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Man guilty of killing woman and her daughter to be Florida's 7th execution of 2026
21 May 2026, 5:15 am
A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed |
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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case
21 May 2026, 3:49 am
Prosecutors are arguing in a court filing that the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case should spend 50 years in prison |
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US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
20 May 2026, 11:17 pm
The U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade |
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SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
20 May 2026, 8:21 pm
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for his space company that is currently losing billions of dollars year |
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Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
20 May 2026, 4:45 pm
A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's boardwalk |
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Arizona executes inmate who set man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack
20 May 2026, 3:17 pm
An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match has been put to the death in the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Corrections officials say 63-year-old Leroy McGill receiv... |
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Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge
20 May 2026, 2:19 pm
A federal judge has refused to postpone a trial next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge |
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House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening
20 May 2026, 2:19 pm
A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors |
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Aston Villa ends its 30-year trophy drought with 3-0 win over Freiburg in Europa League final
20 May 2026, 2:19 pm
Aston Villa ends its 30-year trophy drought with 3-0 win over Freiburg in Europa League final |
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NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule
20 May 2026, 2:19 pm
The UPS plane crash that killed 15 people after an engine flew off its left wing might have been prevented under the original inspection schedule |
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Gary Crockett advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
20 May 2026, 2:19 pm
Gary Crockett advances to Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana |
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Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
20 May 2026, 1:00 pm
It's another hot day across the eastern U.S. a day after several spots broke daily heat records |
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Trump tells Coast Guard graduates they will 'be tested' in their military careers
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to give the commencement address at the Connecticut school |
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9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
Nine migrants deported from the United States have landed in Sierra Leone, according to the West African country |
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US announces charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown of planes
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
US announces charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown of planes |
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Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities |
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Ex-prosecutor charged with sending herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to ... |
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Inmate convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match is executed in Arizona
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
Inmate convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match is executed in Arizona |
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Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
The U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground |
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Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation |
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Final case at UN tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda atrocities comes to an end
20 May 2026, 12:59 pm
The U.N. courts set up to prosecute the atrocities committed during the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide have held their final session |
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George Soros’ foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits
20 May 2026, 5:18 am
George Soros’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday to initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years |
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This year's most endangered historic places nod to America 250 and equality promise
20 May 2026, 5:17 am
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States |
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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
19 May 2026, 11:41 pm
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 10-26-34-56-64, Mega Ball: 6, Megaplier: |
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A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time
19 May 2026, 10:23 pm
Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year |