Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:50 PM ET
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Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel: "No way out" -- Finnish divers found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, Italy's la Repubblica daily reported.4 hours ago
Ukraine ups security as Russia holds nuclear strike drills with Belarus -- Russia says "nuclear munitions" sent to Belarus for joint drills in the country that Moscow used as a launchpad for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.4 hours ago
Record 274 climbers scale Nepal's side of Mount Everest in single day -- A record 274 climbers scaled the Nepal side of Mount Everest in a single day, officials said. They took advantage of clear weather.5 hours ago
Live - Iran mulls latest U.S. proposal as Trump says war is in "final stages" Iran says it's considering the latest U.S. peace offer, as President Trump says he's willing to wait "a couple of days" for a response. updated 12M ago18 minutes ago
DNC releases long-awaited autopsy on 2024 election -- The Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin has kept under wraps for months.1 hour ago
DOJ onboards largest-ever class of immigration judges in deportation push -- The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.1 hour ago
Is Trump's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" legal? Experts weigh in. -- The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.6 hours ago
State Democratic Party censures governor after he commutes Tina Peters' sentence -- The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday voted 89.8% in favor of a measure to censure Gov. Jared Polis.12 hours ago
Texas Dem under fire for saying she'd make ICE jail "prison for American Zionists" -- A Democratic House candidate in Texas is facing widespread condemnation and accusations of antisemitism from her own party.15 hours ago
DHS to tighten Ebola-related flight restrictions for some foreign travelers -- The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the U.S. from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak.16 hours ago
Ally of DOJ pardon attorney seeks to join board of Trump's $1.7+ billion fund -- In his application letter, attorney Mike Howell proposed organizing a national gathering of "thousands of victims of weaponization," including those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.1 hour ago
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy takes digs at Trump, urging renewed unity in politics -- Cassidy, who lost his reelection bid last week, called for leaders who are "steady, not erratic" and "thoughtful, not impulsive."18 hours ago
U.S. intel community analyzing how Cuba might respond to military action -- These kinds of intelligence forecasts attempt not only to show the immediate consequences of an American action, but the chain of reactions that may follow.18 hours ago
Ex-prosecutor allegedly stole secret report on Trump, named file "Bundt Cake Recipe" -- A former federal prosecutor was charged this week with emailing herself a report on the Justice Department's investigation into President Trump that a judge had kept under lock and key, under the file name "Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf."18 hours ago
DOJ veterans fear probe into ex-CIA director is being stacked with Trump loyalists -- Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office.19 hours ago
Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law -- A federal judge ordered White House staff and President Trump's top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved.21 hours ago
U.S. indicts Cuba's Ra l Castro for murder over downing of planes in 1996 -- Former Cuban leader Ra l Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 - an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.23 hours ago
Rubio offers Cubans "new path" in video address -- Ra l Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida, according to court filings made public Wednesday. -- May 2025 minutes ago
Barney Frank, Massachusetts congressman for 32 years, dies at 86 -- Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old. -- May 201 hour ago