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Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have recently entered the public domain, making it possible for artists to use them freely

A poll shows the first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime

Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life is both explicit in the violence Rushdie sustains and heroic in the will to live that Rushdie retains

China’s economy beat expectations in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness persisted

Former President Donald Trump spent his first day on trial as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops

NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station

Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Wildlife experts are bringing butterflies back to the Presidio National Park in San Francisco as part of an effort to restore native ecosystems