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blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,111 people since March 2, with 9,432 injured, according to Lebanese Health Ministry.Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Washington — Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is resigning as the director of national intelligence, stepping aside after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. In a letter to President Trump, Gabbard said her resignation would be effective June 30. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months. At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she said. “I cannot in good conscience ask him to…

new video loaded: In Defense of the Institution of Late Night“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has ended. Our culture critic Jason Zinoman describes what we stand to lose.By Jason Zinoman, Haimy Assefa, Gabriel Blanco and Laura SalaberryMay 22, 2026

CBS News Radio, which provides news programming to an estimated 700 stations spanning the United States, will sign off the air Friday night after nearly a century of broadcasting. The storied service, launched in September 1927, was home to broadcast legends Edward R. Murrow, Robert Trout, Douglas Edwards, Charles Osgood, Dan Rather and many other familiar and trusted voices over its decades in operation. “It’s been around for a long time. Really, an American institution is what we’re losing here,” said Steve Kathan, the longtime anchor of the CBS World News Roundup.”CBS Radio should be remembered for becoming a national institution very important to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The reactions and tributes to the tragic death of NASCAR superstar and two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch have been rolling in, and now there’s one coming from the White House.On Friday, the day after Busch’s death at the age of 41 was announced, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share his condolences.”The LEGENDARY NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch tragically and unexpectedly passed away yesterday,” the president wrote. “He was a true talent who loved NASCAR and its fans. Kyle was a WINNER! He was a two time Cup Champion, and…

A coalition of individuals and groups says it was targeted by an overzealous Justice Department under President Trump in a lawsuit filed on Friday, challenging the $1.8 billion fund the president said would be created for victims of a “weaponized” federal government.The lawsuit presented a novel approach to challenging the fund, which legal experts have warned could be hard to fight in court because of the difficulty of pointing to an individual or group directly harmed by the fund. It followed an earlier lawsuit brought this week by two law enforcement officers who were present during the Jan. 6, 2021,…

A third-party review into the safety and security of Saskatchewan hospitals, led by a former police chief, is expected to involve more than two dozen people and cost the province $1 million, according to the health ministry. On Thursday, the province announced that former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill, who fronted the force for 11 years until 2017, will be taking the helm of the review, leading a team of around 30 people to review current safety practices at Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) facilities and provide recommendations to improve safety for patients, visitors and staff.Many on the team are retired police…

People born in South Africa who now have only an Australian passport will need to apply for a South African passport to enter the country of their birth.They can no longer do this on their Australian passports.For, in a Constitutional Court ruling in May 2025, South Africa declared section 6 (1) (a) of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional.And that ruling eliminated the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those getting foreign citizenship “without prior permission”.In other words, people born in South Africa do not automatically lose their citizenship when acquiring another nationality. This means many Australians who previously thought they…

A Tesla Cybertruck drives past SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026.Ethan Swope | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Friday after a first try was scrubbed due to technical issues a day earlier.A 90-minute launch window opened at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the flight took off at that time from SpaceX’s facility in Starbase, Texas.The test flight of Starship V3, with all its revised systems, is a key event for SpaceX ahead of a public market debut after the company publicly disclosed its IPO prospectus earlier this week. Elon Musk’s aerospace…

new video loaded: Europeans Remain Wary as Trump Promises to Deploy Troops to PolandtranscriptBacktranscriptEuropeans Remain Wary as Trump Promises to Deploy Troops to PolandPresident Trump has promised to deploy 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland, seemingly reversing course from his previous statements. NATO allies responded cautiously during a summit on Friday and pushed for greater military self-reliance.“Well, of course I welcome the announcement. Our military commanders are working through all the details, but of course I welcome it. But let’s be clear: The trajectory we are on, which is a stronger Europe and a stronger NATO, making sure we will over…