MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, May 18, 2026 — Two United States Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided in midair Sunday afternoon during an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, destroying both aircraft…
DUBAI, May 17, 2026 — A drone struck an electrical generator on the outer perimeter of the United Arab Emirates’ only nuclear power plant early Sunday morning, setting it ablaze and sending the world’s most fragile ceasefire one step closer…
BATON ROUGE, May 17, 2026 — Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is done. The two-term Republican — a former physician, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, and one of the most accomplished legislative minds in the upper chamber — finished…
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2026 — President Donald Trump announced late Friday that American and Nigerian forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki — the second-in-command of ISIS globally and, in Trump’s words, “the most active terrorist in the world” — in a…
OMAHA, May 16, 2026 — A rare and deadly outbreak of Andes hantavirus — a pathogen with no approved treatment and a fatality rate as high as 40% — has spread from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship to at least…
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2026 — The Supreme Court on Thursday indefinitely extended its freeze on new restrictions that would have required women to see a doctor in person before receiving the abortion pill mifepristone — keeping the drug accessible by…
BEIJING, May 15, 2026 — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that U.S. military strikes against Iran are not finished, writing on Truth Social that the “military decimation of Iran” is “to be continued!” — a pointed statement made while wrapping…
BEIJING, May 14, 2026 — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump on Thursday that mishandling Taiwan could push the two superpowers toward “clashes and even conflicts,” even as both leaders struck warm, conciliatory tones at the opening of a…
BEIJING / WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — President Trump departs for Beijing Tuesday evening for a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping beginning Thursday — a meeting that analysts at CSIS, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Chatham House all…
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — Dr. Marty Makary resigned as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday morning — the fourth high-profile departure from the Trump administration this year — as April consumer price index data released simultaneously…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Arraignment — What Happened in the Courtroom Cole Allen appeared in federal district court in Washington Monday for his arraignment — the formal proceeding at which a defendant enters a plea in response to…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Supreme Court extended its temporary stay on the Fifth Circuit’s mifepristone ruling on Monday afternoon — keeping nationwide telehealth and mail access to the abortion pill intact until Thursday, May 14 at 5 PM…