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Poll: Support for Abortion Rights Increases as Restrictive Laws Spread

The proportion of Americans who say abortion should be legal in most or all cases has increased eight percentage points over the last year.

Sarah Sanders: Trump, North Korea’s Kim “Agree in Their Assessment” of Biden

The White House press secretary was pressed on what kind of message the president was sending by talking domestic politics abroad.

Conan O’Brien: There’s More to Germany Than Crossbow Murder Sex Cults, Says German Board of Tourism

“Statistically, fewer than 40% of Germans own a crossbow. I like those odds!”

Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite Wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes

Bong is the first Korean director to win the festival’s highest prize.

Trump Implies He Trusts North Korea’s Kim More Than His Own People

The president celebrated North Korea's dictator for insulting former vice president Joe Biden.

Owners of Noah’s Ark Replica Sue Insurers Over Rain Damage

Heavy rains affected access to the massive vessel in Northern Kentucky and insurers reportedly never paid to cover $1 million in repairs.

Jon Voight Thinks Donald Trump Is “The Greatest President Since Abraham Lincoln”

Herbert Hoover, eat your heart out!

Pope Francis Says Abortion Is Never OK, Compares it to Hiring “a Hitman to Resolve a Problem”

The pope said that pregnancies should be carried to term even if the fetus is likely to die.

Trump Defies Congress, Moves Forward With Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia

The administration declared an emergency to be able to go through with the 22 military sales to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.

Ex-GOP Lawmaker: Trump Is “Illegitimate President,” Should Be Impeached

Former Rep. Tom Coleman, who represented Missouri from 1976 to 1993 in the House, called on Democrats to not shy away from impeachment.