Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son. Michael A. McCoy hide caption
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Friday
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives with attorney Todd Blanche. Photo by Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump holds a press conference Friday at Trump Tower in New York City following the verdict in his hush money trial. Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America hide caption
Trump allies say his felony conviction has helped unify Republicans
Jerry Smith moved to Cape Coral from New Jersey because, "it was my vision of what I wanted the Florida lifestyle to be like.” Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Signage is displayed outside of a vote center on Election Day during the Nevada 2024 presidential primary election in Las Vegas on Feb. 6. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
It's not just young voters. New citizens will head to the polls this year, too
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., stands on stage with his family after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Thursday night. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption
Members of law enforcement gather outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on Thursday following a fatal shooting. Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP hide caption
Thursday
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the courtroom during his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial announced May 30, 2024 in a note to the court that it has reached a verdict, indicating that this would be delivered in less than an hour. Michael M. Santiago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In a historic verdict, Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump appears for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, before a jury of New Yorkers convicted him on 34 felony counts. Steven Hirsch/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Chad Daybell sits at the defense table after the jury's verdict in his murder trial was read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday. Kyle Green, Pool/AP hide caption
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will continue to hold Boeing accountable after reviewing "the company’s roadmap to fix its systemic safety and quality-control issues." The 90-day review follows the in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in January. Boeing finishes final assembly of its jets at at its facility in Renton, Wash. Jovelle Tamayo for NPR hide caption
Boeing promises big changes as the plane maker looks to rebuild trust and quality
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign has drawn supporters who don't see themselves represented by Democrats or Republicans. Although he likely won't win the 2024 presidential election, who shows up to vote for him could help determine if President Biden or former President Donald Trump do. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jack Antonoff on Wild Card Angela Weiss/Getty hide caption
Tuen Kit Lee is led away in handcuffs on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Danville, Calif. The fugitive dubbed the "bad breath rapist" was arrested in the San Francisco Bay area more than 16 years after he fled following his conviction for sexually assaulting a co-worker in Massachusetts, authorities said this week. U.S. Marshals Service/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. AP hide caption