On Saturday, May 31, Pope Leo XIV marked the end of May outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican. When they were there, the faithful began a candlelit procession as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Following the procession, the pontiff joined those present at the Grotto and […]
Various media outlets received a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the past, present and future state of Iran’s nuclear program. While some called it “damning,” others say there’s nothing “revelatory” about it. The report, issued Saturday, May 31, was commissioned by the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors last November. What […]
Multiple people have been arrested for allegedly helping the 10 men who escaped from a jail in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to court documents reviewed by the Associated Press. These court documents showed that those who escaped had assistance from at least 15 people, before and after they fled Orleans Justice Center on May 16. […]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has worsened the air quality across the Upper Midwest, affecting states such as Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and the Dakotas. Northern Minnesota faces hazardous conditions, with officials warning that smoke levels could become “unhealthy for everyone.” Air quality alerts for sensitive groups, including children, older adults, pregnant individuals and people […]
A four-day workweek seemingly appeals to a number of employees, with polls showing many said it would boost their productivity and emotional well-being. Now, legislators in some states are trying to make it more feasible. In New York, Democratic Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest introduced bills to create pilot programs to shorten the workweek to four days. […]
Haribo recalled its Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies in the Netherlands with a best-before date of January 2026 because cannabis was found in some bags. Dutch media stated a family in Twente with young children became “‘quite ill” after eating a bag of Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies. Police had the candy examined and discovered traces of […]
New York, May 30, 2025—A punishing spate of laws targeting foreign-funded media will dramatically curb Georgia’s independent voices and force many news outlets to shutter or shift their business operations, say Georgian journalists and press freedom advocates. Georgia’s populist ruling Georgian Dream party has pushed through its new Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—called an “exact copy” of the U.S. Foreign […]
Authorities charged a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee and five others in a fraud and bribery scheme that prosecutors say defrauded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, of $66 million in unauthorized transactions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York called it “one of the largest […]
Two years after Utah banned gender-affirming care for minors, state health officials have released findings that undercut key arguments made by lawmakers who supported the law. The Department of Health and Human Services, tasked with studying the potential risks to children, found little evidence to back claims that such treatments are inherently harmful. What is […]
Israel’s Defense Ministry confirmed the use of laser-based air defense systems during its current conflict, marking the first official acknowledgment of deploying directed-energy weapons in combat. The ministry used two systems to intercept dozens of aerial threats, primarily drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon. Officials declined to specify when they deployed the systems or how […]
