Nashville. Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday, May 21, after courts denied defense requests for DNA and fingerprint testing and declined to find him mentally incompetent. The ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee filed motions in April seeking new forensic testing and urged courts to review unidentified evidence...
Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as Thursday; draft language referenced a 90-day review window while some industry participants advocated for roughly 14 days. President...
United States – Vanessa Trump, a public figure known for her former marriage to Donald Trump Jr., announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The disclosure came in a formal statement released at 4:11 p.m. PDT and quickly drew widespread attention across major news...
Cleveland activists urged city leaders Wednesday to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license plate readers from public streets, while residents in Chandler and Troy attended city meetings this week to oppose or seek stricter limits on Flock ALPR camera deployments and to demand transparent data...
WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing, cost and lack of detailed justification; the request had been tied to a roughly $70 billion bill to...
Frankfort, Kentucky — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his re-election bid to Trump-endorsed challenger Chris Gallrein in Tuesday’s primary, with results confirmed early Wednesday. Massie, who has represented Kentucky in Congress since 2012, built a reputation as a "quirky" conservative willing to defy GOP leaders, frequently voting against party...
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States could resume large-scale military strikes unless Tehran agrees to a new deal, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement in New London, Connecticut. Behind protective glass, Trump said Iran’s navy and air force were “gone” after Operation Epic...
BUFFALO, N.Y. The Buffalo Sabres signed head coach Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, announced less than 48 hours after the team’s overtime Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens that ended their playoff run this week; Ruff led the club to a 50-win season and a...
Washington, United States – Minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s April Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting show policymakers have put the option of further interest rate increases back under active consideration, reflecting concern that inflation is not easing sufficiently. The committee voted to hold the benchmark federal funds rate...
New London — President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, praising the class of 2026 for "unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness" and telling cadets they will be "tested" as they begin their military careers. He spoke at Cadet Memorial Field after Air...
