President Donald Trump and his former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, traded barbs over Twitter throughout the weekend. On Saturday evening, Trump urged Sessions to "drop out of the race" for Alabama's senate seat, saying his decision to recuse himself from the R...

The New York Times prepared a powerful front page for its May 24 print edition, marking the somber milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States. More »    

Former Vice President Joe Biden won Hawaii's Democratic presidential primary. Hawaii's Democratic Party held the primary almost entirely by mail over the course of several weeks due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. More »    

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, appeared to hold back tears when urging his citizens to show "empathy" and wear a face covering when in public. More »    

While in lockdown with their family, two French children reportedly came across two bars of gold according to the BBC and French news network BFM TV. More »    

Bad weather might push SpaceX's historic first flight of NASA astronauts to its backup launch date on May 30. Forecasts show just a 40% chance that rain and clouds won't make conditions unsafe for the scheduled launch on Wednesday. More »    

A top United Nations chief said at a meeting there has been a 600% rise in malicious emails during the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated Press reported. More »    

Pool floats can bring a surprising amount of joy - especially if they inflate into a fun shape. Target recently released a new collection of vibrant pool rafts from its Sun Squad line, the majority of which range from between $US15 to $US40 at the time of writing....

A Shelby County Tennesee health official was denied entry to a Memphis Nike warehouse where a worker had died from COVID-19 days earlier, according to ProPublica. More »    

Dr. Deborah Birx, lead coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, expressed concern about lingering outbreaks in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. More »    

In the largest-ever study of hospitalized coronavirus patients outside China, 26% of patients died and less than half had left the hospital alive by May 3. More »    

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lashed out against attempts to expand vote-by-mail in the state amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, arguing people under 65 have no reason to be afraid to vote in person. More »    

The COVID-19 pandemic, for better and mostly for worse, could turn out to be the greatest psychology, sociology, environmental, and public health experiment the world has ever known. More »    

When you arrange the firing of the independent inspector general of your department, you should expect to have a bad week. Ever since State Department IG Steve Linick was suddenly ousted late Friday, Mike Pompeo has been battered with charges of ethical and profession...

Iranian tankers are heading to Venezuela with much-needed gasoline, a shipment the US has warned it may take action against. Venezuela has found common cause with regimes that oppose the US, like Iran, Russia, and China. More »