May 3rd, 2025

• ​Unpopular on the street, Abbas pick for potential successor may not be heir apparent
• PA leader Abbas: 'Hamas-affiliated gangs primarily responsible' for Gaza aid looting
• Abbas blames Hamas, 'categorically rejects' aid lootings in Gaza - This comes after the Palestinian Authority President called Hamas "sons of dogs" and called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip
• Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta
• Netanyahu said to okay expanded Gaza op, with IDF readying for major reservist call-up
• Shin Bet said to ratchet up security measures for Netanyahu to 'unprecedented levels'
• Democratic rep fears party turning antisemitic protesters into 'martyrs' in battle against Trump deportations - New York Rep. Daniel Goldman urges focus on American hostages in Gaza rather than detained anti-Israel campus activists
• Hysterical town hall attendee interrupts AOC, yells about 'genocide' in Gaza: 'You're a liar!' - 'I used to support you,' protester shouted at the New York Democrat. 'You're a war criminal! War criminal! War Criminal!'
• Report: Anti-Israel Activist Released by Obama-Appointed Judge Likes to 'Kill Jews'
• Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime killing of Palestinian child
• Scammers use AI to rewrite and sell Holocaust survivor's memoir
• Lebanese government warns Hamas not to conduct operations from its territory - Lebanon army said to seize 800 rockets from Palestinian refugee camp in country's north amid efforts to disarm non-state actors
• Israel strikes targets near Damascus presidential palace in 'message to Syrian regime' - Regime slams 'dangerous escalation'; Syrian Druze agree to hand over unlicensed weapons to new government; airstrikes come after Israeli Druze blocked roads to protest government's inaction
• Israel said readying list of government and military targets in Syria
• Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria - The death toll from this week's outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100
• IDF moves to intercept second missile from Yemen in eight hours - Both attacks triggered air-raid sirens across northern Israel
• 'JCPOA 2': New US-Iran nuke deal said shaping up as largely similar to one Trump ended
• U.S. Clears $3.5 Billion Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia Ahead of Larger Arms Package
• Pakistan Air Force showcases advanced Chinese weapons as tensions escalate with India
• US urges restraint as Kashmir massacre tensions put India and Pakistan on edge
• 26,000 Students Sent Home as Pakistan Fears Indian Strikes on Seminaries
• Pakistan-controlled Kashmir: Residents ordered to stockpile food amid tensions
• US Buzzes China's Military Satellites in Unfolding Space Rivalry
• Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
• Russian drones hit apartment block in Ukraine's Kharkiv, 46 hurt
• Greene furious over Ukraine minerals deal, Iran talks: 'The base is not happy'
• As VP Vance Says the Russia-Ukraine War 'Is Not Going to End Any Time Soon', State Department Spokeswoman Warns US 'Not Going To Mediate Peace Talks Anymore'
• Trump to Rename Veterans Day to 'Victory Day for World War I,' Add 'Victory Day for World War II'
• After Canada, Trump could drag down conservatives in another election in Australia
• 'Trump With a Pint': How Nigel Farage Is Upending British Politics - Farage's Reform UK is soaring in the polls - and doing better at the ballot box - as voters lose patience with slow economic growth and high immigration
• Trump says US in transition period, downplays impact of short-term recession
• US economy risks losing billions as travel demand weakens, analysts warn
• Chinese Slavery-Linked Temu Halts Shipments from China to U.S.
• Temu Takes the U.S. Off Its Mailing List as Trump's Tariffs Kick In
• Chinese official reportedly seeking talks with Trump on fentanyl ingredients amid trade war
• Trump administration plans major downsizing at U.S. spy agencies
• Bombshell: DOGE Staffer Reveals U.S. Institute of "Peace" Paid $130K to Ex-Taliban Fighter - Blew Millions on Private Jets and Lavish Parties, Then Deleted 1 Terabyte of Records as Trump Team Arrived
• FBI agent Elvis Chan removed from post after linked to Hunter Biden laptop censorship, sources say
• Jen Psaki insists she 'never saw' diminished Biden while working as press secretary
• Pam Bondi turning DoJ into Trump's 'personal law firm', top experts warn - Attorney general accused of targeting political foes, halting prosecutions and placing premium on loyalty to president
• Crockett: Trump Throwing People in 'Concentration Camps' - Trying to 'Kill Us'
• Thune: Dems 'Floundering,' Suffering from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
• Dem Rep. Eric Swalwell Vows Use of 'Subpoena Power' to Investigate Whether Elon Musk's Starlink Rigged Election For Trump
• Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judges - The Supreme Court justice said it was time to address "the elephant in the room": the "threats and harassment" that judges have received from Trump and his allies
• Harvard's Trick for Fighting Trump? A Deep Bench of Conservative Lawyers - Harvard has hired lawyers connected to conservative Supreme Court justices and President Trump himself to fight its case against the government
• Harvard President Says Any Move to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status Would Be 'Highly Illegal' - Alan Garber was responding to Trump's latest threat to remove the university's tax-exempt status
• Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'
• President Trump Announces He's Stripping Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status After Woke College Defied Five Key Demands From Trump and Sued Instead
• Trump signs executive order to slash taxpayer funds to PBS, NPR: 'Radical, woke propaganda'
• Fake News Has No Shame: "60 Minutes" Picks Up 13 Emmy Nominations Including Segment Where They Selectively Edited and Spliced their Kamala Harris Interview before Election
• U.S. Press Freedom Plummets to All-Time Low
• Haunting moment robot attacks handlers in angry rampage as it tries to break free from restraints in 'dystopian scenes' - It sparked social media users to fear for the future
• AI is running the classroom at this Texas school, and students say 'it's awesome'
• The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
• 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile and Argentina, tsunami warning issued
• 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Panguna, Papua New Guinea
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Atlantic Ocean
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 23,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 17,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Kilauea Volcano sends lava fountains 330 feet during 'episode 19'
• Severe thunderstorm hits Delhi-NCR, brings second-highest May rainfall since 1901 and leaves 7 dead across northern India
• Oklahoma flooding leaves two dead, breaks April rainfall record in Oklahoma City
• DOJ sues NY, Hawaii, Vermont, Michigan over climate policies threatening 'energy independence'
• Several injured when a car slams into them in the German city of Stuttgart. The driver is arrested
• Three Virginia Dept. of Corrections Officers Stabbed in State Prison in Premeditated Attack Involving Five MS-13 Illegal Alien Gang Members
• Judge Blocks Trump from Deporting Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members from South Texas Using Alien Enemies Act
• After Being Arrested 16 Times in Less Than Two Years, Venezuelan Migrant Finally in ICE Custody
• 3 illegal immigrants charged with kidnapping, holding North Carolina mother, infant daughter for $1 million ransom
• Bodycam Shows Troopers Accusing 'Maryland Man' Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Human Trafficking
• Border Nightmare: Man Charged with Raping Corpse on NYC Subway Is an Illegal Immigrant Who Crossed the Border at Least Five Times
• A Spiritual Awakening Is Sweeping the Globe, Says YouVersion CEO
• Betting Markets Take On Formidable Challenge of Predicting Next Pope - Polymarket and Kalshi bettors seek to predict outcome of coming papal conclave
• Orgies, Murder And Intrigue, The Demons Of The Holy See
• Controversial gender identity bill heads to Colorado Senate floor vote - The legislation would still make deadnaming and misgendering discriminatory actions under the state's anti-discrimination act
• U.S. and Maine Reach Deal to Restore Funds in Feud on Transgender Athletes
• Transgender swimmer wins 5 women's gold medals at championship meet in Texas - The controversy prompted backlash on social media
• HHS releases 400-page report denouncing puberty blockers, sex-change surgeries for minors
• 'Luigi the Musical,' about accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, to debut in San Francisco
• Mr. Smith Gets A Neuralink Implant - The before and after journey of a family using tech to battle ALS
• The MMR vaccine doesn't contain 'aborted fetus debris', as RFK Jr has claimed - The rubella virus is generally grown in a human cell line known as WI-38, which was originally derived from lung tissue of a single elective abortion in the 1960s. This cell line has been used for decades, and no new fetal tissue has been used since.
• Weekly measles cases hit new record amid worst outbreak since 1990s
• Siblings Rescued by Spanish Authorities After Parents with 'Covid Syndrome' Locked Them Inside and Forced Them to Wear Masks Since 2021