Actor James Stewart retired from military service after 27 years. (May 31)
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Border Patrol says it found largest-ever migrant group
A group of 1,036 migrants that crossed the border illegally into El Paso, Texas, is the largest the Border Patrol has ever encountered, the agency said Thursday. (May 31)
Storm season brings new dread while towns rebuild
The annual start of hurricane season casts a shadow of dread over coastal sections of the United States. People fret over the next big one, even as communities struggle to recover from the last one. (May 31)
Today in History for May 31st
Highlights of this day in history: The Johnstown Flood kills more than 2,200 people in Pennsylvania; Israel hangs ex-Nazi official Adolf Eichmann; Bombing suspect Eric Rudolph caught in North Carolina; Actor-director Clint Eastwood born. (May 31)
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Protesters oppose new Louisiana abortion law
Not long after hundreds of demonstrators protested abortion bans outside the Louisiana State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, the state’s Democratic governor signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy. (May 30)
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Kansas Senator rescued while hiking in Arizona
Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran’s office says the 65-year-old has suffered an ankle injury while hiking on a mountain in Phoenix. (May 30)
Former Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran dies at 81
Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who steered billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. (May 30)
Ark. flood survivor: ‘Everything is gone’
Residents in flooded regions along the swollen Arkansas river filled temporary shelters and wondered what will be left of their possessions when they finally return. (May 30)
St. Louis judge hears Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit
A judge in St. Louis will determine whether to grant a request from Planned Parenthood for a temporary restraining order that would stop the state from allowing the license for Missouri’s only abortion clinic to lapse. (May 30)
Pence in Canada to build momentum for trade deal
Vice President Mike Pence was in the Canadian capital hoping to build momentum to pass a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico. (May 30)