Badenoch Sorry Over Bloody Sunday Social Media Post
Kemi Badenoch has said sorry after Bloody Sunday footage was used in social media posts. The posts criticised a bill on legacy issues in Northern Irel...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Sixth Weekly Gain
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq kept rising this week. Both indexes rose for six weeks in a row. That is their longest winning run since October 2024. First-q...
Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Bailout Fails
Spirit Airlines has shut down after bailout talks failed. It is the first major United States airline to close in 25 years. About 17,000 workers lost...
UK PM Calls for Protest Bans After Stabbings
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green in London. Police linked the attack to terrorism. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was worried abo...
Whale Timmy Swims Free in North Sea
A humpback whale named Timmy is now free in the North Sea. He had been stuck in shallow waters near Germany since March. Timmy kept beaching himself ...
Fuel Crisis Threatens European Summer Flights
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a jet fuel shortage. The strait is a key shipping route in the Middle East. A war in the Middle East le...
Bard College President Retires After Epstein Probe
Leon Botstein is retiring as president of Bard College in New York. He led the college for 51 years. An independent review found he made 25 visits to...
Court Blocks Mifepristone Mail and Telehealth
A federal appeals court has blocked mifepristone from being mailed. The court is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana filed the lawsuit that le...
Trump Tells Congress Iran War Is Over
President Trump sent a letter to Congress on Friday. He said hostilities with Iran have ended. The United States started a war with Iran in late Febr...
Trump Threatens 25% Tax on EU Cars
President Trump says he will add a 25% tariff on cars from the European Union. This is up from the current 15% rate. The 15% rate came from a deal ma...
Spirit Airlines Runs Out of Cash
Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down. The airline has run out of cash. Spirit shares fell by as much as 74% on Friday. A government bailout for ...
Pentagon Signs AI Deals But Leaves Out Anthropic
The Pentagon has signed deals with seven AI companies. They are SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. The de...
Iran Sends New Peace Plan to Mediators
Iran passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators on Thursday night. The plan aims to end the war between Iran and the United States. Iran's state-ru...
Superdry Co-Founder Found Guilty of Rape
James Holder is co-founder of clothing firm Superdry. He is 54 years old. Holder was found guilty of rape after a five-day trial. The trial was held ...
Exxon and Chevron Beat Forecasts Despite Lower Profits
Oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron both beat profit forecasts. But both companies also made less money than a year ago. Chevron's profits fell 36% co...
Stabbing Suspect in Court After Terror Attack
Essa Suleiman aged 45 appeared in court on 1 May 2026. He faces three counts of attempted murder. He also faces one charge of carrying a blade in pub...
Nebraska First State to Add Medicaid Work Rules
Nebraska started Medicaid work requirements on May 1. It is the first state to do so. This is eight months before the federal deadline of January 1, ...
Myanmar Moves Suu Kyi to House Arrest
Myanmar's military has moved Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest. She was Myanmar's elected leader before the military took power in 2021. H...
Apple Reports Record Revenue Growth
Apple grew its revenue by 17% last quarter. This beat what analysts had expected. iPhone sales brought in about $58 billion. That is a record for a M...
Britney Spears Charged With Drink Driving
Britney Spears has been charged with drink and drug driving. The charge was announced on Thursday by leaders in Ventura County, California. In March ...
Louisiana Delays Primary After Voting Rights Ruling
The United States Supreme Court ruled Louisiana's voting districts were unconstitutional. The court also weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act....
Iran's New Leader Speaks on Strait and Nuclear Plans
Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has broken his silence. He made statements about Iran's control over a key global waterway. He a...
Trump Reviews US Troops in Germany After Merz Criticism
President Trump has started a review of US troops in Germany. The review could lead to fewer of the roughly 36,000 US troops there. That is the large...
Powell Stays at Fed to Guard Independence
Jerome Powell is stepping down as Federal Reserve chair. But he will stay on as a board member. His board seat runs until January 2028. Kevin Warsh w...
Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75%
The Bank of England kept interest rates at 3.75% on Thursday. The vote happened at noon. Most members voted to hold rates. But one or two members may...
UK Acts After Jewish Men Stabbed in London
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green in London on April 29 2026. Police called it a terrorist attack. The British government then declared an...
Eli Lilly Raises Outlook After Strong Drug Sales
Drug company Eli Lilly had a strong start to 2026. Its diabetes and weight-loss drugs sold better than expected. Sales of Mounjaro and Zepbound beat ...
Israel Detains 175 Activists After Seizing Aid Boats
Israeli forces stopped 22 aid boats near the Greek island of Crete. The boats were in international waters at the time. The boats were carrying aid m...
Oil Prices Hit War-Era High
Oil prices have hit their highest point since the Iran war began. Brent crude rose for an eighth straight day. It closed at around $118 per barrel. R...
Mexico Governor Charged in Cartel Plot
A Mexican state governor has been charged in New York. Rubén Rocha Moya leads Sinaloa state in Mexico. A federal court in New York charged him on Apr...
Powell Stays at Fed After Chair Role Ends
Jerome Powell will stay at the Federal Reserve after May 15. That is when his role as chair ends. He will remain as a governor instead. Powell said l...
Iran War Costs Hit $25 Billion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went to Congress on Wednesday. It was his first visit since the Iran war began. He spoke to the House Armed Services C...
Two Jewish Men Stabbed in London Attack
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green in north London on Wednesday. Police declared it a terrorist attack and launched a terror investigation. ...
Hegseth Faces Congress Over Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to Congress on Wednesday. It was his first time since the United States and Israel began fighting Iran in late Fe...
Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana must redraw its voting map. The court called the map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. But the ma...
Three Men on Trial for Starmer Arson Plot
Three men are on trial in London for arson. They are accused of setting fire to two buildings and a car. The properties were linked to UK Prime Minis...
France and UK Tell Citizens to Leave Mali
France has told its citizens to leave Mali. This came after attacks on government targets over the weekend. The attacks were launched by jihadist and...
EU Says Meta Broke Child Safety Law
The European Commission found Meta broke EU law on Wednesday. The finding came after a nearly two-year check into Meta's platforms. Regulators say Me...
Hungary Seeks €10 Billion in Frozen EU Funds
Hungary's new leader Péter Magyar wants to unlock EU funds. He is seeking €10 billion ahead of an August 31 deadline. Magyar once worked under former...
Russia Cuts Tanks From Victory Day Parade
Russia will hold its Victory Day parade on May 9 in Moscow. But tanks and missile systems will not appear. This is the first time in almost 20 years ...
King Charles Asks US to Back Ukraine
King Charles III spoke to the US Congress on Tuesday. He asked the United States to help defend Ukraine. His words got a large standing ovation from ...
Comey Charged Over Seashell Photo Threat
Former United States FBI director James Comey has been charged with threatening President Trump. The charge comes from a 2025 Instagram photo Comey po...
FCC Reviews ABC Licenses Over Disney Policies
US regulators have ordered a review of 8 ABC TV station licenses. The stations are owned by Disney. The Federal Communications Commission said the re...
Google Signs Secret AI Deal With Pentagon
Google signed a deal with the US Pentagon to use its AI for secret military work. The deal lets the Pentagon use Google's AI for any lawful government...
UAE Leaves OPEC After 60 Years
The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in May. It is also leaving OPEC+ which includes Russia. The UAE has been a member for 60 years. It is one of...
US Gas Prices Hit Four-Year High
US gas prices rose to $4.18 a gallon on Thursday. This is the highest level in four years. Prices jumped 1.6% on Tuesday. That was the biggest one-da...
Camp Mystic Director Sorry After Deadly Flood
The director of Camp Mystic said sorry to families on Tuesday. This happened at a government hearing about a deadly 2025 flood in Texas. The flood ki...
South Korea Raises Kim Keon Hee's Sentence
An appeals court in South Korea raised Kim Keon Hee's sentence to four years. She was found guilty of stock manipulation and bribery. Kim is the wife...
Mexico Arrests Top Cartel Boss El Jardinero
Mexico arrested a top cartel boss named Audias Flores. He went by the name El Jardinero. Flores led a large part of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel...
Iran Offers Peace Deal Without Nuclear Terms
The United States and Israel went to war with Iran on February 28. Iran has now offered to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran does...