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US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Lebanese officials for allegedly maintaining Hezbollah's influence over state institutions

22 May 2026 12:20 pm
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba

22 May 2026 12:20 pm
The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients

22 May 2026 12:12 pm
A man convicted of killing his cousins girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is executed in Florida

A man convicted of killing his cousins girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is executed in Florida

22 May 2026 12:11 pm
Charges dropped against activists in Chicago immigration crackdown amid grand jury misconduct claims

All charges against four activists who protested outside a federal building during last years immigration crackdown in Chicago have been dropped in an unusual hearing where a top federal prosecutor appeared to acknowledge grand jury misconduct by his ...

22 May 2026 12:11 pm
A proposed additive ban could change New Yorks pizza and bagels, some say for the better

New York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive

22 May 2026 11:52 am
Takeaways from the Democratic National Committee's long-awaited autopsy report on 2024 election

The Democratic National Committee has released a controversial autopsy report on the 2024 election

22 May 2026 8:57 am
Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino

Meteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms

22 May 2026 8:57 am
Ex-girlfriend of boy band member charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill him

Prosecutors say the former girlfriend of a member of the boy band Why Dont We has been charged with trying to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill him as part of a custody dispute over their now 7-year-old daughter

22 May 2026 8:57 am
Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement

Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death

22 May 2026 4:57 am
House rejects Smithsonian women's museum bill

The House has rejected a proposal for a new Smithsonian American Womens History Museum on the National Mall

22 May 2026 4:51 am
Texas board faults Camp Mystic leader for inaction during deadly flood

A Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystics co-director in a scathing order that accuses her of not helping children evacuate during last years catastrophic floods

22 May 2026 3:17 am
Colorado Democrats censure governor for conspiracy theorist sentence commutation

Colorado Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to censure the state's governor for commuting the prison sentence of an election conspiracy theorist

22 May 2026 2:41 am
Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry

President Donald Trump has called off a signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull Americas edge on AI technology

21 May 2026 10:35 pm
Supreme Court sides with US company in claims over property seized in Cuban revolution

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castros government more than 65 years ago

21 May 2026 10:01 pm
Supreme Court dismisses bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability

A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabamas bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled

21 May 2026 8:25 pm
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment

21 May 2026 7:48 pm
Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded in error amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak

21 May 2026 7:48 pm
Man guilty of killing woman and her daughter to be Florida's 7th execution of 2026

A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousins girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed

21 May 2026 5:45 pm
Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness

Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers by lethal injection after courts denied requests to test DNA and fingerprint evidence and ruled that he is mentally competent

21 May 2026 5:42 pm
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom

Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trumps ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill

21 May 2026 11:57 am
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case

Prosecutors are arguing in a court filing that the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case should spend 50 years in prison

21 May 2026 11:56 am
Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life

A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's boardwalk

21 May 2026 5:15 am
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

The worlds richest man announced plans Wednesday for one biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year

21 May 2026 3:27 am
Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge

A federal judge has refused to postpone a trial next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimores Francis Scott Key Bridge

21 May 2026 2:49 am
House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

21 May 2026 2:49 am
James Murdoch, media scion, strikes deal for New York Magazine and Vox

Media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand

21 May 2026 2:49 am
Aston Villa ends its 30-year trophy drought with 3-0 win over Freiburg in Europa League final

Aston Villa ends its 30-year trophy drought with 3-0 win over Freiburg in Europa League final

21 May 2026 2:49 am
NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule

The UPS plane crash that killed 15 people after an engine flew off its left wing might have been prevented under the original inspection schedule

21 May 2026 2:49 am
Gary Crockett advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana

Gary Crockett advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana

21 May 2026 2:49 am
Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in

It's another hot day across the eastern U.S. a day after several spots broke daily heat records

21 May 2026 1:30 am
Trump tells Coast Guard graduates they will 'be tested' in their military careers

President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to give the commencement address at the Connecticut school

21 May 2026 1:29 am
9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement

Nine migrants deported from the United States have landed in Sierra Leone, according to the West African country

21 May 2026 1:29 am
US announces charges against former Cuban President Ral Castro over 1996 shootdown of planes

US announces charges against former Cuban President Ral Castro over 1996 shootdown of planes

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts

A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Ex-prosecutor charged with sending herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smiths investigation into President Donald Trumps hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judges order to ...

21 May 2026 1:29 am
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

The U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Man accused of sparking Los Angeles' deadly Palisades Fire appears in court ahead of arson trial

The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is appearing in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of his arson trial next month

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Inmate convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match is executed in Arizona

Inmate convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match is executed in Arizona

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Blanche says US expects Castro to answer to indictment in US, 'by his own will or by another way'

Blanche says US expects Castro to answer to indictment in US, 'by his own will or by another way'

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's

Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Final case at UN tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda atrocities comes to an end

The U.N. courts set up to prosecute the atrocities committed during the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide have held their final session

21 May 2026 1:29 am
Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trumps often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

20 May 2026 6:24 pm
George Soros foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits

George Soros Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday to initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years

20 May 2026 5:48 pm
This year's most endangered historic places nod to America 250 and equality promise

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States

20 May 2026 5:47 pm
South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

The South Carolina House has endorsed a plan to redraw its congressional districts to favor Republicans at the urging of President Donald Trump

20 May 2026 12:35 pm
Community grieves the 3 men killed while defending San Diego mosque

Authorities say the three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack

20 May 2026 12:13 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesdays Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Tuesday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 10-26-34-56-64, Mega Ball: 6, Megaplier:

20 May 2026 12:11 pm
Georgia Republicans dig in for runoffs for Senate and governor as campaigns go into overtime

Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will compete for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a June 16 runoff, as neither received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesdays primary to win outright

20 May 2026 11:31 am
A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

20 May 2026 10:53 am