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Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City.

Vintage Trump remarks after convictions renew dilemma for news media and voters alike

Trump's remarks full of falsehoods were another reminder that as the November election gets closer, he can be expected to test and exceed the boundaries of fact and fiction once again.

A demonstrator argues with police officers during a protest against the foreign influence bill at the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks.

Georgia's parliament speaker signs divisive foreign influence bill into law

Opponents have denounced the legislation as "the Russian law" because it resembles measures pushed through by the Kremlin to crack down on independent news media, nonprofits and activists.

Former President Donald Trump appears on a panel at NABJ on Wednesday in Chicago. From left, ABC's Rachel Scott, Semafor's Kadia Goba and FOX News' Harris Faulkner moderated the event.

Scholars on the 'divide and conquer' strategy behind Trump's false claim that Harris ‘turned Black’

Scholars say Trump’s false claim that Harris “turned Black” isn't a new racial conspiracy theory.

Who might play the VP candidates on SNL? A few ideas: Jim Gaffigan (clockwise from left), Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Jason Sudeikis, Zach Galifianakis and Jon Hamm.

The most pressing question about Tim Walz and JD Vance: Who should play them on SNL?

Steve Martin has said he turned down an offer from SNL to play Walz. Our critic offers some alternatives.

A large study looked at 11- and 12-year-old children, and 72% of them had their own cellphone.

Tweens, screens and sleep: How parents can help kids get their zzzzz's

A large new study confirms what parents probably already suspect: Phones can keep tweens from getting a good night's sleep.

Relatives and volunteers carry bodies on stretchers at the Sikandrarao hospital in Hathras district in northern India on Tuesday. A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said.<br>

More than 120 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes

An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.

'Enough is enough' : Nigerians take to street in protest over a cost-of-living crisis

Thousands take to the streets in Nigeria in the first day of planned "days of rage" protests over the soaring cost of living and fuel crisis in the West African country.

Recicladora Temarry de Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico on Oct. 19, 2023.

California exports the risk from its hazardous waste. One neighborhood in Mexico shows the consequences

An ongoing CalMatters investigation has shown how California companies and governments avoid the Golden State’s strict environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders. New reporting shows how California exports the risk to Mexico.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc.

Climate activists rally around Harris, seeing a chance to build on Biden's record

Kamala Harris has long voiced support for action on climate change, during her career in California and as vice president. Environmentalists hope that background signals she'd take major steps if elected.

Martin S. Indyk speaks at the State Department, July 29, 2013, in Washington.

Martin Indyk, former U.S. diplomat and author, dies at 73

Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, died Thursday. He was 73.

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