May 20th, 2024

• ​'Iran set to reach nuclear goal in one or two weeks,' say experts
• Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
• Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says
• Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, The Iranian Foreign Minister Close To Revolutionary Guards, Dead At 60
• Helicopter carrying Iran's hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region
• 'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, state media says
• Foggy weather and huge boulders complicated rescue efforts for the president's helicopter, according to Iranian reports
• Iranian media publishes footage of rescue teams speeding through forest in search of Raisi's helicopter
• Lebanon begins 3 days of national mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
• Iranians Celebrate President Raisi's Helicopter Crash
• Iran president helicopter crash: The 'butcher of Tehran' had a fearsome reputation - and many will be fearing instability
• 'Feared dead:' Crash of helicopter carrying Iranian president jolts already tense Mideast - There is speculation that the Islamic Republic may still try to blame Israel without any proof
• With the fate of Raisi in question, his denial and hatred for Jews and Israel takes the spotlight
• 'Divine justice?': Rabbis claim helicopter crash is God's punishment for Iran's Raisi
• Raisi's death wouldn't change Iranian policy, but would spark fight for power
• As U.S. Waited on Raisi's Fate, Several Confrontations Are Brewing
• Ex-FM Zarif: US sanctions responsible for deadly copter crash
• Saudi Arabia's King Salman, 88, Has Pneumonia
• Saudi Crown Prince MBS Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns About Saudi King's Health
• Saudi ties in reach but hinge on path to Palestinian state, Sullivan tells reluctant PM
• Biden's commitment to a two-state solution clashes with harsh realities on the ground - editorial
• Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
• At hard-right conference, minister blasts Spain's plans to recognize Palestinian state
• Salman Rushdie: If there was a Palestinian state it'd be 'Taliban-like,' ruled by Hamas
• Sullivan discusses IDF's Rafah operations with Israeli leaders
• U.S. National Security Adviser Presents Netanyahu With Plans to End Israel's War in Gaza
• At Knesset, GOP lawmaker warns Oct. 7 'could happen in US' if Israel not victorious
• Senior IDF Officers: If We Don't Push Full Steam Ahead in Rafah Our Soldiers Will Pay the Price
• Biden calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza during speech at Morehouse College
• Fetterman: Biden Is Trying to 'Have Both Sides' on Israel–Hamas War
• Blinken orders crackdown on Israel-Hamas leaks
• Biden's Secretary of State Antony Blinken 'angry' over diplomatic leaks on Israel-Hamas conflict: report
• Progressive Biden Staffer Who Resigns Over Israeli 'Genocide' Claims, Revealed as Daughter of Weapons Company Executive Making Profits from Israel's Military Contracts
• Rep. Stefanik: Biden 'Equivocated' on Support of Israel
• Stefanik calls for wiping Hamas 'off the face of the Earth' and touts Trump policies in speech to Israeli Knesset
• UN humanitarian chief delivers 'apocalyptic' warning over Gaza aid
• IDF releases Hamas propaganda video recovered from Gaza of former child hostage
• ICC prosecutor seeking international arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, 3 Hamas leaders
• Coalition tensions, enlistment bill loom large as Knesset set to reconvene Monday
• Bennett says he regrets 'stupid' 2021 election pledge not to sit with certain parties - Noting his broken vow not to join a government led by Lapid, former PM says he formed multi-party coalition to bring Israel out of electoral 'chaos'
• Massive Anti-government Jerusalem Protests Planned as Israel's Knesset Opens for Summer Session
• The State Dept, CIA, FBI Are Colluding and Shielding Palestinian Reporter Who Cheered Oct. 7 Massacre - He Was Then Brought to US and Participated in Riots at Columbia University - And Now He Is Honored as Time 100 Most Influential People
• Students Turn Backs on Biden During Commencement Speech at Morehouse College, MLK's Alma Mater to signify solidarity with Palestinians
• Graduates at Boston University Chant 'USA' as Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Ceremony
• Harvard Students and Professors Protest Against Israel and US - Chant "Intifada, Come to America!"
• George Washington U grads storm out of graduation ceremony in anti-Israel protest
• New York police violently arrest pro-Palestine protesters marking Nakba
• Israel's Amb. to UK: 'Jewish communities feel like they're under attack by antisemitism'
• Peace activists descend on West Bank crossing to thwart extremists blocking aid trucks
• Israeli Settlers Torch Cars in West Bank Village, Raid Truck Carrying Aid for Gaza
• Smotrich: If Hezbollah doesn't withdraw from border, IDF must take southern Lebanon
• Jewish Iranian sentenced to death for murder receives last-minute stay of execution
• Israel places 100% tariffs on Turkish imports until Erdogan steps down
• Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California
• Send weaponry as fast as you can, Ukraine's ambassador says
• Zelenskiy Signs Law Banning Pro-Russian Political Parties In Ukraine
• Putin Ally Vows Two NATO Capital Cities 'Will Also Be Ours'
• Global Tensions and a Hostile Neighbor Await Taiwan's New Leader
• William Lai Ching-te urges peace as he becomes Taiwan's new president - Lai takes over as leader as Beijing aggressively asserts its claim over the self-governed island of 23 million people
• Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop its 'intimidation' after being sworn into historic third term for ruling party
• China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales
• Dystopian: China Prepares For War With Military 'Robodogs' - Armed With Machine Guns
• Three Americans Beg For Their Lives on Film After They Are Accused of Attempting to Overthrow Congolese Government - Ringleader of Coup Attempt Identified
• 'Order Will Be Restored Whatever the Cost' - French Forces Fight Back Against Anti-Colonial Uprising in New Caledonia
• French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia
• Milei Urges Europe to Reject 'Cancerous' Socialism at Madrid Populist Conference Ahead of EU Parliament Elections
• Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Javier Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
• Biden's 'privilege' claims sound like arguments Trump officials made before getting thrown in jail: attorney
• Whitehouse: Trump Made 'Obvious Quid Pro Quo' to Oil Executives when he allegedly asked for a $1 billion donation from oil executives during a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago resort last month
• Florida Judge Aileen Cannon Has Stern Response for Jack Smith: She said she's "disappointed" that Smith asked her to keep information from the public in order to protect grand jury secrecy and witness safety. She contended that Smith ignored similar concerns at other times during the case.
• Oliver Stone says 'lawfare' is new kind of 'warfare' being waged against Trump
• Report: Democrat Texas Rep Indicted on Bribery Charges Spent Roughly Half of Campaign Funds on Legal Fees
• Senator John Fetterman Blasts AOC Calling Him A Bully - After He Compares Dem Sideshow in House to Jerry Springer Show
• Marco Rubio says results of a 'crooked' election should be 'contested' by both sides - "The Democrats are the ones that have opposed every Republican victory since 2000. Every single one."
• WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day
• 8 in 10 hiring managers say recent grads will get laid off due to AI
• Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity
• Historic Starliner crewed launch attempt delayed again due to helium leak in Boeing spacecraft
• Viral video: 'Breathtaking' blue meteor illuminates skies over Spain and Portugal, watch
• 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits north of Svalbard
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Lae, Papua New Guinea
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near La Placita de Morelos, Mexico
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kashgar, China
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 28,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 12,000ft
• Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 12,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
• 'Significant damage' reported as storms with 100-mph winds, baseball-sized hail rip across Kansas
• Hawaii: 'It was so crazy,' heavy rain leads to flooded roads in Waikiki
• Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says
• Mosquitoes swarm Texas town, officials blame climate change
• Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport
• UNDP: Why legal identity is crucial to tackling the climate crisis - Digitalization offers a pathway to bridging the global identity gap
• Why Biden's China tariffs could hurt his climate agenda
• Joe Biden's 'Made in China' Inflation Reduction Act Gives Billions to China, Cuts Medicare, Kills American Jobs
• Churches turn to armed volunteers as gunmen threaten pastors, worshippers
• Chicago Mom Stuck for Hours Without Help After Calling 911 During Home Invasion, Dispatcher Tells Her 'We Have No Units to Send You'
• Chicago shootings: At least 37 shot, 1 killed in weekend gun violence across city, police say
• Teenage Rapper Shoots Himself in the Head While Recording TikTok Video Playing with a Gun
• Chaos Erupts After Two People Shot at High School Graduation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Brawl Breaks Out on Stage at Tennessee High School Graduation After Student Flashes Gang Signs
• Former Facebook and Nike DEI manager sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud scheme
• WaPo Editorial Board comes out against DEI statements, says they stifle free speech
• Woke Scalp: England Courtrooms Look to Ban Wigs for Being 'Culturally Insensitive' to People With African Hair
• Kansas City Chiefs Pressured to Embrace Woke Culture by Replacing Harrison Butker with a Female Kicker
• Jason Whitlock to Newsmax: 'Whole Culture Has Rejected Our Biblical Founding'
• Democrats Deny Non-Citizens are Voting in Federal Elections While Republicans Seek to Prevent It
• Expert Details How Biden Administration is 'Ignoring' Congressional Statutes in Attempt to Cover Up Illegal Immigration Crisis
• Senator Rubio Calls Biden's Border Crisis, "An Invasion of the Country" in Tense Exchange with NBC's Kristen Welker
• Transnational Terrorist Organizations: Mexican Cartels Operating in Every U.S. State
• Tayler Hansen reveals how easy and lucrative it is for Americans to aid cartels in human trafficking of illegal immigrants
• Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Placed Migrant Children in Hotels With Pedophiles, Registered Sex Offenders
• Horrifying Discovery: Mobile 'Rape Dungeon' Uncovered with Cage, Condoms, and Children's Toys - Suspected Serial Rapist Illegal Immigrant Arrested
• Diddy Admits He Did It, Breaks Silence on Cassie Assault Video, Says He was "A Different Man," "Truly Sorry"
• Trans runner met with boos after winning Oregon women's 200m state championship
• Trans Actor Karla Sofia Gascon Tells Cannes: 'We're Normal People,' 'We Have Our Body & We're Allowed to Change It'
• Virginia Gov. Youngkin Vetoes 48 Bills, Including One Requiring Insurance to Cover IUDs and Morning After Pills
• Ohio sex worker had more than 200 clients while knowing she was HIV-positive: 'Risky business'
• Self-Described 'Catholic Republican' Senate Candidate Larry Hogan Advocates for 'Restoring Roe v. Wade as the Law of the Land'
• Russia faces a dramatic surge in measles and infectious diseases
• Infected Blood Inquiry: worst treatment disaster in history of NHS - Report expected to expose mistakes that led to thousands being infected with chronic and often fatal viruses
• UK to Pay Out Estimated $12.7 Billion to Infected Blood Scandal Victims
• Commentary: The WHO's Diabolical Infertility Vaccine
• Federal Court Strikes Down Colorado University's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate as Unconstitutional
• New Covid variants stoke fears of a summer surge in cases - So-called FLiRT strains set to test effectiveness of vaccines against latest mutations
• Shocking: Covid Vaccine injury claims ignored by government, Big Pharma shielded
• Ex-CDC Director Admits 'Significant Side Effects' of COVID Vaccines in Young Healthy People - Calls for Independent Review Similar to 9/11 Commission
• New Zealand MP's Son and Rising Rugby Star Dies Suddenly at 22
• 'Yes, We Did' Fund Wuhan Gain-of-Function Research, 'Virtually Every Lab' Does it Says NIH Official
• Special Report: The Emergence of WHO, the plot to allow Chinese, UN bureaucrats to decide America's health
• World Health Organization Is Making a Massive Power Grab - and Biden Is Enabling It