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4:33 PM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump will host Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday for talks about shared economic and security issues

4:20 PM on Tuesday, May 5

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz

3:44 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll says that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal investigation into how the department compiles crime statistics, a subject that also faces scrutiny from Congress and the U.S. Attorney’s Office

1:45 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA

1:40 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A former FedEx driver has been sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift

1:30 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Southern Baptist membership sank last year to its lowest level since 1973

1:24 PM on Tuesday, May 5

One person has died after a shooting at a lakeside party in Oklahoma over the weekend

12:17 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Spirit Airlines has secured court approval to begin dismantling the once-busy budget carrier and sell its parts to pay creditors

11:18 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Texas police say a man shot five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings Tuesday near Dallas because he was angry over business dealings with the victims

11:09 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump is renewing his criticism of Pope Leo XIV

10:24 AM on Tuesday, May 5

9:42 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The primary election in Ohio has set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s former health director as he seeks to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands

5:49 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump says he has paused the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war

5:39 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system’s users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional

4:05 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute

3:45 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Romania’s pro-European coalition has collapsed after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

3:10 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place

3:08 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Ukrainian authorities say Russian drone and missile strikes during the night and into daylight hours have killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others

9:06 PM on Monday, May 4

A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost

9:06 PM on Monday, May 4

Vice President JD Vance has visited Iowa to promote the administration's tax and tariff policies while campaigning on behalf of Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn