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NASA astronaut Suni Williams with support crew in the background speaks to the media after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The two test pilot crew will launch aboard Boeing&rsquo;s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas rocket to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6, 2024.

NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight

NASA astronaut Suni Williams with support crew in the background speaks to the media after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The two test pilot crew will launch aboard Boeing&rsquo;s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas rocket to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6, 2024.

April 25, 2024, 3:12pm Latest News

The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff. Read story

Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case

April 25, 2024, 3:12pm Nation & World

A federal judge in New York rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial on Thursday after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation for calling her claim that he had sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department… Read story

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice. Putin&rsquo;s inauguration is scheduled for May 7.

Putin announces plans to visit China in May

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice. Putin&rsquo;s inauguration is scheduled for May 7.

April 25, 2024, 3:10pm Nation & World

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice. Read story

FILE - A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, April 23, 2024, in Washington.  TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban. A battle in the courts will almost certainly be backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young Americans to connect online.

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What’s coming next?

FILE - A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, April 23, 2024, in Washington.  TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban. A battle in the courts will almost certainly be backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young Americans to connect online.

April 25, 2024, 1:09pm Business

TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young… Read story

FILE - A make-shift memorial lines Main Street, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation early Thursday, April 18, 2024, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

Fellow reservists who served with Maine killer before mass shootings say they warned of his decline

FILE - A make-shift memorial lines Main Street, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation early Thursday, April 18, 2024, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

April 25, 2024, 1:00pm Nation & World

A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is answering questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy. Read story

New York Times journalist David Montgomery is walked to be medically evaluated after accidentally being knocked over during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

New York Times journalist David Montgomery is walked to be medically evaluated after accidentally being knocked over during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

April 25, 2024, 12:55pm Nation & World

With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country, with multiple arrests made at campuses in Massachusetts and California as universities have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. Read story

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Thursday, April 25, 2024.(Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)

Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Thursday, April 25, 2024.(Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)

April 25, 2024, 12:47pm Latest News

As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. Read story

Soldiers deploy outside the Prime Minister&rsquo;s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 25, 2024. A transitional council tasked with selecting a new prime minister and cabinet is expected to be sworn-in on Thursday.

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Soldiers deploy outside the Prime Minister&rsquo;s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 25, 2024. A transitional council tasked with selecting a new prime minister and cabinet is expected to be sworn-in on Thursday.

April 25, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. Read story

Arizona Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, D-Tucson, speaks to reporters after a vote on the proposed repeal of Arizona&rsquo;s near-total ban on abortions prior to won approval from the state House Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Arizona Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, D-Tucson, speaks to reporters after a vote on the proposed repeal of Arizona&rsquo;s near-total ban on abortions prior to won approval from the state House Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

April 25, 2024, 8:29am Nation & World

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. Read story

A bulk carrier moves through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore

A bulk carrier moves through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

April 25, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. Read story