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US DOJ launches criminal probe into Trump’s accuser E. Jean Carroll, source says

The launch of a probe, which is being led by the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago, may not necessarily result in charges being brought against Ms E. Jean Carroll.

US Treasury sanctions Iran’s Hormuz strait authority

A graphic shared by Iran's newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority on May 20, 2026 shows what the authority said will be a \"controlled maritime zone\" at the Strait of Hormuz, in this screenshot from social media. Persian Gulf Strait Authority via X/Handout via REUTERS

Any conflict over Taiwan would risk US-China nuclear escalation, study finds

While US and Chinese forces had different aims in a Taiwan scenario, the two sides could be expected to launch vast operations across military domains.

Live snakes, dead bears and brain worms: Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s wild animal antics

US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr grabbing two snakes with his bare hands on a patio in Florida.

US carries out new strikes in Iran against military site and drones, official says

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz seen from the beach of Iran's Bandar Abbas. The military site that was struck was an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

11 feared dead in Washington state chemical vat rupture, operation moves to recovery effort

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, on May 26.

US reimposes sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians

A notice on the Treasury Department’s website showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Ms Francesca Albanese that blacklists her globally.

CBS News declined to renew contract for ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent who clashed with top editor

New York state, New Jersey probe FIFA World Cup ticketing practices

A bus advertisement for FIFA World Cup 26 New York and New Jersey at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

US puts its focus on keeping Ebola cases out of the country

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington "cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States".

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