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  1. Eurovision's slogan is 'United By Music.' This year, fans and performers faced division

    Two women in gowns stand on a stage in front of a giant projection of the Eurovision slogan, "United by music."

    Some fans and performers objected to Israel’s inclusion in this year’s edition of the European song competition. Protests lasted all the way through last weekend’s Grand Final and beyond, but experts say it’s not the first time world events have threatened to overwhelm Eurovision, which organizers insist is non-political.

  2. 'Beyond angry': Former Trump confidant testifies financial feud followed hush-money payment

    Headshots of two white men.

    During his first day of testimony at Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, Michael Cohen walked prosecutors through his decade of service as Trump's legal Mr. Fix It — a solver of problems often tangentially related to his professional title as lawyer.

  3. Why the UN changed its death tolls of Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza

    A woman with a black scarf over her head and wearing a denim jacket holds a child, shrouded in a small with body bag, in her arms.

    The United Nations is facing scrutiny after lowering its counts of Palestinian women and children killed since Israel began bombing Gaza in its seven-month war against Hamas.

  4. Controlled explosions set off on collapsed Baltimore bridge during cleanup

    A bridge explodes

    Crews set off a network of linked explosives to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — and with a boom, the steel section came down.

  5. Israeli military pushes ahead with fighting in Gaza, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee

    Two women and four young children ride in the back of a white pickup truck as they evacuate a city in Gaza.

    Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza's northern edge on Monday to recapture an area from Hamas fighters, while in the south, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah, leaving Palestinian civilians scrambling to find safety.