U.S. officials want UAE to seize Iranian island | 17 May 2026 | Some U.S. officials are encouraging the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seize one of Iran’s islands in the Persian Gulf, The Telegraph has reported, citing sources. The island in question is Lavan, one of Iran's key offshore…

U.S. and Israel preparing to renew attacks on Iran next week | 16 May 2026 | The U.S. and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could resume attacks as early as next week, The New York Times has reported, citing sources. Indirect negotiations between…

At least 80 dead as Congo grapples with Ebola outbreak | 16 May 2026 | At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.…

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive | 16 May 2026 | A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say. The individual, one of four…

Dozen injured after car rams into people in Italy - driver then stabs someone | 16 May 2026 | At least twelve people have sustained injuries, with four reportedly in critical condition, after a car rammed into them in the Italian city of Modena. The driver, described by the media…

New Ebola outbreak leaves 65 dead as officials warn of cross-border spread | 16 May 2026 | Africa's top public health agency confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo on Friday after 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases were recorded in the country's remote Ituri province. Health officials are now…

Supreme Court deals blow to Virginia Democrats in fight over state court election map ruling | 15 May 2026 | Virginia Democrats suffered a major legal defeat after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a high-stakes redistricting dispute, leaving intact a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a…

IED near Alabama reservoir detonated after officials warn of 'unprecedented' critical infrastructure threat | 15 May 2026 | A grenade-type improvised explosive device was discovered and detonated in an Alabama reservoir that serves as the sole drinking water source for roughly 350,000 people, officials said Thursday. Divers surveying the Converse…

Underwater bomb discovered at base of dam holding entire city's drinking water supply sparking massive federal response | 15 May 2026 | An explosive was discovered underwater at the base of a dam in Alabama that supplies the City of Mobile and the surrounding region with drinking water. The explosive…

CDC monitoring 41 people for hantavirus, no reported cases --Most people under monitoring are considered high risk exposures | 14 May 2026 | Federal health officials said they are monitoring 41 people in the U.S. for hantavirus but are not going to impose any movement restrictions on them. David Fitter,…

Hospital on alert after hantavirus blood mishandling forces 12 staffers into quarantine | 13 May 2026 | A Dutch hospital has quarantined a dozen staff members after reports of a protocol breach involving a patient infected with hantavirus, hospital officials said Monday. The breach occurred last week at Radboud University…

Outrage as cancer-linked chemicals are sprayed in skies over multiple U.S. states under controversial government program | 13 May 2026 | Thousands of acres of U.S. forests have been sprayed with a notorious chemical linked to cancer, as outrage and fear grow that the money-making scheme will lead to a…

Shooter Who Sprayed Dozens of Rounds at Passing Cars in Cambridge Previously Got in Gunfight With Police, Freed By Woke Judge After Just 3 Years | 12 May 2026 | A 46-year-old career criminal with a long rap sheet, including a 2020 shootout in which he fired thirteen rounds at…

2 critically wounded when rifle-wielding career criminal opens fire on random cars in Massachusetts | 12 May 2026 | A gun-wielding career criminal opened fire at random cars driving down a Massachusetts roadway on Monday, leaving two men with life-threatening injuries before the maniac was shot by responding officers. Gunman…

DOJ weighing new criminal case against Dr. Anthony Fauci - despite Biden's autopen pardon and statute of limitations running out | 11 May 2026 | Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday survived a five-year legal deadline to face criminal charges for allegedly lying to Congress about funding risky research in Wuhan,…

World braces for 'generation three' hantavirus cases: Expert warns we're days from cruise passengers passing on virus - with possible first case reported in France already | 12 May 2026 | Experts have warned the first "generation-three" cases of hantavirus -- which sees cruise passengers pass the disease on to…

1 American returning from hantavirus-stricken cruise showing symptoms, another U.S. passenger positive - HHS | 10 May 2026 | An American passenger returning to the U.S. from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for the deadly virus, while a second is showing mild symptoms, health officials said.…

Fury as massive Georgia data center uses 30 million gallons of water through secret 'unbilled' pipes while residents suffer low pressure | 10 May 2026 | Georgia residents were left outraged when they discovered a massive data center had been guzzling up nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying…

Trump set to lift U.S. sanctions on Iran, free billions, and unlock uranium enrichment in unexpected peace proposal | 6 May 2026 | Donald Trump is on the verge of securing a sweeping peace deal with Iran that would lift U.S. sanctions, free billions in frozen assets, and open a…

Judge apologizes to White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen over jail conditions | 4 May 2026 | A D.C. federal judge apologized Monday to the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump and his top aides at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, saying the suspect's jail conditions…