Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Crews fight wind, terrain as they battle Sandy fire and other SoCal blazes

A wind-driven wildfire that forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes continued to spread in Simi...

OpenAI commits S$300 million to grow Singapore’s AI capabilities

COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATION SECTORTo build AI talent, OpenAI will collaborate with Singapore’s education sector on building programmes and research...

world NEWS

Astonishing early Iran war goal: Hand power back to the man who wanted Israel...

Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen BergmanMay 20, 2026 —...

Putin hails ‘strong’ momentum in Russia-China cooperation in talks with Xi

Putin arrived in Beijing weakened by years of its war on Ukraine, as...

‘I’m a really good builder’: Trump in his happy place as he shows off...

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Meghan and Harry pose in penguin outfits in unseen photographs

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POLITICS

Republican Primary for Georgia Governor Will Go to a Runoff

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will face off against Rick Jackson, a billionaire health care executive, in a runoff for...

With Trump’s Settlement, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away

A tax audit that President Trump has been fighting since his peak earning days as a television celebrity...

Press Pass Problem

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 49  YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET...

Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton

Republican senators reacted angrily on Tuesday to President Trump’s decision to endorse Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general,...

Pentagon Inspector General to Assess U.S. Boat Strikes

The Defense Department’s inspector general will evaluate whether U.S. Southern Command followed the department’s processes for targeting enemy...

Exclusive Content

Arizona set to execute a prisoner for the killing...

PHOENIX -- An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match is set to be put...

Top court orders children’s hospital to resume gender-affirming care...

DENVER -- The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered Colorado’s largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers...

Latest Articles

ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts – The Mail & Guardian

NEWS ANALYSIS It’s hard to imagine that there could be so much noise and kerfuffle about interim interdicts. They even sound boring. But throw in...

In Lockdown, a Neighborhood Opens Up

The residents of Bernal Heights, a dense little neighborhood built around a grassy hill in the south of San Francisco, have been under lockdown...

Twitter Had Been Drawing a Line for Months When Trump Crossed It

OAKLAND, Calif. — Jack Dorsey was up late Thursday at his home in San Francisco talking online with his executives when their conversation was...

Kris Kobach Is Back, and a Kansas Senate Seat May Be Up for Grabs

LEAWOOD, Kan. — It has been 88 years since Kansas last sent a Democrat to the United States Senate — one of only three...

Is Pickleball the Perfect Pandemic Pastime?

When social distancing mandates struck Daytona Beach, Fla., in April, residents of Latitude Margaritaville (one of several “55 and better” communities inspired by the...

Past Presidents Faced Police Brutality and Protests. They Handled It Differently.

In 2014, a New York City police officer was recorded placing Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold. Mr. Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,”...