Drone-assisted arrest follows fatal Carroll County deputy shooting

 

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. — Deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at 13658 Fancy Gap Highway on Friday at 9:26 p.m., where they made contact with a man identified as Michael Puckett. During the interaction, Puckett opened fire on the deputies, who returned fire. Both...

Longview, Washington confirms ninth death in chemical disaster

 

Authorities in Longview, Washington have confirmed a ninth fatality following the May 26, 2026 chemical tank failure at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company. Recovery teams are continuing to search for the remains of two additional missing individuals amid concerns over the structural stability of damaged industrial equipment. The ruptured tank,...

United States inflation gauge climbs, complicating Fed outlook

 

U.S. inflation accelerated in April, with a key Federal Reserve gauge rising to 3.8%, the highest level since May 2023, the Commerce Department reported on May 28. The annual rate, up from 3.5% in March, and a 0.4% monthly increase underscore broad-based price pressures in groceries, clothing, electricity, and gasoline....

Gators face Troy after dominant win over Miami

 

Gainesville: Florida's baseball team moved its game to an 8 p.m. start Saturday after Miami's late contest with Troy finished at 1:48 a.m., invoking the NCAA 12-hour rule; Florida then beat Miami 22-10 on May 31 to advance in the Gainesville Regional and set up a final versus Troy, with...

Bosnia firm with Trump links nears Balkans gas deal

 

AAFS Infrastructure and Energy, a little-known company registered in Sarajevo, is close to securing contracts worth more than $1 billion to build and operate a fossil-gas pipeline across the Balkans. The pipeline would carry U.S.-shipped gas aimed at reducing regional dependence on Russian energy. AAFS has attracted scrutiny because its...

Los Angeles County wildfire erupts amid severe drought

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California – A newly reported wildfire, designated LAC-187617, was detected on private land in Los Angeles County at 6:05 a.m. local time on May 30, 2026. Emergency response teams have been notified and are working to assess the size, location, and behavior of the blaze, but officials...

United States hackers leak 42 million Spectrum records

 

Hackers from the ShinyHunters group have published what they claim are more than 42 million customer records stolen from Charter Communications, the operator of Spectrum internet, cable, and mobile services in the United States. According to the attackers, the breach began on April 1, 2026, when they used voice phishing...

Texas quarterback Brendan Sorsby faces gambling probe

 

LUBBOCK, Texas – Court filings in Lubbock, Texas, made public on Friday, May 29, 2026, allege that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby placed at least 40 bets involving Indiana University football while he was playing for the Hoosiers. District court documents state that Sorsby used sportsbook accounts registered to a...

Raleigh Hurricanes clinch Stanley Cup Final berth

 

Carolina advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years with a 6-1 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday in Raleigh, closing out the Eastern Conference finals in five games. The Hurricanes had previously fallen in the conference finals in 2019, 2022 and 2024,...

Georgia Dominates LIU, Advances to Athens Regional Final

 

ATHENS, Ga. — On Saturday morning Georgia resumed a rain-delayed NCAA Athens Regional game at Foley Field and defeated Long Island University 18-2, tying an NCAA postseason mark with nine home runs and collecting 20 hits. Starter Joey Volchko struck out 10 across six hitless innings, and the Bulldogs' offensive...