https://abcnews.com/US/air-show-crash-prompts-idaho-air-force-base/story?id=133055114

Mountain Home Air Force Base outside of Boise, Idaho, was locked down Sunday afternoon after two U.S. Navy jets performing at an air show crashed in midair, according to authorities and bystander video of the incident.

The two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided in midair during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, according to a Navy spokesperson.

"All four of the air crew successfully ejected," Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson for the Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a statement. All four are in stable condition, according to the Mountain Home Air Force Base Gunfighters.

Umayam said the crash occurred around 12:10 p.m. MDT while the crews were performing an aerial demonstration.

The two jets involved in the crash were assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron at Whidbey Island, Washington, Umayam said, adding that the cause of the crash is under investigation.

A bystander video of the incident captured two jets flying near each other when they collided in midair. As the two planes plummeted to the ground, four parachutes appeared to deploy.

A plume of black smoke is seen in the footage as the jets crashed to the ground and exploded.

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https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/trump-epstein-2676900153/
>Newly unearthed court records reveal that in 2009, a woman accused President Donald Trump of having “knowledge” of Jeffrey Epstein’s “sexual desire for minor girls,” veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez wrote — an accusation she noted had been “available to law enforcement for 17 years.”

>The accusation was discovered in a set of written answers provided by a woman who claimed to have been abused by Epstein as a minor between 2002 and 2005 at his home in Palm Beach, Florida. The filing is part of a lawsuit the woman, whose name is redacted in the document, brought against Epstein in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County.

>The set of written answers was in response to questions provided by Epstein and his attorneys, according to the filing, one of which asked the woman to “list the names of all persons who are believed or known by you to have any knowledge concerning any of the issues in this lawsuit.”

>The woman’s attorney or attorneys responded with a list of more than 50 names. Fifth on that list was “Donald Trump,” written more than seven years before he would become president.

>Next to the listed names was a brief description of their knowledge concerning the lawsuit; one was accused by the woman of arranging for “underage girls to go to and from Jeff’s island,” and another, of being “Epstein’s house manager during [the] time our client went to him.” Trump was explicitly accused of having “knowledge of finances and [Epstein’s] sexual desire for minor girls.”

>In the other written responses, the woman did not mention Trump again, but did detail the alleged abuse she endured while at Epstein’s home, which she claimed to have visited “more than 100 times.”

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Key Points
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
The last-minute endorsement gives Paxton a major boost one week before the May 26 runoff, which has become a test of Trump’s sway over GOP voters.


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/trump-primary-election-ken-paxton-john-cornyn-texas-senate.html

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5882011-senate-parliamentarian-rejects-trump-white-house-ballroom-funding/

The Senate parliamentarian late Saturday ruled against a $1 billion provision intended to fund President Trump’s White House ballroom in the budget reconciliation package.

According to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, the guidance states that “a project as complex and large in scale as Trump’s proposed ballroom necessarily involves the coordination of many government agencies which span the jurisdiction of many Senate committees,” adding that the funding provision is outside the scope of the Judiciary panel.

Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Committee — as well as the upper chamber’s Homeland Security Committee — included funding for the new complex in a budget reconciliation bill for federal immigration enforcement.

According to Merkley, Elizabeth MacDonough, the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian, said the ballroom funds violated the Byrd Rule — a strict Senate provision that prevents nonbudgetary, “extraneous” provisions from being passed through the budget reconciliation process.

“The Parliamentarian’s advice is based on whether a provision is appropriate for reconciliation and conforms to the limitations of the Byrd Rule; it is not a judgement on the relative merits of a particular policy,” the Saturday statement from Merkley’s office reads, adding that any vote on ballroom funding would be subject to a 60-vote threshold.

Amid the setback for the White House, Ryan Wrasse, who serves as the communications director for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), said the plan is to “Redraft. Refine. Resubmit.”

“None of this is abnormal during a Byrd process,” Wrasse posted to the social platform Twitter on Saturday evening.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/luigi-mangione-evidence-ruling-could-determine-jurors-see-september-murder-trial

A New York judge has ruled that some key evidence seized from Luigi Mangione's backpack during his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's is inadmissible at trial, while some of it can still be shown to jurors, including the suspected murder weapon.

Judge Gregory Carro's written ruling was posted online ahead of a hearing Monday morning. He agreed with the defense argument that a search of Mangione's backpack at McDonald's was unconstitutional because it had been moved away from arm's reach, however, he found that a subsequent search of the bag at the police station was lawful. During that search, an officer found the handgun allegedly used in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50.

He also found that most of Mangione's statements to police in Pennsylvania would be admissible, except for some made about his alleged fake ID after police read him his Miranda warning.

A different judge, overseeing his separate federal case, has already rejected the defense team's argument that the search was improper, and the evidence will be part of his federal trial.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv28pd4n22o

A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four seriously, officials say.

They include a woman who reportedly had both her legs crushed.

After the car came to a halt against a shop window, the driver emerged holding a knife and injured a passer-by who gave chase, before the suspect was overpowered.

The suspect, 31, has been identified by officials as an Italian national of Moroccan origin. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the incident as "extremely serious".

The incident occurred around 16:30 (14:30 GMT), when the speeding car hit the pedestrians in Via Emilia next to the iconic cathedral of Modena, south-east of Milan. The vehicle then veered left before coming to a halt against a shop window.

"We saw the car approaching, it was heading for the curb," an eyewitness said.

"It suddenly accelerated - it was going at least 100km/h (62mph)."

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https://newrepublic.com/article/210405/trump-venezuela-51st-state-citizenship

>Taking another zany plan by the president seriously because he cannot possibly do so.
>President Donald Trump suggested earlier this week that Venezuela should be annexed by the United States. He reportedly told Fox News correspondent John Roberts—not to be confused with the chief justice—that he was “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the fifty-first state.”

>This is a far-fetched idea, to say the least. Venezuela has no interest in voluntarily becoming a U.S. state, as its acting President Delcy Rodríguez told reporters on Monday. “We will continue to defend our integrity, our sovereignty, our independence, our history,” she said, adding that Venezuela was “not a colony, but a free country.”

>U.S. forces managed to infiltrate the country and arrest former President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, which led to Rodríguez’s interim presidency. Trump suggested in January that the U.S. would play some kind of administrative role over the country after capturing Maduro, but no such direct control appears to exist. Venezuela retains every functional attribute of sovereignty.

>I would welcome anyone to join the United States, so long as they do so freely, voluntarily, and democratically, and so long as they agree to live under the Constitution and its principles. I would not support the forcible annexation of any country or territory to the U.S. under any circumstances. If the Trump administration sought to seize any territory by force or coercion, the next Democratic president would be legally and morally obligated to return it to its previous status.

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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/sikh-man-stabbed-university-student-18-to-death-with-an-eight-inch-ceremonial-knife-court-hears/ar-AA23cmA9

A university student died after being repeatedly stabbed by a man armed with a Sikh ceremonial sword, a court heard.

Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was on his way home from a night out when he was allegedly attacked by stranger Vikrum Digwa, 23, with the eight inch 'Shastar' blade.

Digwa was caught on camera saying 'I am a bad man' before the fatal attack, jurors were told.

He is now on trial accused of murder alongside his mother Kiran Kaur, 53, who is accused of assisting an offender.

Prosecutors said she went to the scene before running home with the knife to stash it among an 'arsenal of weapons' there. They both deny the charges.

Southampton Crown Court heard Mr Nowak was in his first term studying accountancy and finance at Southampton University when he went for a night out in the city on December 3, 2023 with friends from his football team.

The teenager went home at around 11pm and having 'drunk less than the legal limit to drive'.

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https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-department-accuses-yale-medical-school-illegally-race-132978707
Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions

The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school — the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal agency this month.

In a letter to a lawyer for Yale, Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said a DOJ investigation found that Black and Hispanic students have a much higher chance of admission to the medical school than white or Asian students, despite having lower grade-point averages and lower test scores.

“Yale has continued its race-based admissions program despite the Supreme Court and the public’s clear mandate for reform,” Dhillon said in a statement. “This Department will continue to shed light on these illegal practices, and demand that institutions of higher education comply with federal law.”

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New Study Shows Litter Declining Across America – Down 34% Since 2020
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/study-shows-litter-declining-across-133200298.html

Washington, DC, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) released its new 2026 National Litter Study, revealing that litter across America’s roadways and waterways has declined 34% since 2020, with every American’s share of litter along roadways and waterways falling from 152 pieces to 96. While this progress is real and measurable, 35 billion pieces of litter remain, some types are increasing and litter is still an everyday reality for most Americans. The landmark study provides both a progress report and a roadmap for where urgent action is still needed as the country approaches its 250th birthday.

The study, which updates the groundbreaking Keep America Beautiful 2020 National Litter Study, is the most extensive research conducted in U.S. history to estimate the scope, scale, causes and impacts of litter. The findings reveal that declines are being driven by a combination of factors: education that shapes behavior, strong local programs and enforcement, better infrastructure and access to waste systems and increased public engagement from businesses, organizations, governments and individuals. Roadway litter declined 22% (from 23.7 billion to 18.4 billion pieces), while waterway litter fell 45% (from 25.9 billion to 14.2 billion pieces).

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Trump takes away quality gasoline because MAGA cultists are programmed not to recognize being raped.

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-vote-to-dilute-gas-as-prices-rise-above-4-50-11949494

House Republicans passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow nationwide year-round sales of E15, a blend of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol, also known as Unleaded 88—a product that refiners and retailers normally cannot sell in around half the country during the summer months due to air pollution concerns.

The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, H.R. 1346, passed the House by a 218-203 vote, but still faces an uncertain future in the Senate where it would need 60 votes to clear a filibuster and be sent to President Donald Trump’s desk.

Lawmakers hope the measure could offer relief to drivers at the pumps ahead of the busy summer season, when fuel demand regularly increases. National average gas prices have soared above $4.50 per gallon since the start of the Iran war.

As of Thursday, the national average gas price was $4.53 per gallon, up by roughly $1.50 since late February, when gas prices in the country were just below the $3 mark, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA).

Pushing for Ethanol Use

In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had issued a temporary waiver to allow the sale of E15 from May 1 to May 20. At the same time, the agency also announced the removal of all federal impediments to sales of E10—a gasoline blend mixed with 10 percent ethanol—across the country.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thats-a-lot-of-jobs-trump-says-china-agreed-to-buy-200-boeing-jets-11497476

"That's a lot of jobs": Trump Says China Agreed To Buy 200 Boeing Jets

US media reports had described a possible China order of around 500 single-aisle Boeing 737 MAX planes, in addition to 100 larger models, such as the 787 Dreamliner and 777.

https://west.stanford.edu/research/history-arts-and-culture/chinese-railroad-workers-north-america-project

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https://apnews.com/article/china-xi-trump-taiwan-independence-5d26e536240b881b06c26cd2be9ba632

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United States that Beijing and Washington will “have clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly.

China’s President Xi Jinping stressed during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that the “ Taiwan question ” is the most important issue in ties between Beijing and Washington, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry.

“‘Taiwan independence’ and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water,” Xi told Trump, according to the statement.

Xi’s stern tone reflected China’s growing pressure on the U.S., Taiwan’s largest unofficial ally. The U.S. is required by law to ensure Taiwan can defend itself but officially maintains a position of what has been called strategic ambiguity — leaving the question of whether it would get involved militarily if China decided to reclaim Taiwan by force.

“If it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy,” Xi said, according to the ministry.

Beijing has already ramped up a campaign over the past few years to lure away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies and increase military pressure on the island.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that U.S. policy toward Taiwan was “unchanged” but warned that it would be “a terrible mistake” for China to take Taiwan by force.

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https://archive.is/20260511222926/https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trumps-complaints-about-iran-war-leaks-prompt-aggressive-doj-investigations-b5d31c13

>President Trump privately complained to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month, according to administration officials familiar with the matter, prompting an aggressive push at the Justice Department to pursue those investigations.

>Blanche vowed to secure subpoenas specifically targeting the records of reporters who have worked on sensitive national security stories, one official said. In one meeting, Trump passed a stack of news articles he and other senior officials thought threatened national security to Blanche with a sticky note on it that said “treason,” another administration official said. Senior Justice Department officials have met with counterparts from the Pentagon to discuss the investigations, according to officials familiar with the meetings.

>In particular, Trump has focused his ire on articles that provided details on how he arrived at his decision to launch the war, and what his advisers had told him as he deliberated, officials said. Launched 10 weeks ago, the conflict is now stuck in a shaky cease-fire.

>“In all circumstances, the Department of Justice follows the facts and applies the law to identify those committing crimes against the United States,” a department spokeswoman said.

>A White House official referred a request for comment to the Justice Department.

>Trump’s recent push to pursue the leak investigations comes as the Justice Department had already stepped up investigations into sensitive reporting about the lead up to the Iran war.

>The Wall Street Journal received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 for records of Journal reporters.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/backlash-erupts-online-california-mayor-admits-foreign-agent-china-rcna344745
A California mayor admitted to acting as an illegal foreign agent of China, resigning from her position in a shocking federal plea deal unsealed on Monday.

Democrat Eileen Wang agreed with prosecutors that she worked with the People’s Republic of China to boost propaganda with a fake news website on US soil between 2020 and 2022. She was elected to the city council in Arcadia — a city in the San Gabriel Valley within LA County — in November 2022.

Wang, 58, worked with her then-fiancé, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, on a website called “U.S. News Center,” which claimed to be a news source for Chinese Americans, according to court documents.

But in reality, the pair were carrying out Beijing’s orders through the site.

Wang and Sun “executed directives” from the Chinese government, posting propaganda designed to boost China, all while reporting back to their masters with screenshots showing how many people viewed the stories, according to the plea agreement.