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Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Reuters said anonymous U.S. intelligence sources estimate Iran's timeline for building a hypothetical nuclear weapon remained the same as last summer: one year. read more


The situation cost Idaho state Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld and her husband most of their income and highlights an escalating split in the party. read more


Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV ... read more


Scott Anderson: The American and Israeli bombing of Iran failed to provoke either a popular uprising against the regime in Tehran or its capitulation, however painfully slow Mr. Trump and his advisers have been to acknowledge that. read more


Contractor denies allegations including 'enforced disappearance' and will help locate unaccompanied minors read more


Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown on Monday was honored by the Pulitzer Prize Board for her groundbreaking and impactful investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the people and institutions that enabled him to abuse girls for decades.

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The move comes as Hegseth has faced increased criticism and ousted more than two dozen Pentagon officials in recent weeks. read more


Monday, May 04, 2026

A fully closed Strait of Hormuz was long seen as unthinkable -- and unmanageable if it happened ... read more


The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed a convent belonging to the Salvatorian Sisters, a Greek Catholic religious order ... read more


An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said. read more


Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel came under some heavy fire on "Saturday Night Live" over their alleged drinking habits ... read more


A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. read more


Purdue Pharma officially ended operations Friday, a year after the Sackler family reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general for the company's inescapable role in fueling America's devastating opioid crisis. read more


A suspected Ukrainian drone strike has damaged a luxury high-rise building in central Moscow, just days before the city is due to host a major military parade marking the end of WWII. read more


The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military cannot be prevented by a court as it does not violate federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled on Friday. read more


President Donald Trump has said that the US will help guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz from Monday. read more


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