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Actor Mark Hamill, right, joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as she speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington.

‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with ‘Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi’

Actor Mark Hamill, right, joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as she speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington.

May 3, 2024, 1:17pm Entertainment

“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office. Read story

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. In a statement released Friday, May 3, Cuellar denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. In a statement released Friday, May 3, Cuellar denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

May 3, 2024, 11:29am Politics

Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into ties between American business leaders and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. Read story

FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem&#039;s soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too.

South Dakota Gov. Noem erroneously describes meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in new book

FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem&#039;s soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too.

May 3, 2024, 11:28am Nation & World

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem described in a new book having met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an error as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor's life story. Read story

FILE - Hope Hicks, former White House Communications Director, arrives to meet with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 27, 2018. Prosecutors say Hicks spoke with former President Donald Trump by phone during a frenzied effort to keep allegations of his marital infidelity out of the press after the infamous &ldquo;Access Hollywood&rdquo; tape leaked weeks before the 2016 election. In the tape, from 2005, Trump boasted about grabbing women without permission. (AP Photo/J.

Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts political firestorm in 2016 over ‘Access Hollywood’ tape

FILE - Hope Hicks, former White House Communications Director, arrives to meet with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 27, 2018. Prosecutors say Hicks spoke with former President Donald Trump by phone during a frenzied effort to keep allegations of his marital infidelity out of the press after the infamous &ldquo;Access Hollywood&rdquo; tape leaked weeks before the 2016 election. In the tape, from 2005, Trump boasted about grabbing women without permission. (AP Photo/J.

May 3, 2024, 11:00am Latest News Updated 1 day ago

 Hope Hicks, a former adviser to Donald Trump, took the stand Friday at the former president's hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a recording in which he boasted about grabbing women without their permission. Read story

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs smiles after signing the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal the ban on abortions that the state&rsquo;s highest court recently allowed to take effect.

Arizona governor’s signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs smiles after signing the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal the ban on abortions that the state&rsquo;s highest court recently allowed to take effect.

May 3, 2024, 8:32am Nation & World Updated 1 day ago

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past. Read story

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

May 3, 2024, 8:26am Politics Updated 1 day ago

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. Read story

Conservative party candidate Lord Ben Houchen, left, with Britain&rsquo;s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor in Teesside, England, Friday May 3, 2024.

UK Conservatives set for historic losses in local polls as Labour calls for a general election now

Conservative party candidate Lord Ben Houchen, left, with Britain&rsquo;s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor in Teesside, England, Friday May 3, 2024.

May 3, 2024, 8:15am Nation & World

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that will take place in the coming months. Read story

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

New federal bill aims to slow pace of work at Amazon, other warehouses

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

May 3, 2024, 7:45am Business Updated 2 days ago

The fight to change warehouse working conditions that has been playing out in state legislatures is now headed to Washington, D.C. Read story