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Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers
May 23, 2023UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered all the time
The last time workers walked off the job it crippled the shipping company.
May 23, 2023Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
Erdogan has extended his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.
May 28, 2023
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May 29
Nevada Legislators weigh plan to put MLB stadium on Las Vegas Strip
A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled for its first public hearing at the Nevada Legislature
May 29
May 29
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020
May 29
May 29
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020
May 29
May 29
Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says
Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus' strongman leader announced on Monday
May 29
May 29
Poland imposes sanctions on 365 Belarusians over 'draconian' verdict against journalist
Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people associated with Russian capital
May 29
May 29
Memorial Day deals: Where to shop this holiday weekend
Retail analyst and finance expert Hitha Herzog joins ABC News Live with all you need to know about the hottest sales and items to look out for while shopping this Memorial Day weekend.
May 29
May 29
South African president appoints judge to oversee weapons-for-Russia inquiry
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied arms to Russia on a ship that docked secretly at a naval base in December
May 29
May 29
Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings
May 29
May 29
Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight after hitting city with nighttime barrage
Explosions have rattled Kyiv during daylight as Russian ballistic missiles fell on the Ukrainian capital
May 29
May 29
Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for July 23 in a surprise move after his Socialist party took a serious battering in local and regional elections
May 29
May 29
Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition
Poland’s president says he will sign a bill that creates a commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland
May 29
May 29
Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president amid hopes, skepticism
The new president of Nigeria has taken over the reins of power
May 29
May 29
PwC Australia sidelines 9 directors as leak of tax information investigated
The Australian branch of the PricewaterhouseCoopers consultancy network has ordered nine partners to go on leave while an inquiry examines the leaking of confidential Australian tax avoidance policy changes to corporate clients who could benefit from t...
May 29
May 29
Sleepless in Kyiv: Nighttime Russian air campaign terrorizes citizens in Ukrainian capital
Ukraine's capital is sleepless as a new Russian air campaign terrorizes citizens in Kyiv
May 29
May 29
Sleepless in Kyiv: Nighttime Russian air campaign terrorizes citizens in Ukrainian capital
Ukraine's capital is sleepless as a new Russian air campaign terrorizes citizens in Kyiv
May 29
May 29
4 dead after tourist boat capsizes in storm on Italian lake
Italian firefighters say that they have recovered four bodies from a northern Italian lake after a tourist boat capsized in a sudden, violent storm
May 29
May 29
25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building
The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force say that 25 of its troops were injured in the clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo who were trying to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last ...
May 29
May 29
With new mandate secured, Turkey's Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia
After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies
May 29
May 29
With new mandate secured, Turkey's Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia
After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies
May 29
May 29
Debt ceiling takeaways: Biden's invite to liberal skeptics to 'talk to me,' McCarthy's balancing act
Biden has a message for members of the liberal wing of his party who don't like the debt-ceiling deal he worked out with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
May 29
May 28
Stock market today: Markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
World shares are mostly higher after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement on a deal to raise the U.S. national debt ceiling
May 28
May 28
Text released of 99-page bill to raise debt limit, curb spending; lawmakers to review as House eyes Wednesday vote
Text released of 99-page bill to raise debt limit, curb spending; lawmakers to review as House eyes Wednesday vote
May 28
May 28
Debt ceiling deal gets thumbs up from biz groups, jeers from some on political right
Reviews start to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement.
May 28
May 28
Mercedes takes on Tesla with slew of new electric vehicles
The German automaker is transitioning to an all-electric fleet by 2030.
May 28
May 28
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
Egypt's national airline says one of its jetliners has blown out a tire but made a safe landing at its destination in Saudi Arabia
May 28
May 28
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Local officials in Ukraine's capital say Kyiv has been subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war as the city prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding
May 28
May 28
China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
China’s first domestically made passenger jet has flown its maiden commercial flight, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market
May 28
May 28
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
Prolonged fighting in Nigeria between farmers and herdsmen is becoming more deadly
May 28
May 28
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress
The debt ceiling deal has come with just days to spare before a potential first-ever government default
May 28
May 28
'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama
The critically acclaimed HBO drama “Succession” has ended after its fourth and final season finale aired at 9 p.m. ET
May 28
May 28
'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama
The critically acclaimed HBO drama “Succession” has ended after its fourth and final season finale aired at 9 p.m. ET
May 28
May 28
Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
Erdogan has extended his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.
May 28
May 27
Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the bill to avert US default
The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out
May 27
May 27
Baby eels remain one of America's most valuable fish after strong year in Maine
Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish
May 27
May 27
New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada's cost at $380 million
The Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip
May 27
May 27
As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives
As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase
May 27
May 27
Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming 'green corridors' to fast-track cleaner technologies
Water transport is a cost-efficient way of moving goods and people — but it emits lots of greenhouse gases
May 27
May 27
Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps
May 27
May 27
Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an “agreement in principle” to resolve the looming debt crisis
May 27
May 26
Indiana funeral director pleads guilty to 40 theft counts after decomposing bodies found
The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and 17 cremains were found has pleaded guilty to more than 40 counts of felony theft
May 26
May 26
Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws
Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds
May 26
May 26
Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws
Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds
May 26
May 26
EU official says Twitter abandons bloc's voluntary pact against disinformation
A top European Union official says Twitter has dropped out of the bloc's voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation
May 26
May 26
X marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling
May 26
May 26
New York City mayor signs ban on weight and height discrimination
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
May 26
May 26
Yellen extends projected 'X-date' for federal default to June 5, says inaction would 'cause severe hardship'
Yellen extends projected 'X-date' for federal default to June 5, says inaction would 'cause severe hardship'
May 26
May 26
Yellen extends projected 'X-date' for federal default to June 5, says inaction would 'cause severe hardship'
Yellen extends projected 'X-date' for federal default to June 5, says inaction would 'cause severe hardship'
May 26
May 26
CBS is television's most popular network for 15th straight year
CBS is television's most popular network for the 15th straight year, even though the bragging rights don't mean quite what they used to
May 26
May 26
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/26/2023
Stocks rose on Wall Street, led by more gains in technology stocks as another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence
May 26
May 26
Marvell, Workday rise; Ulta Beauty, Big Lots fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Marvell, Workday rise; Ulta Beauty, Big Lots fall
May 26