Authorities in the northeastern region of Congo, where an outbreak of Ebola is believed to have claimed nearly 200 lives, have banned funerals and gathers of more than 50 people. The World Health Organization said the outbreak has elevated the risk level of the outbreak, but said the risk of the outbreak spreading globally is very low, according to the Associated Press. There have been 82 confirmed cases and seven deaths, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, but the outbreak is believed to be much wider. There is no available vaccine for the particular strain of the virus, which allowed…
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President Trump on Friday posted the ultimate troll of Trump-hating leftist comic Stephen Colbert following his final episode of “The Late Show” on CBS. CBS announced last July that they would can Colbert when Paramount was acquired by David Ellison’s Skydance Media. Colbert hosted his final episode last night. On Wednesday, upon returning to DC from his keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, Trump was asked if he had a message for Colbert ahead of his last show on the network. “I’ll have a message for him at a later day,” Trump said, smiling. And…
Mahmoud Khalil’s 15 minutes on the national stage are almost over. Way back in January, a panel of judges from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Khalil could be arrested and deported. Advertisement In a split opinion, two of the three judges on the appeals court, Thomas Hardiman and Stephanos Bibas, found that the New Jersey district judge who oversaw Mr. Khalil’s petition for release was not the proper authority to have ruled on it. The matter should have initially been addressed by an immigration court, the majority said.But a third circuit judge, Arianna J. Freeman, disagreed,…
Women wearing traditional dress known as cholitas take part in a march calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 22, 2026. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty ImagesWomen wearing traditional dress known as cholitas take part in a march calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 22, 2026. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images
The champion boxer accuses his former investment manager of duping him out of tens of millions of dollars at a time in a series of unauthorized transactions.MANHATTAN (CN) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. filed a civil complaint on Friday afternoon against a disgraced former New York City power broker for defrauding him to the tune of $175 million while briefly working as the undefeated champion’s investment portfolio manager.Mayweather accuses Jona Rechnitz, his de facto investment manager, real estate adviser and banking liaison in recent years, of financial fraud and breaching fiduciary duties by secretly diverting a large portion of his…
President Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York – May 22, 2026 While delivering remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, on Friday, President Trump stopped his speech twice to call out left-wing protesters, one of whom he hit with his classic “Go home to mom!” line. A second protester arose in the back just minutes later, and Trump encouraged the crowd not to hurt him. “Don’t hurt him, don’t hurt him, don’t hurt him!” Trump shouted, adding, “I do that for legal reasons.” Throughout the speech, several protesters were thrown out. One held…
The Aurora, Colorado, police department has operated under a consent decree since 2021, when the state identified a pattern and practice of racial profiling and excessive force.(CN) — The family of an unarmed Black man shot and killed by an Aurora police officer filed a second lawsuit against the Denver metro city on Friday, this time for municipal liability.The plaintiffs say the unconstitutional killing of attempted murder suspect Kilyn Lewis in 2024 was the direct result of inadequate city policy and failure to train officers in risk assessment, less-lethal planning and de-escalation.“The Lewis shooting is precisely the kind of predictable…
Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “no country in the world should accept” Iran’s latest scheme to control the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity and extort “tolls” from international shipping. “Iran is trying to create a tolling system. They’re trying to convince Oman, by the way, to join them in this tolling system in an international waterway. There is not a country in the world that should accept that,” Rubio said after meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “I don’t know of a country in the world…
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 rallied for the eighth week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high despite elevated bond yields and signs of an economic slowdown.Trade was volatile, as bond yields fluctuated widely during the week, following swings in oil prices and the release of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes, which suggested an interest rate hike may be in the offing. Some analysts are concerned about valuations, especially in the hot tech sector.We had a problem loading…
Remarkably, Disney petitioned the FCC to declare The View a legitimate news show so they don’t have to have Republicans on their show. Would anyone really mistake The View for a news show? FCC Chair Brendan Carr writes: Disney has filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to declare that The View is exempt from the statutory equal opportunities requirements that would otherwise apply to broadcast shows. Disney argues that The View qualifies as “bona fide news” under the law, comparing itself to Meet the Press or Face the Nation. Therefore, Disney argues, it can have one partisan…
President Trump is preparing to hit Iran with a new round of military strikes, CBS reported on Friday evening. CBS noted that no final decision has been reached. Earlier Friday, President Trump raised eyebrows after he announced he would not be attending his son Don Jr’s wedding this weekend because it is “important” for him to remain in DC “during this important period of time.” “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the…
It’s no longer in the public consciousness, but domestic terrorism was very much a thing in the United States and Europe during the 1960s and 1970s. There is no one hard count, but in those two decades, about 20,000 bombings happened in the United States, with actual revolutionary groups trying to overthrow the United States government. Advertisement They failed, of course. But domestic terrorism was very much a thing, and a significant fraction of our cultural elite were at least somewhat supportive. That’s one of the reasons the working class started moving rightward, alongside crime, cultural, and economic issues. The radicalization of…
President Trump announces via Truth Social, “Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Aaron Lukas, will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence” following the departure of DNI Tulsi Gabbard on June 30, 2026. [SOURCE] Aaron Lukas will do a solid job as ‘acting’ or as fully nominated and confirmed DNI. There will likely be a great deal of rumor and speculation about a different permanent replacement. One name sure to surface within the discussion is Devin Nunes, but I strongly doubt the former Chairman of the HPSCI would desire or accept the position. If, and that is a very big…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — A collection of individuals and organizations targeted by Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to dissolve the newly created “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”Among the plaintiffs are former Assistant United States Attorney Andrew Floyd — who led a task force that prosecuted individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, insurrection — and California State University Channel Islands professor Jonathan Caravello, whom a jury acquitted of felony assault of a federal officer stemming from his participation in protest of a immigration raid.Also suing are the nonprofit organizations National Abortion Federation and Common Cause, along with the city…
Ebola virus. by Cynthia Goldsmith. This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. “Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents,” reports Yahoo News. Northeastern Congo is a war-torn region where many areas are controlled by violent militias. Over six million people have died in civil wars in eastern Congo since the late 1990s. Earlier,…
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her role as director of national intelligence. Meanwhile, what does President Donald Trump say as he swears in Kevin Warsh as the new Fed chair? Secretary of State Marco Rubio explains the decision to withdraw some troops from Europe while stationing 5,000 troops in Poland as the president contin…
The MLB players say the government didn’t meet the elements essential to bringing a wire fraud charge.BROOKLYN (CN) — A pair of Cleveland Guardians pitchers accused of helping to rig bets in MLB games asked a federal judge on Friday to throw out the first count of their indictment.Emanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz appear to be on the same team when it comes to their legal defense after Ortiz joined Clase’s motion to dismiss the wire fraud conspiracy charge against them, saying it “fails to state an offense and improperly federalizes an alleged violation of state law.”Prosecutors say the players…
A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City’s Staten Island on Friday has injured at least 16 people, New York Fire Department officials told the Associated Press, including three people who have been seriously injured.Two workers were spotted trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern and firefighters, who were attempting to rescue the workers, noted a fire burning in the basement of a metal structure at the dock, according to the outlet. Fire crews were combatting the blaze when a major explosion rocked the site less than an hour later, Joanne…
Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks suggested Friday that New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik could replace former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as director, stating she would even have an easy confirmation vote.The comment comes after Gabbard announced she was resigning her post earlier Friday because her husband has “an extremely rare form of bone cancer,” and she needs to “step away” to support him in the months ahead. Stefanik, who is expected to depart Congress this fall, has been floated as a potential contender to replace the former Democrat because of her loyalty to President Donald Trump, and…
NYT asserts that efforts to contain Ebola may have been hindered by USAID cuts. The post Ebola’s Real Risks Get Lost in Media’s Rush to Panic and Politicize first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Bangladeshi albino bull ‘Donald Trump’ – Screengrab Social Media/X It’s Trump everywhere! It’s a feature of our days that US President Donald J. Trump has become so prevalent in the media (and social media) that people ‘see’ Trump in the most varied ways: lookalikes (even women), and a variety of animals: a caterpillar that looks like Trump; a Yellow longhorn cowfish, a Golden Pheasant… Some even see his silhouette in the clouds. Lookalikes: Yellow longhorn cowfish and a Golden Pheasant. So, it was hardly surprising when news arose this week of an albino buffalo nicknamed ‘Donald Trump’ because it has…
Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, taking over leadership of the world’s most powerful central bank at a moment of rising inflation fears, market jitters and ongoing concerns about the entity’s independence.President Donald Trump said at a White House ceremony Warsh would be “totally independent” “I want Kevin to be totally independent,” he said. “Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody.” Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Warsh, 56, whom the Senate confirmed as chair last week. “I will lead a reform-oriented Federal Reserve, learning from past successes and mistakes,…
As the pro-life movement continues advancing legislation around the country, precision in language matters. One common mistake made in pro-life discussions is treating the words “forced” and “coerced” as though they mean the same thing. They do not. In fact, by treating them as synonyms we are unintentionally justifying the murder of innocent children. The distinction between the two terms is critically important, both morally and legally. HELP LIFENEWS SAVE BABIES FROM ABORTION! Please help LifeNews.com with a donation! Coercion involves pressure, manipulation, threats, or emotional leverage. Force involves physically overpowering someone and removing their ability to choose. Those are…
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Instead of having sympathy for Tulsi Gabbard’s terrible situation with a beloved husband facing an existential health crisis, many have taken the opportunity to be soulless. A few examples follow her heartfelt resignation I am deeply grateful for the trust President Trump placed in me and for the opportunity to lead @ODNIgov for the last year and a half. Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare… pic.twitter.com/PS0Dxp5zpd — Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) May 22, 2026 Adam Schiff behaves as expected. My thoughts go out to Tulsi…
Production of the British crime series “Mobland” will reportedly no longer include famous actor Tom Hardy. Season two wrapped production in March, but a third season of the hit show has not been officially confirmed by Paramount+. Sources close to the situation revealed that Hardy will not be asked to return if the show is green-lit, following alleged tension between the actor, 101 Studios and executive producer Jez Butterworth, among other individuals, according to Variety.Puck News first reported the story. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 31: Tom Hardy attends “MobLand” New York Premiere at SVA Theater on March 31,…
Newly-released dashcam footage shows troubled singer Britney Spears arguing with California Highway Patrol officers before she was arrested for driving under the influence earlier this year. Britney Spears was officially charged with a misdemeanor last month in connection with a DUI she got in March. Britney Spears recently checked into rehab for drugs and alcohol after she was arrested for DUI in Southern California. Britney’s manager, Cade Hudson, told TMZ that Spears is going to take steps to comply with the law. “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and…
(CN) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed the Justice Department’s criminal case against Maryland man Kilmar Ábrego Garcia, finding the government’s case was vindictive and purely in retaliation for his challenging his wrongful deportation.U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr., who has presided over the case in the Middle District of Tennessee, granted Ábrego García’s motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with conspiring to transport immigrants between 2016 and 2025 and with transporting immigrants during a Nov. 30, 2022, traffic stop.“The objective evidence here shows that, absent Ábrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the government would…
Kyle Busch’s sudden and tragic death means that no one will drive the No. 8 car at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend. And no one will drive it again, that is, until his son is ready to start his NASCAR career. Richard Childress Racing (RCR), the team that Busch drove for, announced on Friday that it would reserve the No. 8 for whenever the late superstar’s 11-year-old son, Brexton, is ready to get behind the wheel. “Richard Childress Racing has elected to suspend use of the No. 8 and will run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and beyond,”…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) — A group of Alabama voters on Friday made a last-ditch effort at the Northern District of Alabama to maintain congressional district maps that give Black voters the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice in two of the state’s seven districts.A favorable decision here would reverse recent efforts by the Republican legislature to eliminate one minority district following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in* Louisiana vs. Callais*, which weakened the Voting Rights Act and made it harder to challenge voting maps on racial grounds.Republican state lawmakers want to go back to a 2023 map. It was…
In the opening days of the Iran War, the United States and Israel were reportedly considering an unlikely choice as a potential new leader for Iran, according to The New York Times.Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was viewed as a favorable choice to replace the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the NYT reported, citing anonymous U.S. officials. Ahmadinejad was injured when Israeli airstrikes intended to free him from house arrest failed, the outlet reported. Ahmadinejad has been an ardent anti-U.S. critic, according to public statements that he made in the past. He called called for “a world without America,” on Oct.…
The horrified wife of a Navy veteran accused of viciously beating the elderly owner of the San Diego-area “Trump House” described her husband’s dark past — and revealed that she now plans to divorce the “nerdy gamer.”Breanna Butler, 32, told The California Post that her husband Thomas Caleb Butler, also 32, acted violently toward his family and dangerously mixed alcohol with his medication “frequently.” Breanna had been separated from Thomas for two years due to his violent nature, which she attributed to his mental illness. “[He] has a history of mental health illness, and it became violent for our family,…
The U.S. used more than half of its THAAD anti-missile interceptor inventory defending Israel from Iranian attacks during the war, according to reports.The Washington Post reported the U.S. also used more than 100 SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors, while Israel used fewer than 100 Arrow interceptors and around 90 David’s Sling interceptors.Citing an official, the outlet reported that if fighting resumes with Iran, the U.S. would likely need to use even more interceptors because the IDF has sent some missile defense batteries for maintenance. “Israel is not capable of fighting and winning wars on its own, but nobody actually knows this…
At least 16 people were injured in a massive explosion at a Staten Island shipyard on Friday afternoon. Three people are seriously injured, including two firefighters. Several firefighters sustained minor injuries. It is unclear what caused the explosion. The Associated Press reported: A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City’s Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said. Someone reported two workers trapped in a confined space at the dock at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, and responding firefighters found a fire burning in the basement of…
A sign blaming Sacramento policies for high gas prices is displayed at a Chevron gas station in Alameda, Calif., on May 21, 2026. Terry Chea/AP PhotoMemorial Day holiday travelers will pay prices at the pump that are the highest in four years with the prolonged fuel supply shortage caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to numbers reported by the American Automobile Association (AAA) on May 21.The national average for a gallon of regular gas reached $4.55 May 22, about $1.36 more than the same day last year, and close to what drivers paid four years ago…
She looks normal. Don’t be fooled. Another perfect Democrat candidate for the Texas House, Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist, will turn Karnes ICE detention center into a prison for American Zionists if elected. She later qualified that statement, saying she wants billionaire Zionist Americans in prison. The Story According to the Texas Tribune, Galindo finished first in the Democratic primary for Texas’s 35th Congressional District. Now, she is in a runoff election against Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia. She also wants to arrest ICE officers arrested for human trafficking. “It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday a major shift in immigration policy, dictating that noncitizens in the U.S. who have applied for a green card, or lawful permanent resident status, must leave the country indefinitely — even if they are in the country legally and regardless of whether they have spouses or children with citizenship.Green card petitioners will then be required to wait for their application to be processed outside the country through consular processing via the U.S. Department of State. USCIS said it will grant “adjustment of status” only in extraordinary circumstances, on a case-by-case basis.…
Ukrainian drones crossing into NATO airspace have triggered a political crisis in Latvia, collapsing its government. Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson proposed NATO help Ukraine direct drone attacks, blurring the line between guidance and active participation. NATO has scrambled fighter jets multiple times to intercept drones while some members urge Ukraine to keep UAVs away from allied territory. Russia warns that assisting Ukrainian drone strikes from NATO soil could be considered an act of war. The escalating incidents risk a single miscalculation turning a stray drone into a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia. A cascade of drone incursions across…
Iowa law requires parental consent for HPV, hep B vaccines, reversing minor consent policy Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 304 on May 19, 2026, requiring parental consent for minors to receive HPV and hepatitis B vaccines. The law rescinds a previous carve-out that allowed minors to independently consent to vaccines for sexually transmitted infections. Supporters cite parental rights and informed consent concerns, particularly for children as young as 9. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society, warn the law will reduce cancer prevention access in a state with the second-highest cancer rates. Iowa joins a growing number of Republican-led…
Global Study Finds Rivers Worldwide Losing Dissolved Oxygen, Tropical Waterways Most Affected A study published May 15 in Science Advances reports that dissolved oxygen levels in rivers worldwide have declined over the past four decades. The research, led by Prof. Kun Shi of the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed data from 21,439 river reaches collected between 1985 and 2023. According to the study, nearly 80% of the rivers studied showed deoxygenation, with tropical rivers experiencing the strongest losses. Climate warming was identified as the primary driver, accounting for 62.7% of the…
Exercise Linked to Brain Changes That Boost Stamina Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that exercise alters brain activity in a region called the ventromedial hypothalamus, specifically in steroidogenic factor-1 (SF1) neurons. According to a study published May 16, 2026, in the Cell Press journal Neuron, these neurons remain active for at least an hour after exercise and appear to help the body adapt to training. Blocking these neurons prevented mice from gaining endurance even when they exercised normally, the study stated. Physical activity is known to enhance health and longevity, and the new findings provide a neurological basis…
Reduced Deep and REM Sleep Linked to Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer’s-Prone Areas, Study Finds A long-term study of 270 middle-aged and older adults found that participants who spent less time in slow wave (deep) sleep and REM sleep showed greater shrinkage in brain regions vulnerable to early Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report published in a peer-reviewed journal. Researchers followed the participants for 13 to 17 years, comparing baseline sleep measurements with later brain scans. The findings add to a growing body of evidence connecting sleep quality to long-term cognitive health, the authors stated. Study Design and Methods Researchers analyzed…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a change Friday to the way that migrants in the United States on a visa can apply for a green card, directing those who are trying to obtain the green card to return home for the process.The department said the change includes international students and temporary workers, stating those who are in the U.S. on temporary visas are expected to only remain in the country for a set time. “From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply,…
This morning Ed pointed out that a vote on a war powers resolution has been pushed back until June. Ed’s take (and I think he’s right) is that the delays created by Iran’s refusal to offer anything at all is wearing thin with Republicans, most of whom are up for re-election in a few more months. Ed’s post closes with this: Advertisement Johnson has given Trump a brief reprieve, perhaps only a couple of weeks, before a potentially embarrassing vote of confidence in his war leadership. He should take that time to put an end to the IRGC’s stall tactics…
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Israel established a secret elite intelligence task force in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre to track down and kill or capture every terrorist involved in the attack — from senior commanders who orchestrated the assault to individual gunmen who crossed into southern Israel during the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. According to a detailed Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday, the unit — known as NILI, a Hebrew acronym derived from a biblical verse meaning “The Eternal One of Israel Does Not Lie” — was formed by Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service and military…
President Donald Trump will skip his son Don Jr.’s wedding and stay in Washington, D.C. this weekend. This comes after he visited Rockland County, New York, on Friday to campaign for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY)’s reelection. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says China and Russia have been supplying weapons to Cuba while keeping a sig…
A concerning trend has been noted from abortion advocates and their media allies in the face of any perceived threat to “abortion access.” As abortion limitations were implemented in many states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade in 2022, medication abortion utilizing the FDA approved regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol was increasingly promoted, often in violation of state laws, and was estimated to induce nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S by 2023.[1] Following the Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 decision to remove mifepristone’s in-person dispensing requirement, allowing these drugs to be prescribed…
Explosive video released in the Pentagon’s latest UFO dump on Friday shows the moment a US fighter jet took down a mysterious object flying over Michigan’s Lake Huron.The infrared clip captured the moment the F-16 jet zeroed in on the unidentified object after it surfaced over the lake in February 2023. The craft, which appeared to be shaped like a diamond, was quickly struck with what the Department of Defense described as a “weapons system.” The unidentified object then suddenly erupted and sent what appeared to be shrapnel flying. The new footage was among the 222 declassified files made public…