Defense secretary steps into key Kentucky election to attack Trump critic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday railed against one of President Donald Trump’s chief Republican critics in Congress, stepping away from the Iran war and into a Kentucky congressional election that’s testing the president’s political clout. Hegseth
Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway. Trump’s announcement in a social media post Monday came as he had
What to know about a midair collision between two Navy jets at an Idaho air show
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — After the two Navy jets collided in midair, the planes sandwiched together, all four crew members were able to eject and deploy their parachutes, floating down to safety as the aircraft careened into
Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US
MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was charged in federal court in Miami on Monday with bribing top officials to profit from lucrative government contracts. Alex Saab made his initial court
Mayor reports ‘active shooter situation’ at Islamic Center of San Diego
SAN DIEGO, May 18 (Reuters) – The mayor of San Diego on Monday reported an “active shooter situation” at the Islamic Center in the city’s Clairemont community, and police said officers were on the scene, according to
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota. The officer, Christian Castro, is
Bessent grants a 30-day extension for Russian oil in tankers as Iran war squeezes supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. will give a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil that is already in tankers at sea, a move that is meant to reduce
Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to guide artificial intelligence’s development as
US health department withdraws vaccine advisory panel charter
May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. health department has withdrawn an April charter renewal for a key vaccine advisory panel that laid out new membership rules and direction, citing an administrative error, according to a Federal Register
FAA says it failed to address warning signals before fatal 2025 Washington D.C. collision
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will tell Congress on Tuesday the agency failed to act on warnings prior to the January 2025 fatal collision between an American