May 26 Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!' as Russia escalates drone attacks on Ukraine By Illia Novikov, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of a bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war. Continue reading
May 25 Alex Palou makes history as first Spanish driver to win the Indy 500 By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Palou became the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis 500 by holding off former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson over the closing laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Russia bombards Ukraine hours before 3rd exchange of prisoners In our news wrap Sunday, Poland scrambled its air defenses as Russia conducted an aerial assault on neighboring Ukraine, Israel continued making deadly airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Elon Musk signaled he may be easing out of his role in… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:39 Why global tensions are rising in the South China Sea amid recent clashes By John Yang, Gerard Edic, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing tries to exert its claim to virtually the… Continue watching
May 25 Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 38 people, including children, as Noem visits Israel By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry said 3,785 people have been killed in the territory since Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its offensive in March. Continue reading
May 25 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder marked with nationwide remembrances By Mark Vancleave, Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press Police reform and civil rights activists joined thousands of ordinary people Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide and decry the Trump administration for setting their efforts back decades. Continue reading
May 25 Pope Leo XIV completes formalities to become bishop of Rome, declaring 'I am Roman!' By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the 1.4-billion strong universal Catholic Church, popes delegate the day-to-day governance of running of the diocese of Roman… Continue reading
May 25 Venezuelans vote in regional and parliamentary elections as opposition calls for boycott By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Voters in Venezuela are choosing lawmakers, governors and other officials on Sunday in polling being held against a backdrop of heightened government repression and opposition calls to boycott the election. Continue reading
May 25 Ukraine and Russia complete 3rd prisoner swap hours after major Russian aerial assault By Samya Kullab, Oleksii Yeroshenko, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war. Continue reading
May 24 Nine of a doctor's 10 children are killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza, health officials say By Sally Abou AlJoud, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. Continue reading