CANYON, Texas — Multiple wildfires across the Texas Panhandle have destroyed homes, collapsed a historic BNSF railway trestle bridge, forced mandatory evacuations, and shut down Palo Duro Canyon State Park after igniting on Thursday, May 14, 2026. The largest blaze, the Hunggate Fire, began around 4:30 p.m. in Randall County...
United States – Former NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton has intensified scrutiny around sports reporter Dianna Russini by questioning newly published photos that show her kissing her husband, Kevin Goldschmidt, outside their home while holding one of their children. Speaking on his “4th&1” podcast, Newton said the public display...
PITTSBURGH — On Sunday at PNC Park, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 as Zack Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings and outpitched Paul Skenes, handing Skenes the loss and completing a three-game sweep in the series finale. The result ended a scoreless streak Skenes had carried into the...
Tehran has developed a new mechanism to control and manage maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary national security commission, who announced the move on social media. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly establishing a de facto toll system requiring commercial...
United States. Hundreds of shoppers gathered and surged at Swatch retail locations across multiple cities on Friday and Saturday as the Swatch and Audemars Piguet 'Royal Pop' pocket watch collection released in stores; lines formed in Los Angeles, New York (SoHo), Miami, Orlando and at major malls including King of...
Nigeria — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior Islamic State West Africa leader, in a mission carried out Friday in the Lake Chad Basin, President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post. U.S. officials described al-Mainuki as key to IS organizing and finance. An...
WASHINGTON — The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, on Saturday removed a proposed $1 billion Secret Service allocation intended to fund security tied to President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom from a larger immigration enforcement reconciliation package. Senate Democrats described the ruling as saying the East Wing renovation and ballroom...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama swept the Tuscaloosa Regional this weekend, defeating USC Upstate 9-0 on Sunday, May 17, after opening the regional with an 8-0 run-rule win and beating Belmont 3-0 on Saturday, May 16. The No. 1 overall seed recorded three shutouts across the weekend at Rhoads Stadium. The Crimson...
United States: The U.S. Justice Department this week charged Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al‑Saadi with six terrorism-related counts after U.S. authorities say he was arrested in Turkey and extradited to New York to face allegations tied to nearly twenty attacks across Europe and the United States, including plans...
Washington: President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on May 16 that United States strikes achieved a 'total military victory' over Iran, asserting that Tehran's naval and air assets were destroyed and missile production facilities degraded; he also said he accepted a ceasefire at the request of other...
