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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on Saturday.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on Saturday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Hegseth says the U.S. will reposition military amid threat from China

At an international forum in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is refocusing its strength and policies on deterring China, and coaxed China's neighbors and U.S. allies to help.

Hegseth says the U.S. will reposition military amidst threat from China

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Commuters pause walking past the newly unveiled high relief depicting Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in a passage at Taganskaya metro station in Moscow on May 15, 2025.

Commuters pause walking past the newly unveiled high relief depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in a passage at Taganskaya metro station in Moscow on May 15, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion

Simon Says

Opinion: A new statue for an old tyrant

Soviet leader Josef Stalin's legacy includes mass purges and executions. Statues of him in Russia came down decades ago, but in recent years new statues have cropped up, including one this week.

Opinion: A new statue for an old tyrant

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Speaking at the Libertarian Party convention in 2024, President Donald Trump promised to free Ross Ulbricht, a former tech entrepreneur who created a dark web site called Silk Road that was used by drug traffickers.

While addressing the Libertarian Party national convention in 2024, President Trump promised to free Ross Ulbricht, a former tech entrepreneur incarcerated for creating a dark web site called Silk Road that was used by drug traffickers. "If you vote for me, on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht," Trump said, sparking applause. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.

Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he expands the U.S. drug war

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President Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office in March 2025, including terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie.

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Deep Dive

Law

Trump's deals with law firms are like deals 'made with a gun to the head,' lawyers say

The White House said it's reached deals with nine law firms to provide about $1 billion in pro bono services. But the details of those agreements remain murky.

Paula Baille leads the group of Sharon Hannamaker, Joe Edwards, Barb Edwards, and Murray Small in a playing of the bells.

Paula Baille leads the group of Sharon Hannamaker, Joe Edwards, Barb Edwards, and Murray Small in a playing of the bells. Aimee Dilger/WVIA News hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Memory cafes offer camaraderie and fun for people with dementia — and their caregivers

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'Memory cafes' are small social gatherings for individuals with dementia — and their caregivers, too. As public health funding shrinks, memory cafes are cheap to run and can offer measurable benefits.

Memory cafes offer camaraderie and fun for people with dementia — and their caregivers

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The CDC's vaccine schedule recommends COVID vaccines for children through 'shared clinical decision-making.' There is no recommendation for pregnant women.

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CDC recommends parents talk to a doctor about getting COVID-19 shots for kids

RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

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Here's the science behind the COVID vaccine in pregnancy

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Existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health.

Here’s the science behind the COVID vaccine in pregnancy

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Displaced Palestinians including women and children living in tents receive food distributed by aid organizations in al Mawasi district of Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 30, 2025 The situation highlights the growing desperation and urgent need for humanitarian assistance in the besieged enclave.

Displaced Palestinians, including women and children living in tents, receive food distributed by aid organizations in al-Mawasi district of Khan Younis, Gaza, on May 30. In Jordan, tens of thousands of boxes of food aid for Gaza are moldering in warehouses. Abed Rahim/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Food for Gaza decays in Jordan warehouses as Israel restricts aid

Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that have waited for months at Israeli border crossings.

Israel bars aid from entering Gaza from Jordan

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President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations to withhold funds from PBS. On Friday, PBS — led by Paula Kerger (right) — and Lakeland PBS of Minnesota sued.

President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations to withhold funds from PBS. On Friday, PBS — led by Paula Kerger (right) — and Lakeland PBS of Minnesota sued. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Media

PBS and Minnesota public TV station sue Trump White House

PBS and Lakeland PBS in rural Minnesota are suing President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the public television network.

Paul Ingrassia Official Portrait (DHS Photo by )

Paul Ingrassia, who is currently serving as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, has been nominated to the lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Tia Dufour/U.S. Department of Homeland Security hide caption

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Investigations

Trump nominates official with ties to antisemitic extremists to lead ethics agency

President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.

A billowing cloud of smoke rises from wildfires.

Clouds of wildfire smoke like this one in Flin Flon, Manitoba, are wafting into the Northern Plains and Midwest. Government of Manitoba/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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National

Billowing smoke from Canadian wildfires wafts into the U.S.

The Manitoba wildfires have forced 17,000 people to flee the province. Plumes of heavy smoke are expected to drift into the United States over Friday and Saturday, affecting millions of Americans.

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams leaves the court after winning his defamation action against the BBC on Friday in Dublin, Ireland.

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams leaves the court in Dublin on Friday after winning one of Ireland's highest-profile cases. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against BBC over spy murder claim

Adams sued over an allegation in a 2016 documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 killing of a British spy in Ireland. A jury in Dublin's High Court awarded Adams damages of 100,000 euros ($113,000).

Joe Walsh embraces his wife, Karen, in a medical office.

Joe Walsh, who has Alzheimer's disease, is accompanied by his wife, Karen Walsh, to an appointment at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Joe is receiving an experimental therapy to treat Alzheimer's. Jodi Hilton/for NPR‎ hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists find out

Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.

Alzheimer's and inflammation

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The US Steel Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 8, 2024.

President Trump speaks during a visit to U.S. Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., on Friday.
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National

Trump announces plan to double tariffs on imported steel to 50%

Trump made the announcement as he celebrated a multi-billion dollar deal between the iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel and the Japanese company Nippon Steel.

President Trump visits Pittsburgh to celebrate U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal

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