Americans are paying an average of $4.51 per gallon for gasoline on Sunday, May 25, 2026, making this Memorial Day weekend the most expensive at the pump in four years, according to AAA. Prices are being driven by the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the near-total closure of the...
On May 25, 2026, a volatile convective system interacting with deep Gulf moisture produced a widespread severe weather outbreak across Texas, according to the National Weather Service. By midday, a rapidly consolidating line of severe thunderstorms moved from the Texas Panhandle into central parts of the state, evolving into a...
More than 700 websites running the Ghost content management system have been compromised through a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2026-26980, according to research by Chinese cybersecurity firm Qianxin XLab reported Monday by SecurityWeek. The flaw affects Ghost versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 and allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary database content. Using...
Washington. Voters in Texas will hold a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday after no candidate secured a majority in the March 3 primary; top vote-getter John Cornyn faces Attorney General Ken Paxton, who received President Donald Trump's endorsement on May 19, and the contest occurs alongside multiple congressional and state...
The United States and Iran are negotiating a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their nearly three-month war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for about 20% of global oil shipments. According to a CNN analysis updated early May 25, 2026, three main obstacles remain: control and...
Plano, Texas. Republican Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton competed in a Tuesday runoff for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination after a yearlong primary, with both candidates largely absent from public events on Monday and instead relying on television advertising that has topped $109 million during the...
Washington, DC: U.S. President Donald Trump told leaders in a Saturday conference call that once a ceasefire with Iran is secured, he wants additional Arab and Muslim-majority countries to recognise Israel and formally join the Abraham Accords. The call included top officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,...
Washington — The Scripps National Spelling Bee began this week at Constitution Hall, with preliminary rounds starting Tuesday and concluding with finals on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Local qualifiers include Tia Geisler of Mentor, Ohio; Aadhya Adhikari of Marietta; Joseph Keefer of Athens; and Nirav Nimbarte of Charleston, each returning...
ARLINGTON, Texas. On Monday night the Houston Astros’ Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert, and Alimber Santa combined to no-hit the Texas Rangers in a 9-0 victory at Globe Life Field; Imai worked six hitless innings before Okert and Santa finished the final three frames, and Santa completed the feat in his...
Tehran said on Monday that a framework has been reached, but a final agreement with the United States is not imminent. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Iran is negotiating an end to the war and is not currently discussing nuclear issues. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran and the...
