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The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.

Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.

Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon, is resigning as President Donald Trump’s head of the Food and Drug Administration.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.

A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife.

Olivia and Liam for a seventh year in a row topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.

Three passengers have died, one is in intensive care in a South African hospital, and three others were evacuated from the ship Wednesday. Another man who left the ship earlier in the voyage tested positive in Switzerland.

Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle.

A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House by plainclothes officers and agents was shot by law enforcement Monday after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said.

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation.

The U.S. military said Monday that two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new initiative to restore traffic.

It will be up to Golden Tempo, DeVaux added, how fit he looks upon returning to the training track at Keeneland, where her stable is based.

The usual post-Derby dilemma for trainers and owners is whether their horses are up for the two-week turnaround at Preakness. This year, the race is at Laurel Park on May 16 while the traditional Pimlico Race Course is rebuilt.

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains.

Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Golden Tempo — who was at the back of the back early — charged down the stretch to make history for DeVaux in the 1 1/8-mile race, winning at odds of 23-1.

The collapse of U.S.-based Spirit Airlines may mark the end of an era for budget travelers, leaving stranded passengers to navigate how to get home and secure refunds.

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines.