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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
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Congress

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he had minor stroke during speech

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C.
Chris Seward / AP file

2022 Election

'Hot mess' Madison Cawthorn faces judgment day in North Carolina

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 13, 2022.
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White House

Biden condemns Buffalo mass shooting, says 'we must work together to address the hate'

2022 Election

GOP laughs off Biden’s 'ultra-MAGA' attack, calling it 'hilarious'

Abortion Rights

Trump isn't talking about delivering on a major abortion campaign promise

2022 Election

GOP laughs off Biden’s 'ultra-MAGA' attack, calling it 'hilarious'

Abortion Rights

Trump isn't talking about delivering on a major abortion campaign promise

Coronavirus / America's path to over 1 million Covid deaths

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Coronavirus

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The Data Point

Have we reached the end of the remote work era? Here's what the data shows.

A schoolgirl has her hands disinfected before entering the Kumsong Secondary School No. 2 in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 3, 2021.
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Coronavirus

North Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting Covid-19 outbreak

Shanghai Covid Measures Remain Even as Spread Slows
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Coronavirus

Shanghai suggests lockdown may end soon as pressure grows on China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy

Coronavirus

Covid cases are surging again. Why hospitalizations may not.

Coronavirus

'Botched' Covid booster rollout needs a reboot to save older Americans, experts say

Coronavirus

Covid cases are surging again. Why hospitalizations may not.

Coronavirus

'Botched' Covid booster rollout needs a reboot to save older Americans, experts say

Local

Business, Tech & Media

A police officer stands guard outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 15, 2022.
Matt Rourke / AP

Culture Matters

Buffalo shooting suspect appeared to be active in online gun communities

Airline pilots walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Dec. 27, 2021, in Arlington, Va.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images file

Consumer

A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions

Pedestrians walk past an advertisement displaying a Bitcoin
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Markets

Bitcoin's drastic sell off debunks its image as the 'next sure thing,' experts say

Crime & Courts

He thought he was logging in to his cryptocurrency account. Then hackers stole his life savings.

Social Media

Tech firms ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas social media law

Crime & Courts

He thought he was logging in to his cryptocurrency account. Then hackers stole his life savings.

Social Media

Tech firms ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas social media law

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Consumer Reports: Best coffee makers of 2022

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Consumer Reports ranked these as the best air fryers of 2022

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Best and worst carpet cleaners, according to Consumer Reports

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What to buy in May — and what can wait

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Why we love Aerie's crossover leggings

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Consumer Reports: Best string trimmers of 2022

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Consumer Reports: Best nonstick frying pans

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Best electric toothbrushes, according to Consumer Reports

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Best drip coffee makers, according to Consumer Reports

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The best foam mattresses, according to Consumer Reports

Bose

Best soundbars at every price, according to Consumer Reports

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The best dutch ovens, according to Consumer Reports

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Best noise-canceling headphones, according to Consumer Reports

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Consumer Reports: Best dishwasher detergents

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Science

A researcher places a thale cress plant grown during a lunar soil experiment in a vial for genetic analysis at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 2021.
Tyler Jones / University of Florida via AP

Space

Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon

More than 100 dolphins have washed up on the Turkish coast since February.
Courtesy of Uğur Özsandıkçı

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

War's ecological impact: Russian warship activity believed to be behind mass dolphin deaths

Nightly News

First image captured of black hole at center of Milky Way

The Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.
European Southern Observatory / via AFP

Space

Supermassive black hole in Milky Way, at 'heart of our galaxy,' revealed for first time

Climate in Crisis

Leaders descend on Miami, 'ground zero' for climate change in America, to find solutions

Latino

Mexican environmentalists, Indigenous leaders denounce Mayan Train project

U.S. news

'Irreplaceable' fossils dating as far back as 251M years ago stolen from national park in Utah, officials say