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Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in New York.

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

May 22, 2024, 8:54am Nation & World

The trial of Sen. Bob Menendez grinded to a weeklong break on Tuesday after federal court jurors who were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution’s bribery case got stuck in an elevator a day after they were forced from their usual assembly room because of flooding. Read story

FILE - An attendee waves a hat ahead of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Wildwood, N.J., on May 11, 2024. Trump’s presidential campaign will begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s campaign says.

Donald Trump’s campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency

May 22, 2024, 8:40am Business

Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. Read story

FILE - A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on Jan. 20, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway on Wednesday announced dates for recognizing Palestine as a state.

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation

May 22, 2024, 8:37am Nation & World

Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza. Israel immediately denounced the decisions and recalled its ambassadors to the three countries. Read story

Iranians follow a truck carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country’s northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran’s supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran.

Iran’s supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash

May 22, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Hundreds of thousands of people later followed… Read story

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, inspects a class room of a newly built central cadres training school in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.

Kim’s portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here’s a look at what it means

May 22, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time, sparking speculation about the message it sends. Read story

Politics

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

Donald Trump’s campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation

Iran’s supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash

Kim’s portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here’s a look at what it means

Ann Rivers takes buyout to leave Longview assistant city manager position

Fulton County DA Fani Willis wins Democratic primary in reelection bid

‘The economy is destroying people’: 3rd District candidate Joe Kent hosts town hall in Camas