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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 23, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
· Dave Skretta
Radioactive waste blocked from Michigan landfill
A Van Buren Township landfill is barred from accepting shipments of radioactive waste from Manhattan Project-era sites, a Wayne County Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Naomi Osaka’s French Open 2026 outfits include sequins, ruffles and ‘court-ure’ skirts
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· Hilary George
Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign
Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone
· George Chidi
Texas prisoners face new book ban
A new state policy that bans prison inmates from receiving hardback books and used books will curb contrabands that enter into facilities, according to state officials, but advocates and some inmates say the latest policy significantly expands the thousands of books already banned from prisoners.
Newsrooms sue Penn State trustee leaders over ‘gag policy’
Spotlight PA and two other news organizations are suing leaders of the Penn State Board of Trustees in federal court, accusing them of violating the First Amendment by controlling what individual trustees can say to the public and the press.
Senegalese president pardons journalist over 2018 massacre
The president of Senegal has pardoned a journalist convicted to life in prison over a 2018 massacre in the southern Casamance region, the Committee to Protect Journalists watchdog said in a statement.
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Swedish court to rule in December on oil execs accused in Sudan war crimes case
A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business dealings during Sudan's second civil war, with a ruling expected in December.
· AfricaNews
Palestinians in Gaza City mourn 10 killed in Israeli strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control
Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shafi’i Mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
· Wafaa Shurafa
Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16
NAIROBI, Kenya — A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.
· Agence France-Presse
WATCH: Haredi protesters shout 'kill all Jews,' throw stones at police attempting to regain order
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protests over the contentious draft bill and ongoing arrests of draft dodgers erupted across central Israel and Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, blocking traffic and disrupting public order.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Police chief's sudden resignation plunges Minneapolis back into crisis
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks during a news conference, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)
· Tim Sullivan
Police search for suspect in 3 killings of older men in Hawaii
This undated photo provided by the Hawaiʻi Police Department on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, shows Jacob Baker. (Hawaiʻi Police Department via AP)
· Dave Collins
Louisiana wins lawsuit over prison labor conditions
Samantha Kennedy, executive director at the Promise of Justice Initiative, addresses the recent ruling in the Angola “farm line” case at a press conference in New Orleans on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Robert Stewart/Verite News via AP)
Judge reprimanded for noisy sex in chambers revealed as Obama appointee who sentenced Todd Chrisley
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· Anthony Blair
DOJ Urges Supreme Court To Take Up Case That Could Lead To Pre-Election Voter Roll Cleanups
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· Tyler Durden
Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders
At least 10 people, including five children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City late on Wednesday, according to local hospitals.
· Yolande Knell
Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake
Picture was created by administrator in charge of station’s Facebook account who wanted to create ‘friendlier image’
· Michael Savage
‘Trump’ buffalo’s life spared, sent to zoo
DHAKA — A buffalo in Bangladesh nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its flowing blond hair has been spared from sacrifice after shooting to fame, and will instead be cared for at the national zoo.
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IDF: Hezbollah has lost one-third of its forces since 2023
Around one third of Hezbollah's pre-2023 forces have been killed by the IDF in recent years, IDF Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Thursday.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Season 2 On Netflix, Where Pip Deals With The Fallout Of Her Investigation Of Two Cold Case Deaths
The first season of the Netflix/BBC series A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder ended with a dark and messy end to the investigation launched by high schooler Pip Fitz-Amobi into two deaths from 2019. In the second season, Pip has to deal with the fallout from that investigation, while a key witness goes missing.
· Joel Keller
Cambodia jails 6 Chinese for South Korean’s murder
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· Agence France-Presse
Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial
· Adria R Walker
Kenya: authorities probe arson incident that claimed lives of 16 school girls
A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.
· AfricaNews
DOJ sues 4 states over undercover license plates for federal agents
President Donald Trump’s administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown.
· Bill Barrow
Man killed by train after escaping vehicle on way to court
A man hit and killed by a train is believed to have escaped from a vehicle travelling from a police station to court.
· Alex Pope
TT competitor killed in qualifying crash
A competitor has been killed in a crash during qualifying for the Isle of Man TT races.
· Catherine Nicoll
WATCH: US Justice Department launches criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, source says
The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault in the 1990s. The probe is looking into whether Carroll gave false statements during court testimony in the civil cases she won against Trump. Investigators are also reviewi…
· The Manila Times
Robin Padilla sued for obstruction of justice in Bato dela Rosa’s escape | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
· Jaira Roxas
Supreme Court rules for Black inmate over racial bias in jury makeup
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Mark Sherman
Russian Philosopher Reportedly Charged With Embezzling Public Funds Intended for Aristotle Translations
Russian law enforcement authorities have charged a senior academic with embezzling millions of rubles intended for a project to translate the works of Aristotle, the newspaper Kommersant reported Thursday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
· The Moscow Times
Today in Sports - Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb’s record
1922 — The Supreme Court rules organized baseball is primarily a sport and not a business and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations.
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‘Flavor is under siege in this country’: how food in America lost its taste
In the last century, industrialized farming has killed off delicious food – but a brigade of chefs, breeders and farmers are fighting to bring it back
Dozens of former judges call on court to probe Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization fund
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· Ryan King
Switzerland: Footage from the scene emerge after Winterthur station stabbing injures three
The assault took place shortly after 8.30am at the main station in Winterthur, a city of around 123,000 people situated near Zurich and serving as a key transport interchange in north-eastern Switzerland. Emergency services responded rapidly, securing the area before conveying the three victims to hospital. All are …
· AfricaNews
Woman’s vile act caught on camera at Santa Ana Chiptole
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· Brian Gallagher
Veteran lawyer seeks judicial review over alleged illegal structures on his home
Barrister Alan Hoo was last year ordered to rectify alleged illegal alterations to his house within 60 days
· Brian Wong
Veteran lawyer seeks judicial review over alleged illegal structures on his home
Barrister Alan Hoo was last year ordered to rectify alleged illegal alterations to his house within 60 days
· Brian Wong
Justice Department opens investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Prisoner guilty of planning Talbot Green murder from his cell
A convicted murderer has been found guilty of orchestrating the shooting of a woman in south Wales from his prison cell.
· David Grundy
Austrian man who admitted plotting attack at Taylor Swift Vienna concert says he is sorry
Beran A, 21, apologises as court adjourns to consider verdict after alleged plan to attack fans outside stadium in 2024
· Associated Press
Malabo continues to host U.S. deportees despite court order
At first glance, the hotel looks like any other on this tropical island off the Central African coast, with its palm tree-lined driveway, marble-floored foyer and portrait of the oil-rich country’s president hanging behind a mahogany reception desk.
· AfricaNews
Iraq at a crossroads over militias, as senior commander is killed in car bombing - analysis
Iraq finds itself at a new crossroads. Will it rein in Iranian-backed militias or let them continue to hollow out the country? It is one of many crossroads in history for Iraq, a divided country.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Jury in Donaldson trial hears victim claim she was abused from 'quite a young age'
The jury hearing the sex abuse trial of former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been shown video recordings of police interviews with one of his alleged victims.
· Julian O'Neill
Netanyahu aide to be charged with leaking secret information to German newspaper
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general on Thursday said a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face criminal prosecution for leaking secret information to a German newspaper with the intent of harming the country’s security.
· Natalie Melzer
US reinstates sanctions on UN's Albanese after appeals court pauses ruling
The United States has reinstated sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur on Palestine, after a federal appeals court temporarily paused a lower-court ruling that had blocked the measures on free-speech grounds.
· Middleeasteye
Ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agency, prosecutors allege
David J. Rush, a former CIA official, is accused of stealing 303 gold bars from the agency, worth more than $40 million, and hiding them in his home, according to US media outlets citing court documents and individuals familiar with the matter.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
3 wounded in blade attack at Swiss railway station
The suspected perpetrator – a 31-year-old Swiss man – has been arrested and that his ‘motive is under investigation’
· Agence France-Presse