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1:32 PM on Thursday, May 21

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms

12:18 PM on Thursday, May 21

Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York

11:41 AM on Thursday, May 21

Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography

11:40 AM on Thursday, May 21

Researchers have found that wildlife near Jackson, Wyoming, coexists with heavy human recreation

11:38 AM on Thursday, May 21

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Lebanese officials for allegedly maintaining Hezbollah's influence over state institutions

11:32 AM on Thursday, May 21

Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

11:03 AM on Thursday, May 21

Elon Musk is all about big numbers — billions, trillions – and you can find them sprinkled throughout an extraordinary document he just filed to take his rocket maker SpaceX public

11:01 AM on Thursday, May 21

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10:37 AM on Thursday, May 21

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Stubal threw his third bullpen session since his rehab program from elbow surgery began

10:19 AM on Thursday, May 21

Postcards emblazoned with “Greetings from” a state, city or tourist attraction advertise more than just the tiny scenes squeezed into 3D letters

10:07 AM on Thursday, May 21

Israel's far-right national security minister has sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force

9:34 AM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony

9:02 AM on Thursday, May 21

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year

8:35 AM on Thursday, May 21

A judge dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring warnings about a 6-year-old with a gun

7:39 AM on Thursday, May 21

A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled

6:55 AM on Thursday, May 21

Higher fuel prices and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel more expensive as Memorial Day kicks off the summer season in the U.S. Industry forecasts show millions of people still plan to get away during the holiday weekend and over the summer

6:01 AM on Thursday, May 21

Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills

4:08 AM on Thursday, May 21

Walmart delivered another strong quarter of sales as the discounter’s speedy deliveries and low prices served as a magnet for shoppers across the income spectrum

9:03 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The oldest bridge in Paris has begun vanishing as JR — the artist known as the “French Banksy” — began inflating a giant “cave” over the Pont Neuf

8:08 AM on Tuesday, May 19

WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark has been named the grand marshal for this year’s Indianapolis 500