Russian Missile Kills 24 in Kyiv Apartment Block
A Russian missile hit an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine. It killed 24 people including three children. Another 48 people were wounded including ...
Kevin Warsh Takes Over as Federal Reserve Chair
Kevin Warsh is now chair of the Federal Reserve. He replaced Jerome Powell whose term ended on May 15, 2026. Powell is staying on the Fed's board. Th...
Russia Launches 1,600 Drones in Worst Ukraine Attack
Russia launched nearly 1,600 drones at Ukraine over two days. It was the most intense aerial attack on Ukraine so far. Overall Russia carried out thr...
US Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Mail Access Open
The US Supreme Court ruled on May 14 on abortion pill access. It allowed mifepristone to keep being sent by mail. This reversed a May 1 ruling by the...
Small Plane Crashes Into Ohio House Killing 2
A small plane crashed into a house in Akron, Ohio on Thursday. The crash killed 2 people. No one on the ground was hurt. The plane hit a home on a st...
Student Dies in Berkshire Meningitis Outbreak
A student at Henley College in Berkshire, United Kingdom has died. Two others are being treated at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. At least thre...
Labour MP Steps Down to Let Burnham Challenge Starmer
Andy Burnham is the mayor of Greater Manchester in England. He has been offered a Labour seat in parliament. Labour MP Josh Simons agreed to step dow...
Trump Praises Beijing Summit After Xi Taiwan Warning
President Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. The meeting was part of a two-day summit. They held a closed-door talk lasti...
Cuba Runs Out of Fuel as Power Crisis Hits Record
Cuba has run out of fuel. The country now has a record power shortage of 2,113 MW. Some areas face 20 to 22 hours of blackouts every day. Protests br...
Latvia's Prime Minister Resigns After Losing Coalition Support
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned on Thursday. The crisis started when drones heading to Russia crashed in Latvia. Reports say Russian el...
Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Headline World Cup Show
Madonna, Shakira and BTS will headline the World Cup final halftime show this summer. This is the first ever halftime show at a World Cup final. Chri...
Ship Seized Off UAE Coast and Heading to Iran
A ship was seized off the coast of the UAE. It is now heading toward Iran. The ship was anchored 38 nautical miles off the UAE in the Gulf of Oman. U...
Cisco Stock Jumps 17% After AI and Job Cut News
Cisco's stock jumped up to 17% after two big announcements. The company said it would invest more in artificial intelligence. It also said it would c...
Vance Says Trump Misrepresented His Iran Deal Reasons
Trump said he was not motivated by Americans' money problems. He said his focus was stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. But Vice President J...
UAE Denies Netanyahu's Claim of Secret Visit
Netanyahu's office said he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates earlier this year. The visit happened during the US-Israeli war with Iran. His o...
US Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair
The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair. The vote was 54 to 45. It was the most divided confirmation vote ever for this ...
Anduril Raises $5 Billion for Golden Dome Defense
Defense company Anduril has raised $5 billion from investors. Its value is now $61 billion. Anduril is building space-based weapons to shoot down mis...
Cruise Ship Locked Down in France Over Illness
Over 1,700 passengers and crew are stuck on a cruise ship in Bordeaux, France. French health officials ordered everyone to stay on board. The British...
Gunshots Fired in Philippine Senate During Senator Standoff
Gunshots were fired inside the Philippine Senate in Manila. Armed troops had entered the building during a standoff. It is not confirmed who fired th...
South Carolina Court Overturns Murdaugh Murder Conviction
South Carolina's Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction. All 5 judges agreed on the decision. Murdaugh was a lawyer who was f...
Russian Drones Kill Nine in Ukraine After Ceasefire Ends
Russian drones killed nine people in Ukraine. This happened after a ceasefire ended. More than 100 drones targeted Ukraine in the latest wave of stri...
UK Faces Political Crisis Before King's Speech
UK Prime Minister Starmer is facing a serious leadership challenge. Rivals in his own Labour Party are trying to remove him from power. Health Secret...
UK Health Chief Plans to Quit and Challenge Starmer
Wes Streeting plans to quit as UK health secretary. He wants to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party leadership. His allies tol...
Russia Tests Giant Nuclear Missile for Combat Use
Russia test-fired a new Sarmat nuclear missile on Monday. The test is part of efforts to upgrade Russia's nuclear weapons. President Vladimir Putin a...
Denver Airport Runway Death Ruled a Suicide
A man died after being struck by a plane at Denver Airport on Friday. He was named as Michael Mott and was 41 years old. Mott jumped an 8-foot fence ...
Four Ministers Quit as Labour MPs Push Starmer Out
Four ministers quit the UK Labour government on Tuesday. This triggered a leadership crisis for Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Nearly 90 Labour MPs hav...
Republican Congresswoman Faces Calls to Resign Over Comments
Republican congresswoman Jen Kiggans is facing calls to resign. A radio host told Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to keep his 'cotton-picking hands ...
US Inflation Hits Highest Level Since May 2023
US inflation rose to 3.8% in April. This is the highest level since May 2023. The US is at war with Iran and energy costs surged as a result. Energy ...
US Charges Filed Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The US Justice Department filed criminal charges over the 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse. The charges were announced on May 12, 2026. Prosecutors fil...
eBay Rejects GameStop Takeover Offer Worth Billions
GameStop made a takeover offer for eBay worth about $56 billion. eBay turned down the offer. eBay chairman Paul Pressler called the offer not credible...
Trump Visits China for First Trip Since 2017
US President Trump is visiting China this week. It is the first visit by a US president since 2017. The White House called the trip of "tremendous sy...
Trump Calls Iran Peace Response Garbage
Trump rejected Iran's response to a US peace plan. He called it "totally unacceptable" and "garbage." Trump warned the ceasefire was "on life support"...
Microsoft Boss Testifies in Musk versus Altman Trial
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella took the stand in the Musk v. Altman trial. Elon Musk sued OpenAI and named Microsoft as a defendant. Nadella said Musk ...
US Supreme Court Extends Abortion Pill Access Three More Days
The US Supreme Court has extended full access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Access continues for at least three more days. Justice Samuel Alito ...
Aramco CEO Warns Oil Crisis Could Last Until 2027
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says oil supplies are running low fast. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Gasoline and jet fuel stocks are dropping q...
EU Sanctions Israeli Settlers Over Palestinian Violence
The European Union announced sanctions against Israeli settlers. The sanctions target settlers involved in violence against Palestinians. They includ...
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Trump Assassination Attempt
Cole Tomas Allen is 31 years old. He pleaded not guilty on Monday to trying to kill President Trump. His lawyer entered the plea for him. Allen did n...
Savannah Guthrie to Host Wordle TV Game Show
Savannah Guthrie will host a new TV game show based on Wordle. Guthrie is best known as the host of NBC's Today show. Jimmy Fallon will produce the s...
Starmer Vows to Stay After Labour's Worst Election Losses
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a speech on Monday. He spoke after Labour suffered its worst local election results in over 30 years. Labour lost...
Philippine House Impeaches Sara Duterte a Second Time
The Philippine House voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. The vote was 257 to 25. This is her second impeachment. She is the first official ...
Trump Rejects Iran Peace Response as Unacceptable
President Trump has rejected Iran's response to a US peace proposal. He called it "totally unacceptable." Iran had asked the US to recognize its contr...
Trump Rejects Iran Offer as Oil Prices Rise
President Trump called Iran's response to a US peace offer "totally unacceptable." Iran had sent its counter-offer to Washington through Pakistani med...
Iran Frees Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi for Medical Care
Narges Mohammadi has been freed on bail in Iran. She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner jailed for opposing Iran's clerical system. She was moved by ambul...
Qatar Gas Tanker Passes Through Hormuz for First Time
A gas tanker from Qatar has passed through the Strait of Hormuz. This is the first such crossing since the Iran war began. The tanker is called Al Kh...
Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Broken as Trump Wants Extension
President Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Friday. It started Saturday and runs through May 11. The deal included ...
Trump May Pause Federal Gas Tax as Prices Soar
Gas prices in the US are now above $4.50 per gallon. The Trump administration is thinking about pausing the federal gas tax to lower prices. Energy S...
Spain Evacuates Cruise Ship After Hantavirus Kills Three
Spain has started moving passengers off a cruise ship. The ship is called the MV Hondius. It arrived in Tenerife on Sunday. Three people died from a ...
Ship Hit and Drones Spotted as US-Iran Ceasefire Is Tested
A ship caught fire after being hit off Qatar's coast. Kuwait also detected several drones in its airspace. Both events are testing the ceasefire betw...
Labour MP Gives Ministers Monday Deadline to Challenge Starmer
Labour MP Catherine West has threatened to trigger a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer. She told the BBC that if a Cabinet minister does not s...
Putin Says Ukraine War Is Nearly Over
Vladimir Putin says he thinks the Ukraine war is nearly over. He spoke during a three-day ceasefire brokered by President Trump. The ceasefire runs f...