May 28 Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans' income and spending power erodes By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans' finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Continue reading
May 28 Chinese online retailer Temu fined $232 million for unsafe toys and electronics By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union's fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consumers to a high risk of products sold on its platform like baby toys and small electronics that didn't comply with EU consumer safety rules. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press U.S. Central Command said Kuwait intercepted missiles fired from Iran late Wednesday, and military officials called the attack on one of America's top allies in the Persian Gulf an “egregious ceasefire violation.”… Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Vance delivers U.S. Air Force Academy commencement address By News Desk and Associated Press In his commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Vice President JD Vance said technology is evolving faster than military institutions have been accustomed to… Continue reading
May 27 Hamas confirms that Israeli strikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza City on Wednesday as Hamas confirmed that Israeli airstrikes the day before had killed the new leader of its military wing, less than two weeks after his predecessor also was killed. Continue reading
May 27 Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak and that has no approved medicines… Continue reading
May 27 Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Wednesday's warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17 and follows an escalation in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 6:26 News Wrap: 11 presumed dead after Washington paper mill tank implosion In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities say the presumed death toll is 11 after an implosion at a paper mill in Washington, peace talks between the U.S. and Iran remain in flux, Hamas says Israeli airstrikes killed their latest military… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 11:11 Cuban diplomat says Havana not seeking conflict but ready to defend itself against U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela Cuba received a tranche of humanitarian aid from China this week as people there experience severe hunger due to food shortages and economic crisis. It comes as the Trump administration maintains that the island poses a threat to the U.S. Continue watching