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White House economic director downplays economic anxiety amid higher prices

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett painted a rosy picture of the economy Sunday, downplaying Americans' growing pessimism about the economy amid high gas prices and rising inflation as the Iran war goes on. "Look at what's happening to real wages," Hassett told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, claiming "really positive news" about the economy was being ignored. "On balance, real incomes, real wages are going up." The latest re ...

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Trump's latest reason for his new ballroom: A rooftop 'DronePort'

The president said that if a judge doesn't approve the new White House ballroom, he'll be "held responsible for the Death and Destruction." Josh Meyer Updated May 31, 2026, 4:45 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unveiled yet another purported justification for his controversial plan to build a massive new ballroom and bunker under the East Wing of the White House he demolished: a rooftop "DronePort" that he says is needed to defend the nation's capital from m ...

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White House in chaos as they reverse Trump plan to 'eliminate' FEMA before storms hit

Matthew Rozsa May 31, 2026 | 10:34AM ET President Donald Trump’s decision to gut America’s emergency disaster response organization has left the United States vulnerable to upcoming natural disasters — and now Trump is scrambling, likely too late, to fix his problem. Describing the decision of his past Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, to withhold billions in money from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), CNN’s Gabe Cohen reported that “Vice President JD Vance suggested ...

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Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement. The move came after another night of standoffs between law enforcement and demonstrators at the facility, as protestors could be seen in photographs and videos fighting over ba ...

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Israel seizes Crusader-era castle as Netanyahu orders forces deeper into Lebanon

"The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders troops to deepen Israel’s incursion into its neighbor’s territory. The capture of the Beaufort Castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh and roughly 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) from the Israeli border, comes after days of fierce fighting in the area." ...

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The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout

Markets & Finance The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout Home insurers pitch policies as a financial peace-of-mind safety net, but in a disaster customers can find the apparent guarantee of compensation evaporates By Jean Eaglesham and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky May 30, 2026 9:00 pm ET When disaster strikes, many Americans face a near flip-of-the-coin chance that their home insurer will pay a claim. And the problem is getting worse. The five biggest home-insur ...

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Platner's Texts With Women Concerned Campaign as Senate Race Took Off

Graham Platner’s insurgent bid for Senate in Maine was gathering steam last summer when his campaign was confronted with some potentially explosive information. Mr. Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, told a senior campaign aide that he had been exchanging sexual messages with multiple other women. It was the kind of revelation with the potential to damage the political newcomer just as his campaign to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, was beginning to resonate with voters, especially in a ...

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Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged

Alexander Willis May 30, 2026 11:41AM ET President Donald Trump erupted Saturday in a 720-plus-word social media post over a judge’s ruling ordering him to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and halt a renovation project, a rant that culminated with the president demanding the judge be criminally charged. U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper recently ruled that Trump’s Kennedy Center renovations were unlawful, citing Congress’ authority to rename the iconic performing arts center. In his ...

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There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be

"Speculation is swirling over potential departures at the high court, and firebrand conservative judges might be using flashy rulings to audition for the president. One judge appears to have dropped his long-standing support for birthright citizenship. Another wrote that the federal judiciary should not demand President Donald Trump's "homework." A third opened a recent dissent with a crude term for male genitalia. As speculation swirls about a potential Supreme Court vacancy, a ...

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Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

The American Meteor Society said that the booms heard about 2:30 p.m. were actually caused by a meteor about 3 feet wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. People in a handful of states posted on social media about feeling the buildings they were in shaking. Several videos posted on X also captured what sounded like two quick booms, with no fire, smoke or other visual causes. ...

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Israel's military set to resume strikes on Beirut

18 min ago - Israel's military is set to resume strikes on Beirut after a US diplomatic initiative failed, hours before a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the Israeli escalation in Lebanon. A joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ... (The National)

Nvidia launches PC chip to bring AI directly to personal computers

32 min ago - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is in Taiwan for the Computex conference, said the RTX Spark PC chip is part of Nvidia's effort with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab to "reinvent the PC" ​for the AI era, after three years of collaboration between ... (Reuters)

Global smartphone market faces record annual decline as chip crunch worsens

40 min ago - The global smartphone market is heading for ​its steepest annual contraction on record, with shipments projected to slump by 13.9% this ‌year to 1.08 billion units, Counterpoint Research said on Monday, citing a worsening shortage of memor ... (Reuters)

Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools

44 min ago - Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to defend independent institutions while accepting an award Sunday honoring his efforts to preserve the central bank’s independence. S ... (AP)

France and allies intercept suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker, Macron says

49 min ago - France and its allies detained a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. The Tagor was detained on Sunday morning in international waters with the help of the United Kingdom and other ... (EURO NEWS)

US Congress moves to deepen military ties with Israel: Why it matters

1 hr ago - Lawmakers in the United States are quietly advancing a proposal that could deepen military ties between the US and Israel in unprecedented ways, at a time when public support for Israel among Americans is increasingly fractured. Among the provisions ... (AL JAZEERA)

The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator

2 hrs ago - The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it was ... (AP)

Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff

4 hrs ago - By BILL BARROW Updated 8:13 PM CDT, May 31, 2026 ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia blasted his potential general election rivals on Sunday, casting Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley as unqualified lackey ... (AP)

MAGA supporter's wife 'in tears' after Trump-branded watch he bought her has major typo

7 hrs ago - A MAGA supporter told how his wife was reduced to tears after he bought her a Trump-branded watch that arrived with a major typo. Tim Petit, from Middletown, Rhode Island, treated his wife Melanie to a $640 pink limited-edition Trump-themed timepiece ... (The Independent)

Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention

7 hrs ago - By DÁNICA COTO Updated 5:09 PM CDT, May 31, 2026 Leer en español SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned ... (AP)

Georgia town's novel strategy to fight ICE jail plan impresses legal experts

9 hrs ago - A small Georgia town’s federal lawsuit opposing the Trump administration’s plans to turn a warehouse into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the US has the potential to create a wide impact as it uses novel legal arguments, ... (The Guardian)

White House in chaos as they reverse Trump plan to 'eliminate' FEMA before storms hit

9 hrs ago - Matthew Rozsa May 31, 2026 | 10:34AM ET President Donald Trump’s decision to gut America’s emergency disaster response organization has left the United States vulnerable to upcoming natural disasters — and now Trump is scrambling, lik ... (alternet)

Trump's latest reason for his new ballroom: A rooftop 'DronePort'

10 hrs ago - The president said that if a judge doesn't approve the new White House ballroom, he'll be "held responsible for the Death and Destruction." Josh Meyer Updated May 31, 2026, 4:45 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unveiled yet another ... (USA today)

White House economic director downplays economic anxiety amid higher prices

14 hrs ago - National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett painted a rosy picture of the economy Sunday, downplaying Americans' growing pessimism about the economy amid high gas prices and rising inflation as the Iran war goes on. "Look at what's happening to ... (ABC News)

Israel seizes Crusader-era castle as Netanyahu orders forces deeper into Lebanon

14 hrs ago - "The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders troops to deepen Israel’s incursion into its neighbor’s territory. The capture of the Beaufort Castle, near ... (CNN)

Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center

14 hrs ago - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 ... (AP)

Iran says does not trust US as Trump toughens terms

14 hrs ago - Iran's chief negotiator warned on Sunday the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's remarks came as reports emerged that US Pre ... (AFP)

A hotly debated lung cancer drug cut the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial in China

15 hrs ago - Published Sun, May 31 2026 8:00 AM EDT Angelica Peebles An experimental lung cancer drug from Akeso and Summit Therapeutics reduced the risk of death by 34% in a closely watched late-stage trial, according to results released Sunday. When combined w ... (CNBC)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence

16 hrs ago - By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Updated 11:01 PM CDT, May 30, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palest ... (AP)

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

19 hrs ago - By LAURAN NEERGAARD Updated 7:05 AM CDT, May 31, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest ... (AP)

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