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An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.

As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections

There's been a shift in attention in the party ahead of the midterms as voters rank affordability the top issue. That raises questions about what an evolving message on reproductive rights looks like.

Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina's Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital.

'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund

Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.

Matthew Rhys plays Mayor Tom Loftis in the Apple TV series Widow's Bay.

'Widow's Bay' is cursed -- but manages to be both funny and frightening

In Apple TV's new horror-comedy, Matthew Rhys plays a mayor who wants to turn his New England island into a popular tourist destination. There's just one problem: The island may be a source of evil.

In their latest album, everyone for ten minutes, the American rock band Bleachers explores love, loss and the angst of our time.

Jack Antonoff says 'this version of modernity is trash' in new Bleachers album

Jack Antonoff explores marriage, grief and the current moment in Bleachers' latest album, everyone for ten minutes.

Host Stephen Colbert receives a standing ovation during Thursday night's Late Show finale.

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' ends with a swan song and a giant wormhole

With a dash of sci-fi, Colbert ended his CBS late-night show with a powerful musical sendoff featuring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste.

'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' airs celeb-filled final episode

The send-off for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was filled with celebrity cameos, an appearance from a Beatle and moving musical tributes.

Six-year-old Farzana was a child bride, pledged by her father to a 13-year-old boy for a sum equivalent to approximately $60. After repeated appeals from Farzana's mother, tribal chiefs intervened and raised enough money to buy Farzana back and stop the marriage.

A new Taliban law opens the door to child marriage even further

"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights advocate.

President Donald Trump attends an event about loosening a federal refrigerant rule, in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington.

Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland

President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill, in Washington.

Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Rome on May 8.

Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

President Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.

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