescuers were forced to amputate her leg
93% Center coverage: 30 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonAfter years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.See the Story
Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
74% Center coverage: 62 sources
Environment · WashingtonParts of the United States may not see clear skies for a few more days as a smoky haze from Canadian wildfires lingers.The smoky haze from hundreds of wildfires across Canada has engulfed parts of the U.S. including most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, prompting air quality warnings.See the Story
Smoky blanket may cover parts of US into weekend
54% Center coverage: 91 sources
Grand Jury · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe were spotted Thursday at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses.See the Story
Trump braces for possible federal charges after being warned he’s a target of documents probe
53% Center coverage: 30 sources
John Roberts · AlabamaThe Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.See the Story
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case
56% Center coverage: 190 sources
Electric Vehicles · DetroitGeneral Motors will follow crosstown rival Ford Motor in partnering with Tesla to use the electric vehicle leader’s North American charging network and technologies.See the Story
GM to use Tesla charging network, joining Ford in leveraging the EV leader’s tech
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
Europe · New YorkRichard Kyte: We must take a close look at why people today interact with one another so much less than previous generations did. Researchers have not yet established a causal link between the rising rates of dementia and behavioral changes in older adults, but it makes sense to think that such links will be discovered.See the Story
Social connections could be key to defying dementia
85% Center coverage: 27 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonAfter years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.See the Story
Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
74% Center coverage: 62 sources
Environment · WashingtonParts of the United States may not see clear skies for a few more days as a smoky haze from Canadian wildfires lingers.The smoky haze from hundreds of wildfires across Canada has engulfed parts of the U.S. including most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, prompting air quality warnings.See the Story
Smoky blanket may cover parts of US into weekend
54% Center coverage: 91 sources
Grand Jury · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe were spotted Thursday at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses.See the Story
Trump braces for possible federal charges after being warned he’s a target of documents probe
53% Center coverage: 30 sources
John Roberts · AlabamaThe Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.See the Story
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case
56% Center coverage: 190 sources
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Joe Biden · WashingtonRishi Sunak and Joe Biden have unveiled a landmark deal for transatlantic cooperation that moves the UK firmly into the US administration’s economic orbit and marks a revival in ties after the turbulence of Brexit.See the Story
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden seal landmark deal on UK-US cooperation
39% Center coverage: 34 sources
Evangelicals · Virginia BeachPat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.See the Story
Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and presidential candidate, dies at 93
56% Center coverage: 241 sources
Pope Francis · Vatican CityPope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia.See the Story
Pope spends first night in hospital after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia
53% Center coverage: 267 sources
Crime · BirminghamA plane carrying Joran van der Sloot and agents from the FBI landed in Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday afternoon. Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in the May 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba during a Mountain Brook High School, Alabama, senior trip.See the Story
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot arrives in US to face extortion, wire fraud charges
46% Left coverage: 13 sources
Cancer · WashingtonA growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying some care, prominent U.S. cancer centers say.See the Story
More than 90% of large US cancer centers report shortage of life-saving chemotherapy drugs in new survey
79% Center coverage: 43 sources
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Electric Vehicles · DetroitGeneral Motors will follow crosstown rival Ford Motor in partnering with Tesla to use the electric vehicle leader’s North American charging network and technologies.See the Story
GM to use Tesla charging network, joining Ford in leveraging the EV leader’s tech
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
Europe · New YorkRichard Kyte: We must take a close look at why people today interact with one another so much less than previous generations did. Researchers have not yet established a causal link between the rising rates of dementia and behavioral changes in older adults, but it makes sense to think that such links will be discovered.See the Story
Social connections could be key to defying dementia
85% Center coverage: 27 sources
Joe Biden · WashingtonRishi Sunak and Joe Biden have unveiled a landmark deal for transatlantic cooperation that moves the UK firmly into the US administration’s economic orbit and marks a revival in ties after the turbulence of Brexit.See the Story
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden seal landmark deal on UK-US cooperation
39% Center coverage: 34 sources
Evangelicals · Virginia BeachPat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.See the Story
Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and presidential candidate, dies at 93
56% Center coverage: 241 sources
Pope Francis · Vatican CityPope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia.See the Story
Pope spends first night in hospital after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia
53% Center coverage: 267 sources
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Crime · BirminghamA plane carrying Joran van der Sloot and agents from the FBI landed in Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday afternoon. Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in the May 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba during a Mountain Brook High School, Alabama, senior trip.See the Story
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot arrives in US to face extortion, wire fraud charges
46% Left coverage: 13 sources
Cancer · WashingtonA growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying some care, prominent U.S. cancer centers say.See the Story
More than 90% of large US cancer centers report shortage of life-saving chemotherapy drugs in new survey
79% Center coverage: 43 sources
Anthony Fauci · WashingtonFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) presidential campaign used fake, seemingly AI-produced images of former President Donald Trump hugging former COVID adviser Anthony Fauci in a campaign ad on Thursday — a potentially troubling escalation of the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising.See the Story
DeSantis campaign posts fake images of Trump hugging Fauci in social media video
Coverage: 20 sources
Business · New YorkStocks rose just enough for Wall Street to barrel into a new bull market Thursday as the S&P 500 keeps rallying off its low from last autumn.
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Wall Street enters bull market as S&P 500 rises to close 20% above October low
55% Center coverage: 11 sources
Animals · MontanaA camper was sleeping along a Montana river when she was attacked by a black bear, wildlife officials said.See the Story
Bear attacks sleeping camper during river rafting trip in Montana, officials say
59% Center coverage: 22 sources
North American Politics · Oklahoma CityAn Oklahoma City man who found a swastika cut into the grass in front of his home said Thursday that he believes it was done by a neighbor with whom he has had a long-running dispute.See the Story
Oklahoma City man finds swastika cut into grass in front of his home
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
North American Politics · WashingtonThe Supreme Court upheld an individual right to sue public nursing homes for violated rights that are protected under a federal law that sets standards for these institutions.
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Supreme Court upholds right to sue public nursing homes
45% Center coverage: 29 sources
Business · WashingtonThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel's in its trademark dispute with a dog accessory company that sold a parody chew toy resembling the distiller's widely recognized black-label whiskey bottle.See the Story
Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute involving a poop-themed dog toy
59% Center coverage: 63 sources
Crime · MilwaukeeThe body of a 17-year-old Milwaukee boy was found inside an SUV, four days after the vehicle was towed to a city-owned lot following a crash, authorities said.See the Story
Milwaukee teen's body found in SUV 4 days after it was towed to lot following crash, authorities say
57% Center coverage: 45 sources
Elon Musk · San FranciscoTesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker’s San Francisco Bay Area plant, including frequent use of racial slurs and references to the manufacturing site as a plantation or slave ship.See the Story
Black workers at California Tesla factory allege rampant racism, seek class-action status
64% Center coverage: 45 sources
Research · New YorkScientists have called for a major clinical trial of a substance added to many energy drinks after studies in animals showed that supplementation may slow the ageing process and promote healthier lives.See the Story
Common energy drink ingredient taurine ‘may slow ageing process’
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
North American Politics · ParklandAn off-duty police officer who was at Florida's Parkland high school during the 2018 massacre testified Thursday at the trial of the deputy accused of not stopping the shooter, describing how he mistook gunshots for fireworks before realizing what was happening and approached unarmed.See the Story
Off-duty officer testifies he didn't know just where shots fired from during Parkland massacre
68% Center coverage: 16 sources
