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4:17 PM on Thursday, April 30

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US hits Congo's former president with sanctions over support for rebels

4:11 PM on Thursday, April 30

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country

Six transgender residents sue Idaho over strict new bathroom ban

3:15 PM on Thursday, April 30

Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state over a strict new bathroom ban

Inside 'Scientology speedruns,' the viral trend prompting the church to bolster security

2:55 PM on Thursday, April 30

A social media trend has people “speedrunning” through Church of Scientology buildings

Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets

2:45 PM on Thursday, April 30

The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its members from using prediction markets

Unorthodox leadership change at the Fed: Warsh on deck while Powell remains

2:33 PM on Thursday, April 30

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, has said he wants to bring “regime change” to the central bank, but if confirmed by the Senate he will find a Fed already transformed by the White House’s attacks

A Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for a new federal match

12:38 PM on Thursday, April 30

An order signed by President Donald Trump calls for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts

Truck driver last seen at a Florida rest stop is found dead in Georgia

12:07 PM on Thursday, April 30

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a truck driver whose body was discovered in Georgia after he was last seen alive at a Florida rest stop

Money Happens: Tips for dealing with student loan debt when it affects your mental health

9:57 AM on Thursday, April 30

After student loan payments were paused during the pandemic, more than 40 million Americans started to pay back their federal student loans

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

6:49 AM on Thursday, April 30

The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all levels of government

Zelenskyy says he's seeking details of Putin’s May 9 ceasefire proposal

6:34 AM on Thursday, April 30

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump

You're probably paying more for insurance lately. A new study suggests federal action to cut costs

6:23 AM on Thursday, April 30

A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion a year to insure their homes, autos and businesses

Media organizations call on Israel to allow foreign reporters independent access to Gaza

5:06 AM on Thursday, April 30

Leaders of major media companies are urging Israel to lift a ban preventing foreign journalists from independently entering Gaza

The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas

5:01 AM on Thursday, April 30

The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela has arrived in the Venezuelan capital Caracas

With mass evacuation warnings, Israel upends lives and reshapes south Lebanon

1:09 AM on Thursday, April 30

The warnings to flee come suddenly: Texts pinging thousands of phones, automated calls from strange numbers, hard-to-read maps shared on social media

Exonerees struggle to rebuild their lives and gain lasting employment, even if elected to office

12:07 AM on Thursday, April 30

People who are wrongfully incarcerated then exonerated, sometimes after spending decades behind bars, face yet more challenges finding jobs and rebuilding their lives after their release

Man says severe medical neglect at problem-plagued jail in Atlanta resulted in amputations

5:04 PM on Wednesday, April 29

A Georgia man says he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta

A timeline of key events in the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas

11:40 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Twenty-five girls and two teenage counselors were killed when an all-girls Christian camp in Texas was overrun by floodwaters during last year's July 4 holiday

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