United States – The PCT Litigation Trust overseeing the bankruptcy of crypto custodian Prime Trust has filed a lawsuit in Delaware bankruptcy court seeking nearly $1 billion from Swan Bitcoin and its parent company, Electric Solidus. The trust alleges Swan used non-public information to execute a last-minute, coordinated withdrawal of...
Kentucky voters cast ballots in the state’s primary elections on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, deciding party nominees for key contests. Polls were open from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., with some eligible voters casting early ballots; races included the GOP contest in the 4th Congressional District between incumbent Rep. Thomas...
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee Tuesday defending a plan announced Monday to create a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund intended to compensate people who say they were politically targeted; Blanche, who assumed control of the Justice Department weeks earlier, answered lawmakers' questions about...
United States – Google and Blackstone Inc. have formed a joint artificial intelligence cloud business to expand large-scale computing capacity for generative AI workloads, the companies announced this week. Blackstone will contribute an initial $5 billion in equity and hold a majority stake in the new entity, with leverage lifting...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he canceled a large-scale military strike on Iran that had been scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, after leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked him to delay the operation for several days. Trump disclosed the previously unknown plan in a...
FRANCE — Australian actor Jacob Elordi has withdrawn from his position as an official juror at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, with representatives informing organizers that a sudden foot injury prevented him from traveling to the Côte d’Azur. The Euphoria star had been officially confirmed earlier in the year to...
Spain’s National High Court has ordered the Spanish Tax Agency to refund Colombian singer Shakira about $64 million (€60 million) after ruling that authorities failed to prove she was a Spanish tax resident in 2011. The court found that Shakira spent 163 days in Spain that year, below the 183-day...
New York voters and school boards decided multiple district budgets this week, with voting and board actions occurring across the state. On Tuesday, Binghamton voters provisionally approved their school budget, Prattsburgh’s proposed budget failed to reach the required supermajority, and on Wednesday night Buffalo’s school board unanimously passed its 2026-27...
Washington, D.C. region recorded a peak heat advisory Tuesday as local meteorologists forecast highs in the low to upper 90s and potential record readings near 96–97°F in parts of the D.C.-Richmond corridor; forecasters warned of hot overnight lows and breezy southwest winds through midweek, with limited humidity but elevated heat...
Sedalia — The Tipton Cardinals beat Sedalia Sacred Heart 2-1 at Liberty Park on Monday to win the Class 2 District 13 title, and Eli Higgins pitched a complete-game three-hitter. In New Bloomfield on Wednesday, the Eugene Eagles defeated Russellville 7-2 to claim the Class 2 District 8 championship; both...
