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Sunday, May 03, 2026

Florida's Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd took aim at MAGA influencer and Jan. 6 riot participant Craig Long on Friday after the pro-Trump figure was caught in a human trafficking sting operation. read more


Donald Trump has said the US navy acted "like pirates" as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports. read more


Kathleen Naranjo was almost eight years into paying off her portion of $50,000 in student loans when a federal appeals court last month ended one of the most affordable loan repayment plans in history. read more


Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending 30 years in jail for crime he did not commit. Duncan was overwhelmingly elected into the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position. State lawmakers have eliminated the longstanding position before he can take office. read more


Found guilty: "David Rivera (60) and Esther Nuhfer (51) obtained a $50 million contract with a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned and state-controlled oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), to advance the interests of the Venezuelan regime in the US. read more


Saturday, May 02, 2026

Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz rallied down the stretch to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby by a neck, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer in history to win the race. The longshto paid $48.24 on a $2 win wager.


A bipartisan effort to expand what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can buy has sparked an unexpected rift among Democrats, after Minnesota's lieutenant governor publicly criticized members of her own party over a narrowly focused food policy change. read more


Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI abandoned its mission and should be blocked from taking the company public later this year. read more


A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has reportedly merged with a critical minerals group that last year was lined up for $1.6bn in US government support to mine critical mineral tungsten in Kazakhstan. read more


Donald Trump told a Florida crowd that it is "treasonous" to say the US is not winning the war in Iran. The US president was speaking at The Villages in Florida, the world's largest retirement community, when he made the remarks. read more


In testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official placed the cost of the Defense Department's Operation Epic Fury at about $25 billion, a figure that did not fully account for damaged or destroyed equipment or U.S. military installations damaged. read more


The Wall Street Journal reports that the new powerful technical tools that track immigrants is also being used on U.S. citizens. read more


Former Homeland Security Secretary and noted slayer of puppies Kristi Noem is drawing criticism after reports that, nearly two months after her firing, she appears to still be living in government housing typically reserved for top Coast Guard leadership. read more


U.S. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed in an April 30 congressional hearing that Russia is supporting Iran in the current war with the United States. read more


This May 1, labor councils from Milwaukee to North Carolina, from UFCW locals to teachers' unions, are marching with a demand that cuts to the heart of today's crisis: Workers Over Billionaires. read more


President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday that he was considering pulling some U.S. troops out of Germany stunned defense officials, who scrambled to figure out if the president was serious about following through on his threats this time. read more


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