New York — United States financial markets reversed sharply on Friday, May 15, 2026, as a global bond sell-off and surging crude oil prices pushed long-term borrowing costs to their highest levels in years and knocked major equity indexes off record highs. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped 11 basis...
In Beijing on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not obtain nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to shipping. The comments came during the final leg of Trump’s state visit to China, which the White...
Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Gerald R. Ford and two accompanying destroyers arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday, May 16, concluding an 11-month deployment that began last June. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to the port to welcome more than 4,500 sailors and personnel back aboard the carrier and its...
Searsmont, Maine. On Friday an explosion and large fire tore through Robbins Lumber Inc., located at 506 Main Street South, prompting a mass-casualty response from local emergency services. Waldo County 911 communications director Mike Larravie said at least five people were injured, though the extent of their injuries was not...
Major League Baseball announced on May 15, 2026, a series of disciplinary actions following a multi‑month investigation by its Department of Investigations into illegal sports wagering. San Diego Padres infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano has been placed on the permanently ineligible list, amounting to a lifetime ban for betting on Major League...
NEW YORK, United States – U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, May 15, 2026, as investors reacted to the conclusion of a high-profile summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and to a surge in global oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 380.11...
Houston: Texas Children's Hospital agreed on Friday, May 15, to create the nation's first detransition clinic as part of a settlement announced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resolving a years-long investigation into gender-affirming care and billing practices at the 1,000-bed hospital. The settlement, coordinated with the U.S. Department of...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas in 2025 to block a special-session vote on new congressional maps. The court’s majority opinion, written by Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, said the Legislature had restored quorum and...
American comedian Pete Davidson and fashion model Elsie Hewitt have ended their relationship a little over a year after it began, and five months after the birth of their daughter, Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, on December 12, 2025. According to people familiar with the situation, the split is largely attributed...
New York, United States – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has formally revoked the Key to the City from music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, following the public release of a 2016 surveillance video that shows Combs physically assaulting his former partner, Cassie Ventura, in a hotel hallway. Adams initiated...
