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WASHINGTON -South Korean boy band BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for U.S. social justice causes, met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – After political science student Noh Seo-jin finished class on Tuesday, the 19-year-old headed out for the last time to a campaign event with a yellow …

By Chen Lin and Mei Mei Chu SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR – Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de-facto national dish, chicken rice, as major supplier Malaysia halts all chicken …

BEIJING -The Chinese military said on Wednesday it had conducted a combat “readiness patrol” in the seas and airspace around Taiwan in recent days, saying it was a necessary action …

Is Affirmative Action Next For SCOTUS? Here’s How It Could Happen Laurel Duggan on May 31, 2022 The Supreme Court is considering a case challenging the affirmative action practices of …

‘Afraid Of My Country’: Here Are The Most Shocking Things I Saw In My Night At The Border Jennie Taer on May 31, 2022 San Luis, Arizona — It was …

By Brad Brooks and Shannon Stepleton UVALDE, Texas -The grief-wrenched Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday began burying its dead from the bloodiest U.S. school shooting in a decade, with …

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator, John Deng, will hold more talks with the United States on bilateral trade on Wednesday, the island’s government said, after being excluded from a …

‘Unprecedented Level Of Federal Overreach’: 16 Governors Urge Biden To Rescind Costly Wall Street Climate Rules Thomas Catenacci on May 31, 2022 A coalition of 16 Republican governors sent a …

WEEKEND OF CARNAGE: Liberal Cities See Massive Spike In Murder, Violent Crime Over Holiday Weekend Josh Hypes on May 31, 2022 Violent crime surged across liberal cities during Memorial Day …

By Jose Cortes PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico -At least three people were confirmed dead and at least five others reported missing on Tuesday after record-breaking storm Agatha battered southern Mexico, local …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea has made progress in its fight against drought, and rice planting is under way nationwide even as the country ramps up efforts to …

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Jurors considering the opposing lawsuits from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard deliberated for hours on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation …

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems that can strike with precision at long-range Russian targets …

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV – Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose …

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewable energy development …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the …

By Maytaal Angel LONDON – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 crops is in danger of being permanently destroyed. The risk came into sharp …

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden will seek regional consensus on a new economic agenda to build on existing trade agreements with Latin America and present a plan to …

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with manufacturers of infant formula amid a nationwide shortage of the product, the White House said on Tuesday. …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a U.S. District Court judge’s April order that declared the government mandate requiring …

Walls Are Closing In On Uvalde’s Police Chief As Resident Rage Explodes Laurel Duggan on May 31, 2022 Pete Arredondo, the school district police chief of Uvalde, Texas, has become …

POLL: Most Americans Blame Biden For Rampant Inflation Laurel Duggan on May 31, 2022 Most Americans believe President Joe Biden’s policies are the leading contributor to inflation in the U.S., …

NY Republican Candidate Alleges Dem Opponent Colluded With Gov To Fix Election Date Carl DeMarco on May 31, 2022 New York Republican congressional candidate Marc Molinaro accused Democratic New York …