May 14 Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85 By Lynn Elber, Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Conway won four Emmy Awards on Carol Burnett's TV variety show and credited his Midwestern roots for putting him on the right path to laughs. Continue reading
May 13 Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case By Associated Press The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto's third such loss in California since August. Continue reading
May 13 EU calls for calm between U.S. and Iran amid fears of conflict ‘by accident’ By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, joined by the European Union's foreign policy chief, made the appeal after Saudi Arabia said two oil tankers were sabotaged Sunday off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, one as it… Continue reading
May 13 What does Marianne Williamson believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues By Alexandra D'Elia Presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson met the donor threshold to participate in the first 2020 Democratic primary debates. Here's where she stands on key issues. Continue reading
May 13 Former President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokesman for the Carter Center said. Continue reading
May 13 Newly released arguments reveal Supreme Court’s disputes over death penalty cases By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court shined an unusual light Monday on its internal squabbling over the death penalty, with the justices making public more than 30 pages of arguments on issues they decided weeks ago. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Trump hosts Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán at the White House President Donald Trump and Hungary's Viktor Orban both have espoused hard-line anti-migration rhetoric. Orban says he hopes he and Trump can coordinate that stance into a global alliance. Continue reading
May 12 More ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest By Russ Bynum, Associated Press State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in large chunks of the Deep South and Midwest. Continue reading
May 12 9 ways racism impacts maternal health By Roberta K. Timothy, The Conversation As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let's remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy. Continue reading
May 12 India’s election approaches 7th, final week of voting By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Indians voted Sunday in the next-to-last round of a six-week-long national election marked by a highly acrimonious campaign that has seen Prime Minister Narendra Modi blame opposition party chief Rahul Gandhi’s family for the country’s ills. Continue reading