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Supreme Court Rejects Ala. Execution Bid in Intellectual Disability Case
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Alabama's bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murder who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled. The court's action leaves in place lower court rulings in favor of Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, who has been on...
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:24:29 EDT3 Dead in New Mexico and First Responders Decontaminated After Exposure to Unknown Substance
Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural New Mexico home, authorities said.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:22:13 EDTTrump Set to Slash Grocery Costs With EPA Fix
President Donald Trump is set to roll back two Biden-era EPA refrigerant rules Thursday in a move the administration says will slash grocery costs and save businesses billions of dollars. According to an administration official who spoke with USA Today, the changes target...
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:41:15 EDTGOP Sen. Britt Pushes Mandatory E-Verify Bill
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is moving to make E-Verify mandatory nationwide, arguing the federal system is critical to ending illegal immigration and protecting American workers from unfair competition.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:17:06 EDTTrump Admin Adds 82 Immigration Judges in Renewed Focus on Border
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is hiring more than 80 new federal immigration judges to speed up deportation cases and advance President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:19:07 EDTMemorial Day Plans Muted Due to Sky-High Fuel Prices
As someone who is "not the best person with bugs and stuff," Stephanie Bernaba never imagined herself becoming an outdoorsy mom.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:54 EDTRep. Mast Warns of China Bid in Argentina Waterway
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of "Chinese malign influence" in a bid for a major contract in Argentina, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:20:11 EDTAmericans Returning From DRC Must Enter Via Dulles, Get Ebola Screening
Americans who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the last three weeks must only return to the United States through Washington Dulles for enhanced screening, the State Department said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:35:47 EDTIran Using Ceasefire for 'Racket' Over Strait of Hormuz
Iran is using the current ceasefire period not to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf, but to solidify its grip over one of the world's most strategically vital waterways - the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple reports say Iran, through a system of political coercion,...
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:35 EDTAppeals in Congo for Urgent Supplies as Aid Groups Warn Ebola Outbreak 'Gaining Momentum'
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region...
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:21 EDTTrump: Jack Smith and 'Gang' Should All Be Prosecuted
President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former special counsel Jack Smith after a former federal prosecutor tied to Smith’s classified documents investigation was indicted on charges involving sealed DOJ records.
Thu, 21 May 2026 07:54:25 EDTIsrael Begins Deporting Hundreds of Flotilla Activists
Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and is in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with the flotilla.
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:01:06 EDTProsecutors Seek 50-Year Sentence for Nonprofit Leader at Center of Sprawling Minnesota Fraud Case
The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing.
Thu, 21 May 2026 07:23:45 EDTUkraine Says Its Drones Hit Another Refinery Deep Inside Russia as Long-Range Strikes Escalate
Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest long-range attack on Moscow's vital oil industry.
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:02:01 EDTUK Finds No Evidence of Vetting for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Trade Role
The British government on Thursday published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy, saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was carried out at the time.
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:45:58 EDTUkraine: Russian Drone Missile Contained Depleted Uranium
Ukraine's Security Service discovered traces of depleted uranium inside fragments of a Russian R-60 missile mounted on a modified Geran-2 attack drone recovered in the Chernihiv region after an April 7 strike, the Kyiv Post reported.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:24:25 EDTVanessa Trump Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., revealed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:06:02 EDTLA Mayor Warns of Olympic Hotel Shortage
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is warning that her city might have a hotel-room shortage during the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:06:28 EDTOwner of 'Peanuts' Music Sues 3 Firms, Interior Dept Over Use
The owner of the music of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other "Peanuts" television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department of the Interior, alleging they illegally used the jazzy ditties of pianist Vince Guaraldi in social...
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:19:16 EDTTaiwan Says President Lai Would Be Happy to Talk to Trump
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that President Lai Ching-te would be be happy to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump.U.S. and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in...
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