2 hrs ago - "The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event at the White House, and requiring those who attend to pay for their travel and meet height and weight requirements, ... (WaPo)

5 hrs ago - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that increases financial transparency for unions regulated by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and enhances union worker protections. Issued by the ... (U.S. Department of Labor)

5 hrs ago - In Central Africa, authorities are still struggling to get their hands around an Ebola outbreak with more than 900 suspected cases. A Kenyan court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to open a quarantine facility there to treat A ... (PBS NEWSHOUR)

6 hrs ago - The New Jersey State Police will take over public safety operations outside of Delaney Hall on Friday afternoon, while also establishing marked “protected peaceful protest zones” amid weeklong unrest at the federal immigrant detention facil ... (NJ.com)

6 hrs ago - Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury. A rookie federal prosecutor who brought a case accusing former FBI Director James Comey of th ... (NBC News)

7 hrs ago - A longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent has no doubt about what led to the behind-the-scenes tumult and growing list of staff departures at the flagship news program. -snip- Speaking to Status in an interview published Friday, former “60 ... (Huffington Post)

8 hrs ago - By BECKY BOHRER and JOHN SEEWER Updated 7:14 PM EDT, May 29, 2026 JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died, a Latvian mountaineering gro ... (AP News)

9 hrs ago - No tax charges filed in Southern Poverty Law Center probe, after IRS lawyers determined informant program legally structured, sources say Updated on: May 29, 2026 / 2:58 PM EDT / CBS News Federal agents previously investigated the Southern Poverty La ... (cbs)

9 hrs ago - A federal judge in Miami made a striking turnabout on Friday, reopening President Trump’s $10 billion case against the I.R.S. and saying that she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “ ... (NYT)

10 hrs ago - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has seized $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of the economic component of President Donald Trump's war on the Islamic Republic. By Reuters Today, 10:38 pm Israel (7 hours ahead) ... (Reuters/Times of Israel)

10 hrs ago - Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists PUBLISHED FRI, MAY 29 20261:16 PM EDT Luke Fountain @LUKE_FOUNTAIN25 KEY POINTS * The U.S. Postal Service proposed new mail-in ballot rules that would require states to su ... (CNBC)

12 hrs ago - WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - A judge on Friday ​ordered the removal of President Donald ‌Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the ​iconic Washington venue cannot be ​renamed without a ... (Reuters)

12 hrs ago - The UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces, including the rape of male detainees. . The UN verified sexual abuse of 31 Palestinian men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and ... (The Guardian)

12 hrs ago - A federal immigration officer wanted for shooting a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota was arrested on Friday in Texas, authorities said. Christian Castro, of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) age ... (The Guardian)

13 hrs ago - Vietnamese farmers are exhuming the graves of their ancestors in order to clear land for a sprawling Trump Organization complex set to include five-star hotels, upscale villas and a golf course, according to a new report. The $1.5 billion project
... (The Independent)

13 hrs ago - Rescue teams are searching for four people who fell during a climb on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America. On Thursday, May 28, the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed in a release that park rangers had received a report a ... (People)

13 hrs ago - NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Friday moved to give political appointees more power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies, a move scientists say puts critical research funding into the han ... (AP)

14 hrs ago - The draft memorandum of understanding being discussed by Iran and the US references a postwar investment fund to support Tehran’s postwar reconstruction and economic growth if a final deal is reached, the New York Times reports, citing an Irania ... (The Times of Israel)

14 hrs ago - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told members of Congress that her successor Todd Blanche was responsible for the chaotic release of millions of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein, according to Democratic lawmakers. Bondi, who Donald Trump fired ... (The Independent)

16 hrs ago - May 29, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT By Shiv Sudhakar, M.D. ............... Recent wastewater surveillance reveals an upward trend to “high” levels of norovirus across much of the country, with rates currently rising in the Northeast. From Aug. 1 to ... (nbc)