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Everything you need to know about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s contact with Russia.


Trump vetoes a resolution that would end US participation in Yemen’s civil war; Afghanistan will hold its first talks with the Taliban on Friday.


A single traveler unknowingly spreads measles in Michigan; the death of an ISIS-affiliated group’s leader is confirmed in the Philippines.


The Notre Dame Cathedral is heavily damaged by fire; Quebec proposes a new bill that bars public workers from wearing any religious symbols.

Republicans say we have too many now. But we used to have way, way more.


In Louisiana, three churches burned in 10 days, and police have finally arrested a suspect; Nigerian women fight back against sexual harassment.


WikiLeaks’ founder is arrested in London; New Zealand’s Parliament passes a ban on semiautomatic weapons.


For the first time in history, a black hole is captured in a picture; a young protester in Sudan rises as a symbol of female leadership.


New York declares measles outbreak a public health emergency; Trump wants the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on immigration.


The three plaintiffs said they were raped by men posing as Uber drivers.


Democrats may take President Trump to court over his tax returns; the US pulls troops from Libya as the country edges to the brink of civil war.

I live in small-town Middle America. The idea that moving back here will fix our nation is wrong.


The US added 196,000 jobs in March; Saudi Arabia detains women’s rights activists for speaking with journalists and human rights organizations.


A recent arrest at Mar-a-Lago suggests a possible national security threat; gay sex is now punishable by death in Brunei.


A tight race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika steps down.


Predicting society’s moral evolution on eating meat, kids playing football, 401(k)s, and more.


Chicago holds a history-making election; tensions escalate between China and Taiwan.


Trump threatens to cut about $500 million in aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; a comedian actor from Ukraine might just become president.

Polling indicates that her early supporters are a potentially potent mix of women and African American voters.


He now admits the shooting massacre was not a hoax.


Republicans want the House Intelligence Committee chair to resign.


The Supreme Court blocks an execution; another Brexit deal fails.


Facebook accused of discrimination in advertising; UN criticizes Trump’s proclamation of Israel sovereignty over Golan Heights.


Federal judge declares abortion ban unconstitutional; China is using multiple strategies to expand its influence in the media field.

We asked thinkers, writers, and academics to predict society’s moral evolution on eating meat, kids playing football, 401(k)s, and more.


Baghouz, in eastern Syria, is liberated from ISIS rule; tech companies in Europe will be held responsible for copyright infringement.


Mueller finishes Trump investigation; more than 130 herders in Mali killed in violence between ethnic groups.


A version of the attorney general’s summary that’s easy to read on your phone.


The president frequently gets called out for failing to forcefully condemn white nationalism.


‘Active-shooter’ trainings are becoming a remarkable new normal.


The special counsel finishes his work; the UK extends its deadline.


The former UN ambassador thinks Finns don’t like their health care. Finns think otherwise!


Harvard is accused of profiting from images of enslaved people; an explosion at a chemical plant in China turns deadly.


Relief for mothers with postpartum depression; Australia announces a new immigration cap.


A “bomb cylone” causes destructive flooding in Middle America; a milestone win for women in mathematics.


The FBI and Justice Department are looking into his finances.


Protests in Paris turn violent; Cyclone Idai ravages Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.


New Zealand mourns a mass shooting; students around the world demonstrate in a global climate strike.


The Senate delivers a rebuke to the president; rescue operations stop following a building collapse in Nigeria.


Why a scandal involving a porn actress and the president could spell real legal trouble for Trump and his team.