HDOT has reinitiated environmental review to extend the Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Hawai‘i island and will hold a Waikōloa open house on May 20 as it seeks federal funding.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a multistate comment urging USPS to withdraw a proposed rule that would let certain handguns travel through the mail. The AGs warn the change could undercut state gun laws and strain local enforcement.

A U.S. jet from the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the Iranian tanker M/T Hasna after the ship allegedly ignored repeated blockade warnings, CENTCOM says.

A Madison nonprofit won a federal voucher to speed FDA review of psilocybin for major depression, joining two other programs selected under an April executive order. Local researchers say the award validates years of work but leaves rollout questions.

A 59-year-old North Carolina man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he posted a Supreme Court justice’s home address online and urged violence. Federal officials say doxxing can escalate into real‑world danger.

St. Louis Fed chief Alberto Musalem warned rising inflation risks could keep interest rates on hold and push expected cuts into 2027.

Division I is advancing a "five‑in‑five" eligibility plan that would lock careers into five seasons across five years. Coaches like the certainty but warn it could erase redshirts and invite legal fights.

Federal agents served search warrants Wednesday at the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas; a nearby cannabis storefront was also searched and officials have not released details.

Hunter William Bell, 29, was sentenced to 216 months after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. Prosecutors say an iPhone seized by agents contained more than 600 images.

Content creator Nick Shirley says Cuban agents seized his cameras and tailed his team; he claims he narrowly escaped and will publish more footage amid rising U.S.–Cuba tension.

Antisemitic graffiti was discovered at Greenwood Elementary in Brookeville on May 2, prompting an investigation and extra security. School officials offered counseling while police review footage.

Federal reporting says the FDA blocked publication of several studies that found rare serious side effects from COVID and shingles vaccines, prompting fresh questions about transparency.

A White House AI image of Schumer and Jeffries in sombreros on Cinco de Mayo touched off a rapid meme war, with Schumer answering by posting an image of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.