May 24th, 2026

• Security forces swarming White House after reports of shots fired in the area - US President Donald Trump is at the White House working to negotiate a deal with Iran
• 20-30 Gunshots Heard Near White House – Pool Reporters Run Inside Press Briefing Room - Gunman Deceased, One Civilian Hit in Crossfire
• Secret Service kills man who opened fire at White House security checkpoint - A bystander was also wounded in the shooting at a checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and the White House was briefly placed on lockdown
• Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service
• Shooter Near White House Identified - Deceased Suspect Had History of Mental Health Issues, Was Previously Arrested Trying to Breach White House
• Trump said weighing new Iran strikes as he seeks 'decisive' victory; Netanyahu frozen out of talks - Reports say Trump, 'frustrated,' has reviewed possible targets but not yet made decision; Netanyahu 'banished from the cockpit,' forced to rely on regional sources and intel for details
• Liberman slams emerging Iran deal, accuses Netanyahu of failing to win war 'on any front' - 'Any deal with Iran is a catastrophe because it leaves ayatollahs in power,' says former senior minister, who alleges agreement would unfreeze $110 billion in Iranian assets
• Trump says deal with Iran 'largely negotiated, will be announced shortly,' Hormuz will be opened - US president claims call with Netanyahu 'went very well' but Israel said to see emerging deal as 'very big problem'; Trump also holds 'very good' conference call with regional leaders, mediators
• Trump to announce peace deal to de-nuclearize Iran, open Strait of Hormuz
• US-Iran deal said to open strait for 60 days, Iran to discuss giving up enriched uranium - Iranians said to only give verbal agreement about how far ready to go in curbing nuclear program; US said ready to lift some sanctions, enabling Iran to trade oil; Strait of Hormuz would be open to all
• Hormuz will stay under Iran's management, Trump's post 'inconsistent with reality' - Iran's Fars news
• GOP Rep. Flood: It Will Take 'Month or Two' After Iran Situation Solved to Get All Traffic in Strait Moving
• Lindsey Graham takes rare swipe at Trump over Iran framework: 'Hezbollah on steroids'
• 'Nightmare for Israel': Senior GOP senators criticize alleged terms of emerging Iran deal - After Iran says nuclear issues aren't part of current talks, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo compares terms to 2015 Iran deal, says it will let Tehran 'terrorize the world'
• Blackburn: 'Let's Be Sure' Other Members of the Axis of Evil Don't Prop Iran Up
• Iran executes first man accused of espionage during current war with US and Israel - Mojtaba Kian is convicted of sharing information related to Iran's defense capabilities during the nearly 40-day Israel-US war with the Islamic Republic
• Pilgrims for annual hajj in Mecca surpass 2025 numbers despite Middle East war
• Iraqi IRGC operative behind attacks on Jewish targets plotted to kill Ivanka Trump - NY Post says Kataeb Hezbollah's Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, who is being held in US, pledged to assassinate president's daughter to avenge 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani
• IDF says it attacked Hezbollah sites, as at least 5 reported killed in south Lebanon
• Israeli Strikes Pummel Lebanon, Killing Medics Amid Fragile Truce - Saturday's strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held
• Soldier killed in northern Israel by Hezbollah drone from Lebanon
• Majority of Lebanese favor disarming Hezbollah, support peace talks with Israel - poll
• UN officials unveil 15-point Gaza roadmap as pressure mounts on Hamas to disarm
• France bans Ben Gvir over 'reprehensible actions' toward Gaza flotilla activists - French FM joins calls for EU to sanction far-right minister over video of him taunting bound activists; Poland bans him for five years as 'a threat to public order'
• 'Flotilla Activists' Beaten by Spanish Police - Madrid Had Strongly Protested Israeli Minister Taunting Them on Video - Israeli Foreign Ministry Calls Out Their Hypocrisy
• Spanish police beat and detain returning Gaza flotilla activists amid clashes at airport - Cops filmed hitting anti-Israel activists and supporters with batons and dragging them on floor. Violence comes days after global outcry, including from Madrid, over Ben Gvir's taunting of bound, kneeling detainees
• Right-wing activists protest outside IDF chief's house, said to call him 'traitor'
• UN official Albanese sparks outrage with Holocaust-linked remarks, renewed antisemitism accusations
• Zelensky Says Russia Planning Attack on Ukraine With New Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles - Putin Ordered Retaliation After Kiev's Drone Strike Killed 21 in College Dorm - Massive Explosions Heard in Kiev
• 'A Total Nightmare': Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones - Residents who experienced attacks in recent days were shaken deeply by the conflict coming home to the capital region, the seat of the Kremlin's power
• Rubio: Cuba is a national security threat - US secretary of state claims island is a leading sponsor of terrorism as he increases pressure on Caracas
• China deployed over 100 vessels near Taiwan in the wake of Trump-Xi summit, Taiwan security official claims
• China deploys over 100 naval and coast guard vessels - Taiwan accuses neighbour of 'wrecking status quo' and threatening peace with mass deployment of ships
• China Eliminates Tariffs on Africa to Outmaneuver Trump - Beijing's 'politically astute' move contrasts with U.S. tariff barrage
• Spanish Protesters Flood the Streets Demanding the Resignation of Socialist PM Sanchez Mired in Corruption Scandals
• Even MSNOW Admits Dems' Lawsuit Against Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund Has No Standing
• 61% of Americans Said They Had to Cut Back on Groceries
• Millennials spend $252 on an average date, BMO finds - and social media is spiraling over 'date-flation'
• Socialist Dream: Zohran Mamdani Touts Universal Childcare for Two-Year-Olds
• CIA Accused of Illegally Spying on Tulsi Gabbard and Interfering with DNI Investigations in Bombshell Report and Whistleblower Testimony
• Democrats, media spark fury with 'disgusting' response to Tulsi Gabbard's DNI resignation - Sen Adam Schiff claimed her resignation was her 'only positive contribution' to national security
• Report: Dems Caught in an 'Anger Trap' over Trump that Could Cost Them More Elections
• Trump Shares AI Clip of Himself Tossing 'No Talent' Stephen Colbert in Dumpster
• 'You can't control everything': the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create 'AI face'
• His Chatbot Nearly Ruined Him. To Recover, He Had to Destroy It - Unrequited love drove a 57-year-old man to an AI, and delusions of grandeur followed
• Japan unveils 'fastest ever' passenger jet 2.5x speedier than Concorde
• SpaceX Test Flight Ends in Massive Fireball
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Bengkulu, Indonesia
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 32,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 28,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 17,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Central Bismarck Sea in Papua New Guinea erupts to 10,000ft
• Southern California wildfires force evacuations, and one is threatening a nuclear facility
• Orange County toxic tank on path to spill or explode; experts searching for solutions
• Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate
• Newsom declares state of emergency in Orange County as failing chemical tank nears catastrophic explosion - Overnight mission at Southern California aerospace facility targets adjacent 15,000-gallon tank as internal temperature keeps rising
• Explosion Blasts NYC Wharf Killing One, Injuring Three Dozen, Most of Them First Responders
• China Thought Jailing a Prominent Pastor Would Halt a Growing Christian Movement - They Couldn't Have Been More Wrong
• Trump's Deputies Shut Legalization and Amnesty Pathway for Millions of Economic Migrants
• Trump Administration Temporarily Moves USCIS Lawyers to DOJ to Speed Denaturalization Cases
• Venezuelan National with Immigration Detainer Hold Arrested in Florida for Attempted Murder After Boarding Flight
• Seven Afghan Migrants Charged in Major British Child Grooming Gang Probe
• Seattle Homeless Man Who Allegedly Kidnapped and Raped Girl Had 28 Prior Arrests
• Investigation on Disgraced Former Prince Andrew Reportedly Broadened To Include Allegations of Sex Crimes
• Sex-Ed: Eighth Graders Given Class Project to Design a Brothel
• 'Queer as Folk' Actor Ryan O'Connell Complains Hollywood Has Cut Back on Gay-Themed Projects: 'a Real Shame'
• Victor Reacts: Words Have No Meaning to the Left - Seattle LGBT Group Claims Trans People are Refugees
• Detransitioner details consequences of 'gender-affirming care' - Claire Abernathy shares her story of enduring hormone replacement and gender surgery at age 14, detailing the long-term physical and emotional consequences
• Athletes at 'Steroid Olympics' are walking billboards for Big Pharma
• WaPo: A troubling Ebola outbreak meets a weakened U.S. system - The crisis in Africa is unfolding at a moment when many of the people, systems and agencies that once drove the U.S. outbreak response are gone or diminished
• US names second airport for Ebola screening as cases in Congo outbreak skyrocket
• A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing
• Wuhan Factory Accused of Poisoning Villagers with Cancer-Causing Chemicals