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Biden cancer diagnosis prompts bipartisan outpouring of support
Former President Bidenโs political allies and rivals alike sent a flood of well-wishes and tributes to the former president on Sunday following news of his cancer diagnosis, praising him as โa fighter.โ The news of Bidenโs health challenges came amid renewed scrutiny over his decision to initially run for a second term despite questions about...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:
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Hillary Clinton shares condolences after Biden cancer diagnosis
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday extended well wishes to former President Biden after he announced he was diagnosed with an โaggressive formโ of prostate cancer. In her short message, Clinton nodded to the work Biden and his family have done to combat the disease and promote early detection. โIโm thinking of the...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Portugal’s center-right alliance headed for another minority government after election
The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election in Portugal on Sunday, but it failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government for the second time in a year.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll shows
Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, emerged as the front-runners in Poland's presidential election Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them on track to face off in a second round in two weeks.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Bessent acknowledges Trump’s tariffs may mean shoppers will pay more at Walmart
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trumpโs tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential runoff over hard-right nationalist
Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romaniaโs closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Harris responds to Biden's cancer diagnosis: 'Joe is a fighter'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris responded to news of President Biden's cancer diagnosis on Sunday, calling her former boss "a fighter." "Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Bidenโs prostate cancer diagnosis. We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time," Harris wrote in...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Analysis: Trump’s truce with China on tariffs comes at a cost to U.S. credibility
U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva resulted in a temporary slash of tariff rates, but the ripple effect of this tit-for-tat escalation wonโt disappear anytime soon.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Consumer confidence hits near-record low amid worries over Trump trade policy
Treasury Secretary Bessent seemed to acknowledge Sunday that President Trumpโs tariffs may lead to some prices going up, but downplayed fears that it would fuel inflation. This past week, a closely watched measure of consumer sentiment slid to a near-record low, largely on concerns about trade policy. Personal finance expert Erin Lowry joins Ali Rogin to discuss.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:An expert shares key 5 steps for hurricane disaster preparation with aging parents
As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, one group remains dangerously underprepared: older adults. An expert in disaster preparations and response explains why planning should be done ahead of time and involve the entire family.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer, reviewing treatment options
In our news wrap Sunday, former President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Pope Leo XIV delivered his inaugural Mass at St. Peterโs Square, Israelโs military said it began extensive ground operations in Gaza, and the FBI identified the person responsible for an explosion at a California fertility clinic.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Whatley claims Comey's social media post was intentional and should be investigated
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley said in a Sunday interview that thereโs โno wayโ former FBI Director James Comey didnโt realize his โ8647โ social media post would be interpreted as a call for violence, as the former FBI director asserted when he took down the post hours later. The RNC chair said Comey...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:What the dismissal of hundreds of scientists means for a flagship climate report
In late April, the Trump administration told hundreds of scientists and experts that they were no longer needed to compile the next national climate assessment, a flagship report mandated by Congress to catalog the ways climate change affects the country. John Yang speaks with Elizabeth Koebele, an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, who was among the recipients of that message.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump wishes Biden 'fast and successful recovery' after cancer diagnosis
President Trump on Sunday expressed his condolences after former President Biden announced he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. "Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Bidenโs recent medical diagnosis," Trump posted on Truth Social. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:What to know about the new federal law against revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
On Monday, President Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which calls for stricter penalties for posting sexually explicit images online without the subjectโs consent or with harmful intent โ whatโs called โrevenge porn.โ Ali Rogin speaks with tech journalist Laurie Segall, CEO of Mostly Human Media, to learn more.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:What scientists have learned from Mount St. Helens’ devastating eruption, 45 years later
It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earthโs recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history with Steve Olson, author of โEruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens.โ
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer: What is it?
President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, according to his office.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump faces serious GOP questions over Air Force One Qatar plan
President Trump has returned from the Middle East to mounting questions about whether itโs appropriate for him to accept a luxury Qatari jet to serve as the next Air Force One, including from Republicans increasingly dubious that the move is a smart and worthwhile idea. Republicans have given the president a wide berth on a...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pro-EU centrist wins Romanian presidential race over hard-right nationalist
An election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East and West comes months after the cancellation of the previous vote, which plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Khanna criticizes Trump agreement to put AI data center in Dubai: What about 'America First'?
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administrationโs deal with the United Arab Emirates to build a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Dubai, suggesting the president should have sought to build the hub on American soil. In an interview on ABC Newsโs โThis Week,โ the Silicon Valley congressman questioned whether the...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office says
Former PresidentJoe Bidenwas diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone, his office said Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Rubio says 'we'll find out pretty soon' if Russia is 'tapping us along' in Ukraine talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism about the Kremlin's commitment to brokering peace with Ukraine, while President Trump expressed frustration over the stagnant talks and threatened harsher sanctions if progress isn't made.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his spokesperson announced on Sunday. "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," according to a statement from Biden's personal office. "On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Suspect identified in Palm Springs clinic bombing
Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man with nihilistic ideations, was suspected of carrying out a bombing attack outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, which injured four people and damaged several businesses, before reportedly dying in the blast.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelensky briefs Vance, Rubio on Russia-Ukraine talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday to discuss peace talk negotiations held with Russia as the Trump administration seeks to broker a ceasefire in the three-year conflict. Zelensky said in a statement that he briefed the U.S. officials about talks held on Friday with...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Clyburn denies Biden's decline: 'Never saw anything that I thought was unusual'
Rep. James Clyburn, a close confidant of former President Biden, defended Biden's cognitive abilities, citing their frequent interactions and Biden's ability to lead the country despite some reports of memory lapses.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump blinked and Beijing knows it
China outmaneuvered the Trump administration's tariff war, securing a provisional halt to the escalating trade conflict through a diplomatic approach, allowing for a more predictable and rules-based global trade landscape.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zinke says GOP budget wonโt harm the needy: 'People who deserve benefits are going to get the benefits'
Rep. Ryan Zinke expressed concern over the country's debt and advocated for states to shoulder the burden of federal programs like Medicaid and SNAP, while defending proposed Medicaid work requirements and the 2017 tax cuts.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call
The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire Friday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches ‘extensive’ new ground offensive in Gaza
Israel launched โextensiveโ new ground operations inthe Gaza Stripwhile airstrikes in itsnew offensivekilled at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it reported direct strikes.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Suspect believed to be only person killed in California fertility clinic blast, FBI says
The FBI said on Sunday that it believes the suspect in Saturday's explosion at a Californiafertility clinic, which it described as an"intentional act of terrorism,"was the only person killed in the incident.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:FBI investigates explosion at California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism
A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind โanti-pro-lifeโ writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an act of terrorism, authorities said Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace
Pope Leo XIV,historyโs first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion duringan inaugural Massin St. Peterโs Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, but with unusual restrictions on its use
In its Friday approval letter, the FDA didnโt explain the restrictions although they reflectskepticism about vaccinesfromHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.and other Trump officials.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Two crew members killed when Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge
A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, snapping its three masts, killing two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
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