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Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:54 PM ET

World News

Onboard a UK ship ready to hunt mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Newsweek - 24 minutes ago

The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to most of the world's shipping vessels, exacerbating months of fears over fuel supplies.

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CBC News

Ken Paxton, endorsed by Trump, routs 4-term Sen. John Cornyn in Texas primary | CBC News

CBC News - 2 hours ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald Trump's endorsement to a lopsided victory for the Republican Senate nomination.

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Los Angeles Times

Hamas says Israeli airstrikes killed its new military leader in Gaza

Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago

Hamas is confirming that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of Hamas' military wing

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CBC News

Rescuers in Laos race to reach villagers trapped in flooded cave

CBC News - 9 minutes ago

Divers in Laos are scrambling to rescue seven villagers who have been stranded in a flooded cave for almost a week.

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Politics News

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Trump: Iran is ‘negotiating on fumes’ as deal remains unclear

NBC News - 13 minutes ago

President Donald Trump said he only plans to make a good deal with Iran, or not make a deal at all, as Iranian state media released a draft of what they said was an alleged peace deal outline. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports that the White House called the released memorandum a “fabrication.”

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Apple Valley News Now

Cornyn crushed: Seven takeaways from Tuesday’s runoffs in Texas - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 1 hour ago

The contest was the most expensive primary in American history — and Paxton prevailed despite being outspent on advertising by pro-Cornyn forces by roughly $80 million.

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CNBC

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow congressional map that dilutes Black vote

CNBC - 32 minutes ago

A three-judge panel in Birmingham, Alabama, found that the state's proposed map of House districts was 'intentionally discriminatory."

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Los Angeles Times

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds

Los Angeles Times - 18 minutes ago

An Associated Press investigation found that at least 10 detainees, all men, have died by suicide since President Trump took office in January 2025.

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Business News

The Mercury News

SK Hynix and Micron: Booming AI chip demand helps create two new $1tn club members

BBC News - 58 minutes ago

SK Hynix and Micron are the latest tech firms to join the growing list of stocks with mega valuations.

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Times of India

US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds

Lancaster Online - 2 hours ago

U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war. That's according to the Center for Strategic and

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BBC News

How you can save money on your energy bill

BBC News - 18 minutes ago

Experts say action now can save money when the pinch comes this winter.

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Toronto Star

Scotia CEO ‘relatively optimistic’ on Canada’s outlook as bank reports profit up

CTV News - 1 hour ago

The Bank of Nova Scotia raised its quarterly dividend as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.63 billion, up from $2.03 billion a year earlier.

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Technology

Pope Leo warns AI boom can give Big Tech and the people who run it too much power

Worries change may be ‘governed only by technocratic thinking and presented as necessary and inevitable’

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CNBC

American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planes

CNBC - 1 day ago

American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.

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Wired News

'Like a prisoner being released' - Relief for Iranians as internet shutdown ends

BBC News - 3 hours ago

The government imposed the blackout after the start of the war with the US and Israel in February, cutting most Iranians off from the outside world.

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BBC News

Supreme Court rejects Meta’s appeal in Vermont social media addiction case

One America News Network - 3 hours ago

Meta is facing similar lawsuits from states across the country, accusing it of knowingly designing addictive features.

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Sports Headlines

Deccan Chronicle

New York and New Jersey subpoena Fifa over ‘manipulated’ World Cup ticketing

Irish Times - 24 minutes ago

Joint investigation run by New York and New Jersey attorneys general concerns games at MetLife Stadium

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Daily Mail

French Open day four

Channel NewsAsia - 24 minutes ago

PARIS, May 27 : Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open on Wednesday(times GMT):1556 STARODUBTSEVA STUNS RYBAKINAUkraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva held off a late Elena Rybakina comeback to shock the second seed 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) in the second round, after the Kazakh recovered from 3-0 down in the de

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CBC News

Jay Triano, Chief Littlechild and 1990 women's hockey team enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | CBC Sports

CBC News - 9 minutes ago

Basketball player and coach Jay Triano, the 1990 Canadian women's hockey team and Indigenous sport leader Chief Wilton Littlechild were named the 2026 inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

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Daily Mail

Manchester United lift earnings forecast after top three Premier League finish

Channel NewsAsia - 4 hours ago

May 27 : Manchester United raised annual revenue and core profit forecast for the year to June, helped by a third-place finish in the English Premier League and as fans snapped up merchandise as the team's fortunes improved on the pitch.The club's New York-listed shares rose 5 per cent to $20.71 in premarket

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Entertainment News

Daily Mail

Billy Idol Adds DEVO and Susanna Hoffs to 2026 Summer Tour

Consequence of Sound - 19 minutes ago

Billy Idol has announced the supporting lineup for his 2026 "It’s A Nice Day To… Tour Again!" summer run, including DEVO and Susanna Hoffs.

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UPI

Watch: Millie Bobby Brown juggles wedding, kidnapping in 'Enola Holmes 3' - UPI.com

UPI - 30 minutes ago

"Enola Holmes 3," a new film starring Millie Bobby Brown as the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), premieres on Netflix in July.

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Daily Express

Inside the real-life weather forecast depicted in ‘Pressure’ - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 7 hours ago

The work of meteorologist James Stagg, who’s played by Andrew Scott in the film, changed the course of World War II.

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Toronto Star

Maluma gets honest about adverse effects of decades-long tours: 'Never experienced this before'

International The News - 13 hours ago

Maluma recently shared how fourteen years of nonstop touring took a toll on his mental health. The 32-year-old Colombian rapper and singer-songwriter showed up on The Jennifer Hudson Show earlier...

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