May 18 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Biden attends G-7 summit in Japan By Associated Press President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven… Continue reading
May 18 Man accused of Pentagon leak warned multiple times about classified information, prosecutors say By Alanna Durkin, Associated Press Prosecutors say that superiors of the Massachusetts Air National guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information. Continue reading
May 18 Supreme Court rules Andy Warhol violated a photographer’s copyright on image of Prince By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a photographer who claimed the late Andy Warhol had violated her copyright on a photograph of the singer Prince. Continue reading
May 18 Supreme Court sidesteps challenge to internet companies’ that would have allowed more lawsuits By Associated Press The Supreme Court has sidestepped a case against Google that might have allowed more lawsuits against social media companies. Continue reading
May 18 As high inflation continues, split on strategy among Federal Reserve officials By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed's policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight… Continue reading
May 18 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas as agency struggles with overcrowding By Valerie Gonzalez, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Her death comes a week after a 17-year-old Honduran boy, Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, who was traveling alone, died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody. Continue reading
May 18 Biden, Kishida and world leaders begin G-7 meeting in Hiroshima, Ukraine war high on agenda By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has begun talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders ahead of the Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on oversight of banking with regulators By Associated Press The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on oversight of the finance industry with federal regulators on Thursday. Continue reading
May 17 What the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America By Dan Cooney The hearings, which started in May 1973, led to several historic moments — and the resignation of an American president a year later. Continue reading
May 17 Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now By Associated Press The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. The law's opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge continues. Continue reading