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Seventy-two years ago tomorrow, on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Brown v. Board of Education…

Ambulances are parked outside a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 16, 2026. Constant Same Bagalwa/AP hide caption…

Los Angeles — The Colorado River is in crisis, with a growing population taking more water from it…

A US Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for Donald Trump’s planned $400m…

Today’s a big election day in Louisiana, with important races for the U.S. Senate, constitutional amendments, and other…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda…

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a primary challenge on Saturday against ‌hardline conservative…

‘I Don’t Think About Anybody’: Trump DOUBLES DOWN On Americans’ Financial Woes Amid Iran ‘War’ Days after he…

VIENNA — Bulgaria triumphed on Saturday night at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, held under the shadow of…

‘Democracy is not a spectator sport’: Cory Booker at voting rights rally in Alabama CNN‘They may draw racist maps,…

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) — Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 was wiped out Saturday because of rain.…

The day before the annual Long Beach Pride Festival was set to kick off, the city announced that…

May 16, 2026 – by Heather Cox Richardson