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May 22, 2026
A fire and shipyard explosion on Staten Island injures at least 16, including three seriously
A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City's Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said.
May 22, 2026
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
May 21, 2026
US announces charges for Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown
MIAMI (AP): Federal prosecutors yesterday announced charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, as the Trump…
May 21, 2026
Ebola fears surge over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA (AP):
Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said yesterday that they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare type of Ebola spreads rapidly in some of the world’s most remote and…
May 21, 2026
Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusations’ against former president Raúl Castro
Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it described as the despicable accusations by the United States Department of Justice against former president Raúl Castro.
May 21, 2026
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India.
May 21, 2026
Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Niño
A developing El Niño that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, United States federal…
May 21, 2026
UK offers cheaper chocolate and tickets to the zoo in bid to ease cost of living squeeze
LONDON (AP) — The British government is offering cheaper chocolate and discounted entry to theme parks as it seeks to ease a cost-of-living squeeze and win back voters. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves on…
May 21, 2026
Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.