Mother's Day is celebrated in over 40 countries across the world on the second Sunday in May ... read more
The U.S. Navy's blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.
After last summer's disaster, some Texas legislators scolded local officials for their decision not to invest in flood warning sirens and for the chaotic emergency response. Other elected leaders excused the storm as so massive that no one could have prepared for it. read more
Ukrainian battlefield struggles are exposing the Kremlin's rigid commitment to war. read more
Donald Trump is not much of a reader. But there's a book in the White House that " if he cracked it open " could change the course of his presidency and of America itself. Three years ago, in the pages of Vanity Fair, I wrote about a manual that almost no one in America has ever seen. Inside the White House complex, in a secure location known to only a handful of people, sits an instruction book informally called the "Doomsday Book". Its contents are formally known by an anodyne acronym " PEADs, or Presidential Emergency Action Documents. read more
World Health Organization officials have assured that the hantavirus outbreak is not the start of a pandemic. But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandemic ... read more
One woman was recently told to pay up if she wanted clandestine footage removed from social media. read more
Americans believe President Donald Trump would win in a fight against an 8-year-old boy -- but only by a slim margin. read more
Four protesters are suing to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. read more
He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months. read more
"Orbán's associates and the elite have a long way to go until they are confronted with what they have done," [Hungary's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Peter Magya], said, vowing that his government would seek justice against those who, even in the last hours, were trying to "steal everything". read more
Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of social-media platform Truth Social, reported a massive net loss for the first three months of 2026 and less than $1 million in total sales. read more
The US Postal Service could soon allow handguns to be mailed for the first time in nearly a century ... read more
Yet another embarrassing recall exposes that the electric pickup could see wheels come off certain models due to the use of the wrong grease. read more
