Administration Proposes NDAs For Federal Employees This Week

 

Washington. The Office of Personnel Management filed a notice in the Federal Register on Tuesday proposing a standardized nondisclosure agreement for both new and existing federal employees. OPM said the draft NDA would require employees to safeguard non-public information, document obligations, and explicitly preserve disclosures authorized by law. The agency...

California declares emergency after Garden Grove chemical threat

 

GARDEN GROVE, California, May 26, 2026 — California is under a presidential emergency declaration after an overheating chemical storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove forced the evacuation of about 40,000 residents across six Southern California cities. Governor Gavin Newsom secured the declaration from President Donald Trump...

Mississippi flash flooding kills woman in Petal

 

MISSISSIPPI – A powerful storm system has caused catastrophic flash flooding across southern Mississippi, prompting a rare Flash Flood Emergency for the city of Petal and parts of Forrest County, along with additional Flash Flood Warnings for southeastern Lamar County. The flooding escalated rapidly after intense rainfall overwhelmed drainage infrastructure...

Federal Court Blocks Alabama Map, Restores Two Districts

 

Washington — On Tuesday a federal district court temporarily blocked Alabama from using the congressional map adopted by state lawmakers in 2023, finding the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters and violated the 14th Amendment; the judges ordered the state to use a court-selected map featuring two majority-Black districts that...

Former Dolphins Lineman Manny Fernandez Dies At 79

 

Miami Gardens — The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday that former defensive lineman Manny Fernandez, a starter on the franchise's 'No-Name Defense,' died at the age of 79. Fernandez signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted player in 1968, played through the 1975 season, and was a member of the 1972...

Supreme Court Dismisses Florida Suit Over Licenses

 

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Florida's original lawsuit seeking to sue California and Washington over issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented truck drivers, a case filed after a fatal crash last year involving driver Harjinder Singh, who held licenses from California and previously from Washington. Florida's Republican attorney...

Court Lets Flores Discrimination Case Proceed in Federal Court

 

Washington. The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the NFL’s appeal, allowing Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit to proceed in federal court instead of through league arbitration overseen by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Flores filed the suit in February 2022 against the NFL and the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants...

Las Vegas injury clouds MacKinnon status for Avalanche

 

Colorado Avalanche star center Nathan MacKinnon is questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights after sustaining a right knee injury in Game 3. The injury occurred Sunday at 12:15 of the second period when MacKinnon blocked a shot from defenseman Shea...

Oklahoma City faces Game 5 uncertainty with injuries

 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be short-handed for Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, with guard Ajay Mitchell ruled out and forward Jalen Williams listed as questionable. Mitchell, a second-year guard who had taken on an expanded offensive...

Iran condemns new US strikes amid oil price rebound

 

The United States carried out fresh strikes in southern Iran on Tuesday, targeting missile launch sites and vessels suspected of laying sea mines, according to US Central Command, which said the actions aimed to protect American forces. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps accused Washington of violating an ongoing ceasefire and...