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May 21, 2024

On this day in history, May 21, 1881, Clara Barton, 'brave' battlefield nurse, creates American Red Cross

American nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on this day in history, May 21, 1881. She led the organization until 1904, when she retired to her Maryland home.

May 20, 2024

MSNBC host defends Michael Cohen after bombshell stealing admission: He 'thought he deserved' that money

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell shrugged off the "irrelevant" bombshell admission from ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization.

May 20, 2024

Amal Clooney played key role in ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

Amal Clooney was one of several international legal experts who advised the International Criminal Court on arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders.

May 20, 2024

Netanyahu decries ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant push as 'travesty of justice'

Prime minister accuses prosecutors of creating false equivalency between Israel, Hamas.

May 20, 2024

Trump attorney 'surprised' by how 'deep' Cohen cross-examination went

Trump legal spokesperson Alina Habba says the New York case against Trump came when the former president announced his 2024 presidential bid and reacts to Michael Cohen admitting to stealing from the Trump Organization.

May 20, 2024

Andy McCarthy: If Trump is only convicted on the misdemeanor, that case has to be thrown out

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy, retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree weigh in on the latest updates from the New York vs. Trump trial.

May 20, 2024

Pro-Russia official accuses Ukraine of using French supplied missiles to attack Luhansk

The leader of the Russia-installed administration in Ukraine's Luhansk region accuses Kyiv of using French-supplied missiles in an attack near Luhansk.

May 20, 2024

Trump speaks out against ongoing trial: ‘We are disgracing New York trial court system and our country’

Former President Trump speaks at the New York City courthouse as his trial is in the final stretch

May 19, 2024

US military will complete withdrawal from Niger by mid-September: Pentagon

U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the country's ruling junta and will be complete by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials jointly said Sunday.

May 19, 2024

Harvard and other universities have been ‘ransacked’ by antisemitism: Rep. Jake Auchincloss

Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., responds to criticism surrounding the White House’s recent opposition to a bill that would force arms shipments to Israel.