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Palestinian artists paint a mural in honor of slain veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Gaza City, after she was killed on May 11. A new U.N. report says Israeli forces fired the shots that killed Abu Akleh and injured a colleague.

Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says

"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.

Following The 'Trail' Of King Assassin James Earl Ray

After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., the man who shot him, James Earl Ray, was able to evade the FBI during a two-month-long massive worldwide manhunt. Writer Hampton Sides traces the movements of both King and Ray in his book, Hellhound on His Trail.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, seen here speaking at the 2022 New York GOP Convention in March, was attacked on Thursday by man with a pointed weapon at an upstate event but was uninjured, his campaign said.

Republican N.Y. governor candidate Lee Zeldin was attacked at an event but not injured

Zeldin was giving a speech when a man climbed onstage and began wrestling with him. A video showed the man appearing to grab Zeldin's arm before the two fall to the ground as others intervene.

The Minnesota State Capitol is seen in this 2022 file photo. Legislation sent to the governor would immediately restore voting access to thousands in the state.

More states appear poised to expand voting access for people who were incarcerated

There are a number of state-level efforts to expand voting access to people with prior felony convictions. One measure is on the governor's desk in Minnesota.

Search Is On For Two New York Prison Escapees

A massive manhunt is underway in New York for two convicted murders who escaped Saturday from a maximum security facility in upstate New York.

Italy's prime minister sues journalist for defamation

Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni is suing writer Roberto Saviano for defamation. Saviano has lived under police protection since 2006, after death threats for his book on the mafia in Naples.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., center, with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

Democrats are crying foul as House Republicans sort key committee assignments

Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked two Democrats from serving on a key House panel, arguing it is in the interest of national security. Dems say the move is nothing more than political retribution.

The complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Credit Karma falsely told users they were preapproved for credit cards and other offers, harming their credit scores and wasting their time.

Credit Karma will pay $3 million to users targeted with false preapproved offers

The FTC order came after nearly a third of Credit Karma users who were told they qualified for preapproved credit card offers were actually turned down, wasting their time and hurting credit scores.

U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pictured in Nairobi, Kenya in May. Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war," as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum.

The U.N. secretary-general says Sudan is on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the war between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force is likely to destabilize the entire region.

Tennessee Town Backs GI in Iraqi Murder Case

When Staff Sgt. Raymond Girouard faces court martial next week for charges of murdering three Iraqi detainees, he'll have the support of Sweetwater, Tenn. Girouard says he was following orders, and folks in his hometown believe him. They've raised more than $20,000 to hire a civilian attorney for him.

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