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May 2022
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- May 31st
- Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas social media law
- Americans' economic confidence at its lowest point since 2009
- Trudeau cracks down on handguns with new gun control bill
- Star Wars defends Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram against racist attacks
- SCOTUS officials to reportedly ask clerks for phone records in leak investigation
- Johnny Depp makes surprise concert appearances amid wait for Amber Heard verdict
- Top Gun: Maverick has biggest Memorial Day opening weekend of all time
- European Union leaders agree to ban most imports of Russian oil
- May 30th
- Hurricane Agatha makes landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast
- At least 7 killed in mass shootings over Memorial Day weekend
- French journalist killed in Ukraine on civilian evacuation bus
- Report: The Platinum Jubilee could shave half a point off the U.K.'s GDP
- Someone smeared cake on the Mona Lisa
- Sievierodonetsk 'on the brink of becoming another Mariupol' as Russian forces move in
- Celtics beat the Heat to advance to NBA finals against Warriors
- Hurricane Agatha to hit Mexico's Pacific coast
- DOJ investigating police response to Uvalde school shooting
- Biden visits Uvalde, meets with victims' families
- What we know about long COVID
- The U.S. might give Ukraine bigger, more deadly rocket systems to fight off Russia
- May 29th
- May 28th
- May 27th
- Key inflation measure eases, suggesting price increases could be slowing
- Texas official acknowledges delay in confronting shooter: 'It was the wrong decision'
- CDC identifies 9 monkeypox cases across 7 states
- Meghan Markle pays surprise visit to Uvalde memorial, donates food
- Yankees, Rays share gun violence facts on Twitter instead of game updates
- Texas school shooting: parents turn anger on police
- What's the point of Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?
- Everything to remember before watching Stranger Things season 4
- Catch up on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial
- Texas police struggle to explain delay in stopping Uvalde shooter, other than 'they could have been shot'
- Depeche Mode's Andrew Fletcher dies at 60
- May 26th
- Family: Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting has died of a heart attack
- Fire kills 11 newborn babies in Senegal hospital
- 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru, no reports of damage
- Ray Liotta, Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star, dies at 67
- Kevin Spacey charged with sexually assaulting 3 men
- 'American Pie' singer Don McLean pulls out of NRA convention after Uvalde shooting
- How ‘Conservative staffers for change’ is trying to stamp out sleaze
- Are you going to get relief from your student loans?
- Is Joe Biden taking a tougher stance on Taiwan?
- Uvalde, Texas, gunman was inside the school for an hour as parents urged police to rush in, witnesses say
- Teen creates sports psychology website to help young athletes develop their mental game
- May 25th
- Former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in prison on child pornography charges
- Beto O'Rourke angrily confronts Texas Gov. Abbott during school shooting presser
- Kate Moss testifies in Johnny Depp trial, denies rumor he pushed her down the stairs
- Matthew McConaughey reacts to shooting in his hometown of Uvalde: 'We must do better'
- Robb Elementary victims were all in same 4th-grade classroom
- What happened in the Robb Elementary School shooting
- How widespread is the sex abuse scandal in the Southern Baptist Convention?
- Why on Earth doesn't America import baby formula?
- All the Star Wars lore you need to know before watching Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Firearms are now the leading cause of death for U.S. children
- Sen. Chris Murphy begs colleagues to 'find a path forward' on gun control legislation
- May 24th
- 21 dead in shooting at Texas elementary school
- U.S. births rose in 2021, but remained lower than pre-pandemic levels
- No time to evacuate as Russian forces close in on a pair of Ukrainian cities
- Lachlan Murdoch brushes off Fox News criticism: 'It is what it is'
- Ricky Gervais Netflix special sparks backlash over jokes mocking trans people
- Jake Tapper reportedly taped show at CNN studio after COVID diagnosis
- Yankees' Josh Donaldson suspended after calling Black player 'Jackie'
- Rail strikes: is Britain on track for a ‘summer of discontent’?
- Russia is seeing 'localized successes' in eastern Ukraine, growing criticism at home of its huge losses
- U.S., 19 other nations sending Ukraine newer, more high-tech weapons, Pentagon says
- May 23rd
- Russian diplomat resigns over war in Ukraine: 'So ashamed'
- Jeff Merkley of Oregon becomes the 32nd senator to test positive for COVID
- Biden doesn't think U.S. will need monkeypox quarantines, but 'people should be careful'
- 21-year-old Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing Ukrainian man
- Conan O'Brien sells his podcast company to SiriusXM for $150 million
- Over 100 million people, 1 percent of the global population, have been displaced from their homes, UN reports
- Kurt Cobain's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' guitar sells at auction for almost $5 million
- Pfizer says 3rd dose of its vaccine is effective in kids under 5
- Why are airline ticket prices so high right now?
- John Oliver has some complaints about Subway, America's largest restaurant chain
- Southern Baptist leaders covered up sexual abuse for decades, re-traumatizing victims, report finds
- Florida health officials investigating 'presumptive' monkeypox case
- Analyst: Russian forces are 'bludgeoning their way through' Sievierodonetsk
- May 22nd
- May 21st
- May 20th
- Pelosi denied communion by archbishop over support for abortion rights
- Elevated gas prices to continue throughout summer, analysts predict
- Group of 7 pledges almost $20B in aid for Ukraine
- Wells Fargo under fire after reportedly staging job interviews for 'diverse' candidates
- Stranger Things' upcoming season finale will have a shockingly long runtime
- Meta reportedly bans abortion discussion on internal version of Facebook to avoid 'hostile work environment'
- Monkeypox comes to America
- The global movement to give nature 'rights'
- How the Taliban is rolling back the freedoms of the past 20 years
- Elon Musk reportedly offered to trade a horse for an erotic massage, leading to $250,000 harassment payoff
- This 83-year-old has another Tough Mudder under her belt
- May 19th
- U.S. economy traveling 'very close to the edge' of a recession, experts say
- Sri Lanka, also in the midst of a fuel crisis, defaults on its debt
- Rihanna welcomes her 1st child with A$AP Rocky
- Senate passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package
- Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland gets an early prison release
- The Sri Lankan fuel crisis, explained
- What's next for the COVID vaccine?
- Meet the man who defeated Madison Cawthorn
- Has the Conservative Party made the housing crisis worse?
- Prominent Russian military analyst slams Ukraine invasion on state TV, backpedals 2 days later
- College student who delivered baby before graduation surprised with ceremony at hospital
- Senate confirms Bridget Brink as 1st U.S. ambassador to Ukraine since 2019
- May 18th
- CDC: With COVID-19 infections rising, a third of U.S. should consider indoor masks
- U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopens for 1st time since start of Ukraine war
- UFOs 'are real' and 'need to be investigated,' House committee chair says
- Watchdog report blames Trump and Biden administrations for collapse of Afghan troops
- Two children hospitalized amid shortage of baby formula
- U.S., global banks announce plan to moderate worldwide food security crisis
- Taylor Swift delivers NYU commencement address after receiving honorary doctorate
- Chris Wallace to anchor show on CNN after CNN+ collapse
- Bill Cosby civil case over alleged sexual assault is headed to trial
- U.S. Soccer Federation announces agreement to pay men and women equally
- Madison Cawthorn's short, eventful, and scandalous term in office
- Is the U.S. losing the hypersonic missile race?
- Finland and Sweden formally apply to join NATO
- May 17th
- Netflix tells employees to quit if they don't like the company's content
- U.S. increases overseas baby formula shipments to ease nationwide shortage
- Amber Heard says her role in Aquaman sequel was reduced after Johnny Depp allegations
- Musk says Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' without proof of number of fake accounts
- Vatican slams Israel for attacking funeral of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
- Ukraine says 264 'heroes' evacuated from Azovstal steel works as Mariupol 'combat mission' ends
- May 16th
- FDA and Abbott reach agreement to reopen baby formula plant
- COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, as CDC reports 1 million virus deaths
- JetBlue attempts hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines
- Trump must post on Truth Social before posting on Twitter, SEC filing says
- McDonald's announces total withdrawal from Russia after 32 years
- U.S. updates foreign terrorism blacklist, removing 5 extremist groups
- A weekend of mass shootings across America
- Morgan Wallen performs at Billboard Music Awards as host Diddy says 'we're un-canceling the canceled'
- Britney Spears announces she suffered a miscarriage: 'We have lost our miracle baby'
- Watch Wynonna Judd and Brandi Carlile sing 'The Rose' at Naomi Judd's public memorial concert
- Don't panic! What experts say to do in a volatile market
- Understanding the teen mental health crisis
- Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he had a 'minor stroke'
- John Oliver explains electric utilities, why they're charging you so much, and why they hate solar
- Russia's thwarted Ukraine river crossing was so bloody, pro-Russia war bloggers are publicly griping
- Sweden joins Finland in signaling imminent NATO bid, ending 200 years of non-alignment
- May 15th
- May 14th
- May 13th
- Texas court unanimously rules child abuse investigations into parents of trans kids can resume
- Erdoğan: Turkey does not support Finland, Sweden joining NATO
- Late comedian Norm Macdonald filmed a secret final stand-up special, and it's debuting on Netflix
- Brittney Griner's detention in Russia extended for another month
- Elon Musk says he's 'still committed' to buying Twitter but deal is now 'temporarily on hold'
- MPs and their screens: should mobile phones be banned from the chamber?
- This is life in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover
- Coastal fire destroys 20 homes in Southern California neighborhood
- May 12th
- UNICEF: Nearly 100 children were killed in Ukraine in April
- Twitter freezes hiring, ousts 2 top executives amid Elon Musk purchase
- Israel reportedly investigating whether an IDF soldier killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
- Meta disables some Instagram filters in Texas and Illinois due to facial recognition laws
- Ashley Judd opens up about mother Naomi Judd's battle with mental illness: She 'couldn't hang on'
- Astronomers unveil 1st image of black hole at the center of the Milky Way
- Why is there a baby formula shortage?
- What role will the abortion pill play if Roe v. Wade falls?
- Everything you need to know about the White and White manhunt
- 'Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,' Finnish president and prime minister advise
- Ukraine's 'hawk and mouse' Kharkiv counteroffensive is nearing Russia's border, threatening supply lines
- North Korea enters lockdown after 1st official COVID-19 outbreak
- May 11th
- U.S. overdose deaths hit new record in 2021
- Ukraine announces first war crime trial since the invasion began
- Disney+ beats subscriber expectations amid Netflix woes
- Inflation moderates slightly, but prices remain high
- Apple discontinues its last iPods after 20 years
- Ukraine keeps hitting exposed Russian forces on symbolically important Snake Island, U.S. and U.K. confirm
- How would an EU ban on Russian oil affect the price of gas in America?
- A third-grade class in Arizona was surprised with full scholarships to college
- May 10th
- Ukrainian officials say Russia is ramping up attacks on Odessa
- Gas prices reach an all-time high
- Elon Musk says he'd let Trump back on Twitter
- Netflix may introduce advertising before the end of the year
- Celebrity chef Mario Batali acquitted on indecent assault and battery charges
- Senate approves police protection for SCOTUS families rattled by protests
- Peloton borrows money from Wall Street after sales drop 15 percent
- Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portrait sells at auction for a record $195 million
- Tom Brady tapped as lead NFL analyst for Fox Sports after he retires
- What are Ukraine's chances of joining the EU?
- Biden signs Ukraine lend-lease act, urges Congress to pass $40 billion aid package this week
- Pentagon sees 'anecdotal reports' Russian officers are slow-walking attack orders in Ukraine
- May 9th
- Escaped Alabama inmate and corrections officer found in Indiana after 10-day manhunt
- Almost 6,000 Ukrainians approved for temporary resettlement in U.S.
- U.S. suspends tariffs on Ukrainian steel for 1 year
- Baby formula shortage worsens with manufacturer recall
- The Dow has dropped more than 4,000 points since the beginning of 2022
- New York Times changes Wordle answer that appeared 'closely connected to' Supreme Court leak
- Chef Mario Batali waives right to a jury trial in sexual misconduct case
- Doctor Who casts Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor
- Putin defends Ukraine invasion at 'low key' Victory Day parade. Zelensky pledges 'we will win.'
- Last Ukrainian civilians from Mariupol's Azovstal steel mill reach safety as remaining troops vow final fight
- Nepali mountaineer breaks his own world record on Mount Everest
- Jill Biden makes surprise visit to western Ukraine
- May 8th
- May 7th
- May 6th
- Actor Frank Langella says he's 'been canceled' after Netflix firing
- 'Massive blast' at hotel in Cuba kills at least 8, injures 30
- Belarusian court hands dissident's girlfriend 6-year prison sentence
- Harry and Meghan aren't invited to appear on Buckingham Palace balcony during queen's Jubilee
- U.S. economy adds 428,000 jobs in April
- Why North Korea is ramping up its missile tests
- Pentagon: Ukraine picks which Russian generals, warships, and other targets to strike without U.S. input
- FDA restricts Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine due to blood clot risk
- May 5th
- Chief Justice John Roberts says it's 'just foolish' to think leak will affect work of the Supreme Court
- Pandemic's true global death toll closer to 15 million, WHO says
- Biden administration launches plan to replenish U.S. oil reserves
- Mail-order abortion pill sales are surging in red states
- Olivia Rodrigo calls for protecting 'our right to have a safe abortion' at D.C. concert
- Elon Musk will reportedly become CEO of Twitter 'for a few months'
- Netflix faces lawsuit from shareholders after subscriber losses
- Will the energy war hurt Europe more than Russia?
- What's happening inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol?
- A 'most unforgivable sin' or 'a public service'? Understanding the Supreme Court leak
- Pentagon says Russia's attempts to hit Western weapons flowing into Ukraine having 'no impact'
- Questions abound on Supreme Court's Roe opinion leak investigation, starting with: Was it a crime?
- Report: U.S. intelligence is helping Ukraine target Russian generals
- California condors make a triumphant return to the northern coastal redwoods
- May 4th
- Fed raises interest rates by half a percent
- Amber Heard emotionally testifies about alleged Johnny Depp abuse
- White House to address nationwide hunger, nutrition with 1st food insecurity conference in 50 years
- Closer to 600 dead in Mariupol theater bombing, AP evidence suggests
- Draft abortion opinion leads to speculation around future of contraception, marriage rights
- Elon Musk suggests charging commercial or government Twitter users
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Dolly Parton — who asked not to be considered
- What you need to know about traveling in 2022
- What the right is saying about Biden's 'Orwellian' disinformation board
- Here's what the 5 key conservative justices said about Roe v. Wade at their Senate confirmation hearings
- May 3rd
- Mississippi's only abortion clinic may move to New Mexico if Roe is overturned
- A controversial data firm is selling abortion clinic visitors' location data
- The CDC reportedly monitored the location data of millions of phones
- Russia plans to annex territory in eastern Ukraine as early as this month, U.S. official says
- More than 200 sailors moved off Navy ship after several suicide deaths
- Boris Johnson echoes Churchill in address to Ukraine parliament
- U.S. is letting Ukraine field-test mysterious new Phoenix Ghost drones
- Supreme Court is about to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to leaked draft opinion published by Politico
- Couple on their way to Las Vegas to get married end up tying the knot over Arizona
- Retired NYPD officer convicted in Jan. 6 police assault case
- May 2nd
- 8 in 10 Americans are concerned about Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, per poll
- Amazon ends COVID-19 paid sick leave policy
- Israel voices outrage after Russian foreign minister claims 'some of the worst antisemites are Jews'
- European Commission says Apple broke antitrust laws
- Civilian death toll in Ukraine tops 3,000, U.N. says
- Amber Heard reportedly fires her PR team amid Johnny Depp trial
- Bill Murray says being accused of inappropriate behavior on film set has been an 'education for me'
- John Oliver explores the deliberate causes and tragic costs of environmental racism
- Ukraine says it destroyed Russia's Izium command center, killing 200 but just missing Russia's top general
- Amputee athlete runs 104 marathons in 104 days
- Dozens of Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks before Russian shelling resumed
- At Country Music Hall of Fame, Wynonna Judd speaks on Naomi Judd's death: 'My heart is broken'
- DoorDash driver saves customer's life during pizza delivery
- Islamic State claims responsibility for string of deadly attacks across Afghanistan
- May 1st
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