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She helps families in need. As gas and grocery prices rise, she needs help, too
She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.
Tovia Smith | May 7, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC

With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill
After an appeals court tried to end telemedicine access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in a medication abortion, the Supreme Court stepped in. Here's what's happened and what's to come.
Selena Simmons-Duffin | May 7, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes
A group of emergency experts wants the Trump administration to raise the bar for federal help after disasters, and also make it easier for survivors to get money quickly.
Lauren Sommer, Rebecca Hersher | May 7, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC

Noah Kahan gets a No. 1 album at last, while Michael Jackson reenters the top 10
This week on the charts, Noah Kahan's coronation as an A-list superstar is complete, while another artist makes serious waves as well: the late Michael Jackson.
Stephen Thompson | May 7, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC

DHS blames funding lapse for shutdown of internal detention oversight
The office investigates detainee deaths and access to medical care, among other issues. It's being wound down, even as the number of detention deaths and length of detention stays has grown.
Ximena Bustillo | May 7, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC

A judge unsealed Epstein's purported 2019 suicide note. More documents could follow
At the request of the New York Times, a judge unsealed a goodbye note that Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate says he found after the convicted sex offender's first suicide attempt in July 2019.
Rachel Treisman | May 7, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat
Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.
Benjamin Swasey | May 7, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC

Nathan Lane says 'Death of a Salesman' is 'the most rewarding thing I've done'
Lane is nominated for a Tony for his portrayal of Arthur Miller's iconic salesman: "When people come back and talk about it, if they're not weeping, they're saying things like, 'You were my father.'"
Sam Fragoso | May 7, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC

Rubio visits Vatican amid escalating tensions between Trump and Pope Leo
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Rome in an effort to preserve a crucial relationship between Washington and the Holy See.
Claire Giangrave | May 7, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC

China gives suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defense ministers
Both were the latest to be sentenced in President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which started more than a decade ago.
The Associated Press | May 7, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC



