Day: May 20, 2024

Iran’s president and foreign minister have been killed in a helicopter crash. Sean “Diddy” Combs has released an apology video after CNN released footage of him assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues in New York today. The ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore eight weeks ago is being refloated today. Plus, weight loss drugs have been linked to an increase risk of stomach paralysis. 

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NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about the impacts and strategies involving Russia’s latest offensive on northeastern Ukraine.

Lai Ching-te has been sworn into office with a promise to uphold democracy. Trained as a doctor, the unlikely politician has won a loyal following in southern Taiwan but remains despised in China.

A group of women in Livingston, N.J., has formed a league to play the sport they grew up watching from the stands.

Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen will take the stand once more in the hush money trial of the former president. The jury could begin deliberating this week.

With high school graduation around the corner, three seniors reflect on how the pandemic shaped their high school experience.

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will find out if two judges are satisfied with assurances from the U-S government about how he would be treated if he were he to face trial for espionage.