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Cuban Officials Rally Support for Raul Castro After US Indictment
Thousands of people gathered Friday in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana to protest the indictment of former president Raul Castro, an event organized by the Communist Party of Cuba.
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:58:43 EDTFeds Tighten Green Card Discretion Guidance
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued new policy guidance emphasizing that adjustment of immigration status is an "extraordinary" discretionary benefit rather than an entitlement, signaling a potentially tougher approach toward foreign nationals seeking ...
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:46:02 EDTTrump to Skip Don Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Amid Iran Conflict
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will remain at the White House this weekend instead of attending the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:55:47 EDTPentagon UFO Dump Includes Apollo Mystery Lights
The War Department's latest release of UFO files on Friday included audio of the Apollo 12 crew describing mysterious "streaks of light" while trying to sleep in space, and video of a U.S. fighter jet shooting down a mysterious object flying over Michigan's Lake Huron.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:47:23 EDTLong Island Woman Arrested in Decapitation of Jesus Statue
A Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly decapitating a statue of Jesus outside a Catholic church in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:25:51 EDTActing NIH Infectious Disease Chief Steps Down
The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States scrambles to respond to Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. Jeffery Taubenberger became acting...
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:35:20 EDTGabbard Resigns, Citing Husband's Cancer Diagnosis
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Thursday that she will resign at the end of June, citing a family medical crisis involving her husband, according to a resignation letter addressed to President Donald Trump.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:05 EDTCandace Owens Apologizes for Calling Hunter Biden 'Crackhead'
Conservative commentator Candace Owens apologized to Hunter Biden during a nearly two-hour podcast interview that aired Thursday after years of criticizing former President Joe Biden's son over his drug addiction and the laptop scandal that rocked the 2020 campaign.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:31:06 EDTKevin Warsh Sworn In as Fed Chair
Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday as chairman of the Federal Reserve, with President Donald Trump hailing the former Fed governor as a leader who can restore the central bank's credibility and help drive a new era of American economic growth.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:33 EDTGallup Poll: Americans' Economic Confidence Hits 4-Year Low
Americans are losing confidence in the economy, according to a new poll from Gallup released on Friday, with half saying the economy is currently "poor" and three in four saying conditions are worsening.
Fri, 22 May 2026 12:45:10 EDTFormer Obama Official: Cuba Military Now 'Shell' of Cold War Force
Cuba's military reportedly is "a shell of a shell of what it used to be" and gives no indication it has any offensive capability, despite mounting concerns within the Trump administration over Havana's ties to Russia, China, and Iran.
Fri, 22 May 2026 12:21:23 EDTDow Leaps by 450 to New Record in Winning Week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an intraday record high Friday, its first since the U.S.-Iran war began, as AI-driven trade and market optimism over negotiations to end the war lifted risk appetite.
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:39 EDTCDC: US Seeking Treatments for Congo Ebola Strain
The United States is "actively engaged" in efforts to find therapies for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus outbreak that has resulted in 160 suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. CDC official said on Friday.
Fri, 22 May 2026 12:08:49 EDTRubio Warns NATO on US Troop Cuts in Europe
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Washington's NATO allies Friday to face up to U.S. troop cuts in Europe, as the alliance sought to address disagreements with President Donald Trump ahead of a July summit. After Trump criticized allies over their response to his war in...
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:49:44 EDTTrump: More Late Night Talk Show Hosts to Depart After Colbert Exit
President Donald Trump said on Friday that more late-night talk shows will depart after he praised the end of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Trump has repeatedly pressured the Federal Communications Commission...
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:49:27 EDTDetransitioner Reaches Settlement in Mastectomy Lawsuit
A woman who underwent a double mastectomy after identifying as "nonbinary" has reportedly reached a confidential settlement after suing the mental health providers who approved her for the surgery following brief telehealth evaluations.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:09:47 EDTFord Loses Bid to Overturn $82 Million Software Verdict
A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived $82.2 million of a $104.6 million verdict that Versata Software won against Ford for breaching a licensing contract and misappropriating trade secrets.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:30:31 EDTIran Funneled $850 Million Through Binance: WSJ
Roughly $850 million flowed through cryptocurrency exchange Binance as part of a covert financial network tied to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:09:22 EDTNordic, Baltic Ministers Reject Russia Drone Accusations
Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers in a joint statement on Friday said they firmly rejected what they called "Russia's blatant disinformation campaign and false allegations, supported by Belarus, regarding airspace violations in the Nordic and Baltic region. "Russia's...
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:22:22 EDTWestern Powers Press Israel to Rein in Settlers, Halt Expansion
Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major Western nations said on Friday, accusing the Israeli government of aggravating tensions in the West Bank."Over the past few months, the situation in the West Bank...
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