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Cryptoverse: As markets question US exceptionalism, bitcoin starts to shine

May 12, 2025

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab May 8 (Reuters) – It's late to the sell-USA party. But bitcoin is finally reclaiming its place as a big alternative for investors spooked by President Donald Trump's trade war and keen to […]

Gregg Popovich: the NBA truth teller who held Trump, and the US, to account

May 12, 2025

Raise a glass to Gregg Popovich, the gruff teddy bear who lifted the San Antonio Spurs into the NBA’s elite. After three decades on the Spurs’ sideline, he is stepping back from coaching to become the team’s president of basketball operations. It’s a back-to-the-future move for the 76-year-old: he was the Spurs’ general manager for […]

Trump’s tariffs deal a blow to the bottom line of US companies

May 12, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump is presenting the trade war as a way to protect American industry from foreign competition. The tariffs, however, are directly affecting his own companies’ bottom lines. Dozens of major businesses across multiple sectors have warned in their first-quarter earnings reports of the impact they will suffer from Trump’s new trade policy. […]

Another bombshell admission in Karen Read trial comes out. What did she say?

May 12, 2025

Another bombshell admission in Karen Read trial comes out. What did she say? Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Monday, May 5. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Tuesday, May 6. A firefighter testified on May 5 in Karen Read's murder […]

Colorado Mesa University and University of Colorado…

May 11, 2025

This year’s host, Trek Bicycles, welcomed student-athletes from across the country to their headquarters in Waterloo, Wisconsin, for the 2025 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships p/b Trek. Riders faced cooler weather and challenging courses in hopes of being crowned National Champion. Team Time Trial Riders raced into the weekend with a 24-kilometer Team Time […]

Tennis legend Serena Williams shows off fashion style at 2025 Met Gala

May 11, 2025

Serena Williams has been an icon for decades. Her legendary play on the tennis court is only matched by her business acumen, Super Bowl dance moves, and fashion sense. The last of that list was on full display at the 2025 Met Gala. While Williams did not co-chair the event as she did in both […]

For America’s European allies, Trump’s first 100 days a time of reckoning, backlash

May 11, 2025

Normandy, France — The heroic D-Day landings in Normandy marked the beginning of the end of World War II, where thousands of the Americans who fell in the assault still rest in graves in northwestern France. It was the sacrifice of the American and European Allied soldiers during the Normandy Invasion, and of course their […]

Pope Leo XIV’s debut wardrobe was different than Francis’. Here’s what changed.

May 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV's debut wardrobe was different than Francis'. Here's what changed. During his introduction to the world in 2013, Pope Francis wore all white, communicating his desire for "simplicity," Rev. Bruce Morrill said. Upon his arrival to St. Peter's Basilica balcony on Thursday afternoon, May 8, the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright […]

Texas Longhorns top USA TODAY Sports post-spring practice 1-136 Re-Rank

May 11, 2025

With spring practice (and spring practice reports) ending across college football, many teams look very different than they did coming out of winter. Add the transfer portal to the picture and things have changed. USA TODAY Sports has a new 1-136 re-rank of all the teams in FBS. And they now have the Texas Longhorns […]

Why MAGA May Have Lost Its Appetite for Slashing Medicaid

May 11, 2025

Medicaid defender Laura Loomer in action. Photo: Michael Nigro/Sipa USA / AP Photo Anyone who has watched Republicans closely during the entirety of this century would be justified in expecting great joy in GOP circles at the prospect of smashing Medicaid this year. This program, which provides health care for poor people, has always been […]