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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated a Level 3 emergency response after a lethal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus linked to the cruise ship M/V Hondius. Health officials report at l…
Actor Jesse Williams, best known for his long-running role on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, has reportedly married his girlfriend and co-star Alejandra Onieva in a private ceremony in the United States. Their rel…
Portugal – Singer Bonnie Tyler, 74, has been hospitalized in the country for emergency surgery after experiencing a sudden medical crisis linked to undisclosed intestinal issues. According to a statement released on her …
United States – In the first quarter of 2026, U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded strong investor demand, with April generating about $2 billion in net inflows, the strongest month of the year so far.…
WEST GLACIER, Mont. — Search and rescue crews found the body of a missing hiker around noon Wednesday on the Mount Brown Trail in Glacier National Park, approximately 2.5 miles up the trail and about 50 feet off the path…
Cupertino, California. Cyble announced on May 8, 2026 that Gartner named it a Challenger in the 2026 Magic Quadrant for Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies. The company said its AI-native platform unifies threat intell…
Los Angeles: Actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are set to reunite in filmmaker Benh Zeitlin's outlaw-romance film 'Hold on to Your Angels', officials said on May 8. Production is scheduled to begin in February, and t…
Miami: Florida entered preliminary talks this week with the Trump administration to close Alligator Alcatraz, a remote ICE detention center in the Everglades, according to a New York Times report published Thursday. Stat…
St. Louis — Circle K offered a temporary 40-cent-per-gallon discount at its stations on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., drawing drivers who filled up as local pump prices briefly fell below four dollars and customers rep…
Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday that employers added 115,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in April, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.3%. Hiring gains were concentrated in healthcare (37,000) and …
Montgomery, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Friday approved legislation enabling new U.S. House primaries if courts permit the state to use different congressional districts, and the bill was sent to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey…
Washington: On May 8 a bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Senator Chris Coons introduced a resolution that names China the "foremost rival and strategic competitor" of the United States, saying Beijing has the inte…
Washington — On Thursday, May 8, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that President Donald Trump’s temporary 10% global tariffs, invoked under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974…
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and added 10 assists Thursday as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Confe…
BOSTON. On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4, extending their winning streak to seven games and recording 13 wins in their last 14 outings. Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson delivered the go-…
St. Paul — Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves as the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Thursday night in the PWHL …
Washington — On May 7–8 U.S. forces reported intercepting what they characterized as unprovoked Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and responded with self-defense strikes; Iran's Kha…
United States — On May 7–8 the Canvas learning management system experienced a cyberattack and widespread outage that left thousands of students and staff unable to access coursework, prompting Instructure to place the p…
WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department announced Thursday it will begin revoking U.S. passports starting Friday for thousands of parents who owe significant unpaid child support, initially targeting those with debts of $1…
United States: On Thursday, May 7, 2026, communities across the country held National Day of Prayer events, with hundreds gathering at city and county courthouses, city halls, and church-led venues; organizers led worshi…
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions on Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), GAESA Executive President Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, and Moa Nickel SA (MNSA) followin…
Washington — U.S. officials said three American destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz this week and reported coming under attack, while Iran's military command accused U.S. forces of striking two Iranian vessels and …
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened an investigation this week into at least four suspicious oil-market trades reportedly placed moments before major policy announ…
Atlanta — Ted Turner, founder of CNN and former owner of the Atlanta Braves, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87, his family said Wednesday. Turner launched CNN on June 1, 1980, built TBS into a national superstation that bro…
Washington: U.S. forces struck and disabled Iranian-flagged oil tankers this week, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday and later in the week. On Wednesday at 9 a.m. Eastern, CENTCOM said a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from USS A…