May 8th, 2026

• ​US and Iran Exchange Fire in the Strait of Hormuz - US Intercepts Iranian Attacks on 3 Navy Ships
• Trump warns Iran is ruled by 'lunatics' after latest attack on US destroyers - The president said the three American destroyers were not harmed by Iran but that the enemy experienced "great damage," and its boats were "completely destroyed."
• Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire with new attacks
• Trump: Retaliatory Strikes 'Love Tap'; Iran Says Truce Broken
• Trump: 'Great damage' done to Iranian attackers after US ships face fire; says truce 'in effect'
• US confirms striking Iran in 'self defense,' says it 'does not seek escalation'
• US strikes on Iran came after anger from Gulf states over Tehran's attacks
• Oil Prices Jump on Renewed US-Iran Hostilities
• Deep State leaked a CIA Iran war dossier to the Washington Post that refutes Trump's claims that the Iranian Regime's missiles are mostly decimated
• CIA Warns Iran Can Endure US Blockade for Months
• Oops: Iranians Strike Cargo Ship Owned by Their Chinese Allies in the Strait of Hormuz
• China orders firms to ignore US Iran sanctions, daring US to enforce crackdown - Expert calls the move 'a measure of defiance by Beijing' as Trump administration intensifies pressure on Tehran's oil revenue
• US said hoping to resume Hormuz naval escorts as it awaits Iran's response to peace offer
• DOJ Investigating Suspicious Iran War Oil Trading Trend: Report
• 'Nation held hostage': Global protests planned as Iran's internet outage reaches nearly 70 days
• 'Islamopopulsim': Over One in Four UK Muslims Hold Positive View of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Terrorist Force
• Iran's Pezeshkian says he recently met with yet-to-be-seen supreme leader - Islamic Republic's president does not say exactly when his meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei took place, but describes son of slain supreme leader as 'humble' and 'sincere'
• Netanyahu: US, Israel in 'full coordination' on Iran - IDF and security agencies are prepared for any scenario, says the Israeli prime minister
• Report: Rubio OKed $25.8 billion sale of interceptors and other arms to Israel, Mideast nations
• US to host third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon next week - Military representatives from both sides set to participate for first time, Israeli official says, as sides aim to advance concrete measures for disarming Hezbollah
• IDF cancels events in north amid concern over potential Hezbollah revenge attacks - Three said killed in villages across southern Lebanon as military targets Hezbollah infrastructure; Netanyahu warns no terrorist is safe after Radwan force chief killed in Beirut
• Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in rare Beirut strike; PM Netanyahu: 'We promised security'
• Syria Claims Iran Proxy Hezbollah Hatched 'Assassination Plot' to Kill Its Leaders
• Hamas disarmament talks stuck between Israeli security and Gaza guarantees
• Israeli attack kills son of Hamas leader negotiating with Trump-led board - Azzam Al-Hayya is the fourth son of Hamas' exiled Gaza chief, Khalil Al-Hayya, to have been killed in Israeli attacks
• From air and sea, Hamas is rebuilding - IDF officials warn that the quiet from Gaza is "misleading." On the ground, Hamas supplies itself through smuggling from the air, sea and land, rebuilding its strength and rearming. The humanitarian aid it has seized is giving it cash and oxygen.
• UAE sends Board of Peace $100 million for training of new Gaza police force - officials
• Son of Hamas's chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said killed in IDF strike on Gaza City
• Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank - Civil Administration says trees' removal, latest in a series of such actions, will enable the creation of a new settlement; 3 Palestinians reportedly injured in settler attack
• After cancer revelation, court orders PM to submit sealed medical records in libel case
• Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell - Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel also included in suit, for spreading Idit Silman's comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated, unstable during his time as PM
• Levin says he'll let Supreme Court 'disappear' if his justice picks are not selected
• Rubio meets pope in Vatican amid ongoing feud between Trump and Catholic leader - State Department says two discussed situation in Mideast, 'underscored the strong relationship' between US and Vatican, 'shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity'
• Irish athletes, celebrities urge boycott of upcoming soccer games against Israel
• CAIR-CA leader tells followers to hate Zionists privately but not publicly - Gavin Newsom gave them $40 million
• 'On the issue of Ukraine, we are not an ally of Russia,' Armenian PM says as Kremlin fumes over Zelensky visit
• Israel Says It Killed a Hezbollah Chief Near Beirut, Testing the Truce
• Russia Reiterates Warning for All Diplomatic Missions To Evacuate Kiev Over Strikes Against 'Decision-Making Centers' if Ukraine Attacks 'Victory Day' Celebrations
• China's military purge continues as 2 former defense ministers sentenced to death
• Former China defence ministers convicted of corruption in latest purge of military leaders
• Biden-Appointed Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit That Would Have Forced Hunter Biden to Register as Foreign Agent Over Burisma and China Deals
• Brazil's Lula: Trump Said US Won't Invade Cuba
• Trade Court Blocks Trump's New Global Tariffs in Legal Setback
• SPLC pleads not guilty in donor fraud case - The indictment includes six counts of wire fraud, four counts of making false statements to a federally insured bank, and one count of conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering
• Gretchen Whitmer ally hit with 16 criminal charges for misuse of $20 million 'business accelerator' grant Whitmer approved
• White House condemns Star Wars star Mark Hamill for posting image of dead Trump with caption 'If Only' - "Mark Hamill is one sick individual."
• Pressure mounts for Disney, Obama to condemn Mark Hamill for Trump death post - "Will Barack Obama stand by his buddy Mark Hamill calling for Trump's death just days after they did a video together?"
• Star Wars star Mark Hamill deletes Trump death post, apologizes if people found it inappropriate - "Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate."
• Trump calls on Hakeem Jeffries to be charged for inciting WHCA dinner attack
• Senate GOP fears $1B for White House ballroom represents political landmine
• Dem Bennie Thompson says redistricting is 'equivalent to a second Civil War' as Mississippi considers redrawing maps to erase rep's district - "We gonna have to resist with every fiber in our body. We gonna have to take this system on at every election."
• Bombshell: Detroit 2020 Election Document Investigation Reveals Whopping 12.4% of Absentee Ballots Are Missing Official Envelope Required By Law From 51 Taxpayer-Subsidized Housing Addresses
• Tennessee House passes new congressional map to make state fully red
• Absolute Chaos Erupts as Tennessee Republicans Pass New Congressional Map Which Eliminates State's Only Democrat and Black-Majority Seat
• Tennessee Democrat State Senator Stands on Desk, Fights with Sergeant at Arms After Republicans Pass New Congressional Map Eliminating Dem District
• Cory Booker Admits Dems Are Coming for Supreme Court if They Win Midterms
• Abrams: It's No Longer Blue or Red - 'There Are Authoritarian States and Democracy States'
• Ohio GOP primary candidate who asked AI bot to praise Hitler loses, gets 17.5% of vote
• AI Nightmare: Scammer Tricks Grok and 'Bankr' AI Bot into $200K Crypto Transfer Using Morse Code
• OpenAI breached Canadian privacy laws, watchdogs find
• FBI probing Senate Intel Democrats for possible classified leaks, spurred by NSA criminal referral - New probe is latest to emerge from a Trump administration crackdown on the leaks of classified secrets
• Burchett says Trump admin will start releasing UFO files on Friday
• UFO investigator warns Trump disclosure could hand sensitive military secrets to China, Russia
• Rogan suggests upcoming UFO disclosure is cynical distraction from war in Iran
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Levuka, Fiji
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 25,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 13,000ft
• New data reveals 100% chance of strong 'Super' El Nino forming this year - The FOX Forecast Center said an El Nino of this caliber being predicted so early means it could be an event to look back on for years to come
• 17 injured, hundreds of homes damaged after tornado outbreak in Mississippi - At least 14 tornadoes were reported across Mississippi, including three Tornado Emergencies, on Wednesday night
• Tornado Emergency issued as large tornado hits Brookhaven area, Mississippi
• Multiple injuries reported after tornado hits Las Flores District, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• More than 300 mm (11.8 inches) of rain triggers flooding, evacuations, and dam overflow in South Africa
• Floods Scatter Christian Communities in Africa
• Reporting from Nigeria: Christians Describe Kidnappings and Attacks by Fulani Islamists
• Manipur Christians face 'grave and escalating humanitarian crisis'
• Gaffney Warns: Not Enough Being Done About Persecuted Christians in Nigeria, China, North Korea
• 'This Is Submission': California Considers Declaring Muslim Holy Days as Holidays
• Mexican Soldiers Watch as Cartel Gunmen Attack Funeral Procession
• Tim Walz pardons Laotian illegal alien criminal with 3 assaults to shield him from ICE - "The Minnesota Board of Pardons' unanimous decision pardoning an illegal alien convicted of three violent assaults is absolute INSANITY," said DHS
• Minnesota Somali fraudster pleads guilty to stealing $2.2 million, avoids jail time in plea deal - Said Awil Ibrahim pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing $2.2 million from the state during the fraudulent Medicaid operation, in which he paid himself over half a million dollars of stolen taxpayer funds
• Concerns Grow Over Qatar's Influence in American Universities Amid Terrorism Funding Allegations
• US Releases New Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Calls Europe an 'Incubator' of Migrant Terrorism
• Biden-Paroled Illegal Alien Charged With Sexually Assaulting Elderly Women at Wisconsin Nursing Home
• Meron rabbi arrested after cult watchdog warned of sex abuse in strictly run group - Accusers say Rabbi Yosef Shoveli, 54, passed off sexual abuse as 'spiritual' acts; in group he leads, personal decisions are tightly controlled and members do chores without pay
• Disney Does Damage Control After Several Staffers Arrested on Cruise Ship in Massive Child Porn Sting
• Jerusalem Gay Pride parade will end at Knesset for 1st time in over a decade - Post about Dead Sea pride event in June leads to criticism by Christian social media accounts
• WA lawmaker says US flag is not 'relatable' but Pride flag is
• Catholic counselor sues Oregon over $90k fine for not 'blessing' client's lesbian relationship - Supreme Court explicitly rejected the Beaver State's argument, that words alone are "professional conduct," when it stopped Colorado from punishing therapist for not affirming young clients' gender confusion, lawsuit says
• Health officials race to find dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality - up to 40 people left cruise ship without contact tracing in late April
• Dr. Drew: Hantavirus Another Opportunity for 'Panic Porn'
• Dr. Birx: Hantavirus 'Much Harder to Transmit' Than COVID
• Rudy Giuliani: 9/11 Toxins Behind Health Crisis