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More than 60% of U.S. is covered by drought as impacts worsen

By Ben Noll
May 02, 2026 5:34 pm - Large swaths of the United States are in desperate need of soaking rainfall as drought continues to deepen.
A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley’s comet debris

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
May 02, 2026 5:26 pm - The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun this year, making the display harder to glimpse.
Roots of political violence aren’t as simple as Trump makes them sound

By Karen Tumulty
May 02, 2026 3:38 pm - To hear Donald Trump tell it, the attempts on his life are a measure of his singularity as a president.
The Comey indictment could be upended by this 2015 Supreme Court precedent

By Perry Stein
May 02, 2026 3:38 pm - The criminal indictment of former FBI director James B. Comey for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump appears to fall short of a standard articulated by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in a 2015 opinion, when the Supreme Court pointedly distinguished a genuine threat from mere speech, legal analysts say.
Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site

By Jake Spring and John Muyskens
May 02, 2026 3:38 pm - President Donald Trump’s expansion of the wall along the southern border with Mexico has damaged a rare Native American archaeological site in the Arizona desert, area residents said Thursday, as the administration moves to rapidly build hundreds of miles of additional barriers in a $46.5 billion project.
Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can't keep up with higher oil prices

By AAMER MADHANI and RIO YAMAT
May 02, 2026 8:29 am - Spirit Airlines has announced it is going out of business after 34 years. The ultra-low-cost airline known for its bright yellow planes and deep discount fares said Saturday it has started winding down operations.
Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summer

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
May 01, 2026 8:22 pm - The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday.
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers

By BASSAM HATOUM and BASSEM MROUE
May 01, 2026 8:14 pm - Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded.
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

By BEN FINLEY and MATT O'BRIEN
May 01, 2026 8:08 pm - The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
Trump to downsize US military presence in Germany

By Noah Robertson, Michael Birnbaum and Adam Taylor
May 01, 2026 7:51 pm - The Pentagon on Friday said that it is withdrawing about 5,000 troops from Germany amid a feud between President Donald Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the U.S. war in Iran.

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