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6:43 PM on Friday, May 1

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign

4:28 PM on Friday, May 1

Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died

3:28 PM on Friday, May 1

Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat

3:15 PM on Friday, May 1

The U.S. stock market is rising toward more records after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected

3:06 PM on Friday, May 1

West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

2:59 PM on Friday, May 1

A Trump administration task force has alleged discrimination against Christians during Joe Biden's presidency

2:25 PM on Friday, May 1

A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again

2:22 PM on Friday, May 1

The accuser at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has finished testifying

12:01 PM on Friday, May 1

President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon general

11:39 AM on Friday, May 1

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks This will allow the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars

11:00 AM on Friday, May 1

The head of the European Parliament trade committee calls President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on European Union automobiles “unacceptable.”

10:53 AM on Friday, May 1

A former Miami congressman and close friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been convicted in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela’s socialist government during the first Trump administration

10:52 AM on Friday, May 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries

10:48 AM on Friday, May 1

A Florida sheriff says a body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh

10:08 AM on Friday, May 1

Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month to go until the tournament kicks off on June 11

8:44 AM on Friday, May 1

Ukrainian forces have struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, according to Ukraine’s General Staff

8:01 AM on Friday, May 1

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's deal to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids is taking effect Friday and the company is being replaced by a new entity

6:35 AM on Friday, May 1

An 18-year-old Kentucky man who led police on a high-speed chase has been charged in a deadly bank robbery that left two people dead

2:46 AM on Friday, May 1

9:50 PM on Thursday, April 30

The U.S. stock market set more records after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected