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Early voting starts today. Here's what you need to know
WFAA News 8 The runoff comes after no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in March, forcing a head-to-head matchup. Author: Natalie Haddad Published: 6:01 PM CDT May 15, 2026 Updated: 6:01 PM C...
May 18, 2026
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant. No one has been blamed and no major damage is reported. But Sunday's incident highlig...
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Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE's nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce
DUBAI, (AP) - A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release. But the incid...
May 17, 2026
Trump Weighs Taiwan Arms Package After Summit Aimed at Steadying Us-china Ties
BEIJING (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China. The president spoke to r...
May 16, 2026
Layoffs Are Underway at Southwest Airlines
(WBAP/KLIF) - DALLAS, TX - Southwest Airlines has confirmed layoffs of about 75 employees as part of an operational restructuring to improve efficiency. The affected employees will have the opportunit...
May 16, 2026
Trump Administration Prepares to Seek Raúl Castro Indictment as It Pressures Cuba
MIAMI (AP) - The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Ral Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. The indictment would ...
May 15, 2026 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA - JULY 26: Raul Castro, head of Cuba's Communist Party, gestures as he gives a speech during the political act to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's rebels attack on the Moncada barracks, on July 26, 2018 in Santiago de Cuba. It is the first Moncada anniversary with the new President Diaz Canel, who was elected in April. (Photo by Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images)
Judge Declares a Mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's Rape Retrial After Jury Deadlocks
NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial has ended in a mistrial. A judge declared it Friday after the jury deadlocked. The former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two ...
May 15, 2026 Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court during his retrial in New York City on May 13, 2026. The retrial of Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked began on April 14, although he will remain imprisoned for other offenses regardless of the verdict. Weinstein is accused of the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, who starred in the 2015 romantic comedy "This Isn't Funny." (Photo by SARAH YENESEL / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US
NEW DELHI (AP) - Iran's foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory ...
May 15, 2026 NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 15: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, India on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Russian Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Justice Department to Seek Death Penalty for Man Charged With Killing 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors...
May 15, 2026
Pentagon Halts Deployments to Poland and Germany to Cut Troop Numbers in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there. Several U.S. of...
May 15, 2026
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