May 2026

DOJ announces $1.7B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ as part of Trump IRS lawsuit settlement

May 18, 2026 10:50 AM ABC News

By Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin The Justice Department announced Monday that as part of the settlement agreement in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the attorney general is establishing an $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate those who allege they were wrongly targeted under the Biden administration. The announcement came after attorneys

Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action

May 18, 2026 10:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against the

Sheinbaum dice que “no hay ningún riesgo” en que funcionarios y exfuncionarios acusados se entreguen en EE.UU.

May 18, 2026 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este lunes que “no hay ningún riesgo” en que los 10 funcionarios y exfuncionarios recientemente acusados por Estados Unidos de delitos de narcotráfico se entreguen en ese país. Sheinbaum señaló esto durante su conferencia de prensa diaria, luego de que se le

Residents seeing more flare-ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery

May 18, 2026 10:40 AM Olivia Vara

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Over the past couple days El Pasoans have reported seeing an increased number of flare ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery. This as the facility has been conducting flaring processes to get rid of excess gasses. In the video attached to this web article, you can see the refinery flare-ups

Dodging the drones: Aerial attackers stalk Ukrainian troops, and a CNN team, on a key road to the front

May 18, 2026 10:23 AM CNN

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The “Road of Life” – pockmarked, laden with torched vehicles and covered with netting to block drones – fights its name. A lifeline resupplying Ukrainian troops on the toughest of front lines, sometimes by robotic delivery, the stretch of asphalt from Druzhkivka to Kostyantynivka

Crash at I-10 West at Yarbrough sends 3 to hospital

May 18, 2026 10:06 AM Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash at I-10 West at Yarbrough closed the left three lanes Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. El Paso police said three people went to the hospital. Police said the call about the crash came in at 8:39 a.m. There is no clearing time for the closures

Dodging the drones: Aerial attackers stalk Ukrainian troops, and a CNN team, on a key road to the front

May 18, 2026 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The “Road of Life” – pockmarked, laden with torched vehicles and covered with netting to block drones – fights its name. A lifeline resupplying Ukrainian troops on the toughest of front lines, sometimes by robotic delivery, the stretch of asphalt from Druzhkivka to Kostyantynivka is

Corte Suprema rechaza apelaciones de las farmacéuticas que impugnaban los precios de los medicamentos negociados con Medicare

May 18, 2026 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

Por John Fritze y Tami Luhby, CNN Este lunes, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó una serie de apelaciones de varias de las mayores farmacéuticas del país que impugnaban un programa que obliga a las empresas a negociar con Medicare los precios de algunos de sus medicamentos más populares. Se espera que esta iniciativa

A potential helipad and new parking spots are the latest changes at the White House

May 18, 2026 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Two new projects at the White House aim to resolve a common problem: where to park. In one case, the parking spot in question is for Marine One, the green-and-white helicopter whose designated space is on the South Lawn grass. The other is for administration staffers, whose rank can

Trump retira una demanda contra el IRS en medio de conversaciones sobre un fondo de US$ 1.800 millones para aliados

May 18, 2026 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

Por Tierney Sneed y Casey Gannon, CNN El presidente Donald Trump retiró su demanda de US$ 10.000 millones contra el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS), según documentos judiciales, una señal de que la administración se prepara para avanzar con un plan destinado a establecer un fondo de US$ 1.800 millones que compensaría a aquellos que

Spanish court orders tax authority to repay Shakira $64 million over wrongful fines

May 18, 2026 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s tax authority has been ordered to repay Colombian superstar Shakira more than 55 million euros ($64 million) after a court in Madrid ruled that it had mistakenly pursued her for unpaid taxes. Tax officials imposed massive fines on the singer in 2021 after concluding that she had spent

Supreme Court puts off fight over who can sue to enforce what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

May 18, 2026 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday punted on a fight over the ability of voters to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits, dodging a major dispute over the landmark civil rights law that the conservative majority had already left on life support with a previous ruling this term. The justices sent

Supreme Court to weigh appeal from former Georgia Tech basketball coach suing over sex discrimination

May 18, 2026 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a sex discrimination case from former NCAA basketball coach MaChelle Joseph, who alleged that Georgia Tech violated federal anti-discrimination laws by providing more resources for the men’s basketball team than for the women’s program. Joseph, who was fired as head coach in

Supreme Court rejects Big Pharma appeals challenging negotiated drug prices in Medicare

May 18, 2026 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a series of appeals from several of the nation’s largest drugmakers challenging a program that is expected to save taxpayers and the federal government billions of dollars by requiring the companies to negotiate with Medicare on the prices for some

Un asteroide descubierto días atrás pasará muy cerca de la Tierra

May 18, 2026 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

Por Jacopo Prisco, CNN Un asteroide que tiene el tamaño aproximado de entre uno y dos autobuses escolares pasará cerca de la Tierra este lunes, y se acercará a una distancia de 91.593 kilómetros, según la Agencia Espacial Europea, que es casi una cuarta parte de la distancia que separa a la Tierra de la

Nueva York se enfrenta al caos en el transporte por las huelgas en parte del servicio ferroviario

May 18, 2026 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

Por Hanna Ziady y Chris Isidore, CNN Los neoyorquinos enfrentarán posibles interrupciones en el transporte este lunes, según han advertido las autoridades de la ciudad, ya que el servicio del vital ferrocarril de Long Island (Long Island Rail Road o LIRR) permanece suspendido debido a una huelga histórica. “La ciudad se está preparando para las

“No se supone que parezca una piscina”: critican cambios de Trump a la histórica piscina reflectante del monumento a Lincoln

May 18, 2026 7:24 AM CNN Newsource

Por Sunlen Serfaty, Devan Cole y Dugald McConnell, CNN Trabajadores con botas teñidas de un “azul bandera estadounidense” han pintado aproximadamente dos tercios de la icónica piscina reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln, cubriendo el gris opaco con un azul brillante tras una directriz del presidente Donald Trump para acelerar el proyecto. Trump presentó este mes

Military Monday: Honoring SFC Carl Vigil

May 18, 2026 7:23 AM Katrina Villarreal

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday. Today we are recognizing Military Monday: Honoring Carl Vigil Vigil served in the U.S. Army. Vigil will reach 15 years of active-duty service in the U.S. Army. This August he plans to retire

Díaz Canel dice que si se concretan “las amenazas de agresión militar” de EE.UU. a Cuba provocarán “un baño de sangre”

May 18, 2026 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, afirmó este lunes que las “amenazas de agresión militar” de Estados Unidos a la isla constituyen “un crimen internacional” y advirtió que, en caso de concretarse, “provocará un baño de sangre consecuencias incalculables”, en medio de la renovada tensión entre La Habana y

Lululemon calls founder’s ideas ‘misguided’ in public letter

May 18, 2026 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon has publicly rejected founder Chip Wilson’s ideas to fix the struggling athleisure brand, which includes an overhaul of its board, with some strongly worded criticisms of its former leader. Wilson, who is also the company’s second largest shareholder, launched his latest salvo last December in his

Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS

May 18, 2026 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Casey Gannon, Paula Reid, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration. It’s an unprecedented move that would allow the president’s administration to pay

Muere la madre de Víctor Quero días después de enterrar a su hijo, preso político en Venezuela

May 18, 2026 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

Por CNN Español Carmen Teresa Navas, madre del preso político venezolano Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, murió este domingo, apenas unos días después de haber enterrado a su hijo, cuya muerte bajo custodia del Estado fue confirmada oficialmente la semana pasada tras meses de denuncias por su desaparición. La muerte de Navas fue confirmada a CNN

El crucero afectado por el hantavirus atraca en Roterdam como destino final

May 18, 2026 6:48 AM CNN Newsource

Por Christian Edwards, CNN El crucero de lujo afectado por un brote de hantavirus llegó al puerto neerlandés de Roterdam este lunes por la mañana, según mostraron los sitios de seguimiento marítimo, para ser desinfectado por las autoridades. Los 25 miembros de la tripulación y los dos miembros del personal médico a bordo del MV

‘It’s not just sunsets and cocktails:’ They sold their home in Colorado to live on a sailboat

May 18, 2026 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — Not long after Charly Oliver and Michelle Denton met in the 1990s, they found they had the same dream — to live on a sailboat and explore the world. It took many years for that goal to be realized, but the couple were finally able to sell their home in

ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Critical fire danger, warm, dry, windy & dusty

May 18, 2026 6:01 AM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today will be an active weather day as we track fire risk along with warm, dry, and windy conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning through the region: Red Flag Warning in effect from May 18, 09:00 AM MDT until May 18, 08:00 PM MDT Today

An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth

May 18, 2026 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses will fly by Earth Monday, coming as close as 91,593 kilometers (56,913 miles), according to the European Space Agency — equivalent to about one quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. Astronomers at the Mount Lemmon

Colbert se dirige a su último programa de “Late Show” con gratitud y muchas bromas sobre CBS

May 18, 2026 5:22 AM CNN Newsource

Por Brian Stelter, CNN Stephen Colbert se despide con una sonrisa; y con muchas bromas a costa de CBS y su empresa matriz, Paramount. Colbert se despide de “The Late Show” esta semana, ya que CBS pone fin a la icónica franquicia de televisión nocturna. Muchos aficionados de “The Late Show” están decepcionados, incluso enojados,

Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s ‘high-low’ collab sparked a frenzy. Who’s the real winner?

May 18, 2026 5:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — One company sells millions of low-cost watches a year, the other makes luxury watches that have sold for millions. Together, Swatch and Audemars Piguet have sparked a “high-meets-low” retail frenzy that saw scenes of mayhem unfold in cities around the world over the weekend. From Paris to Kuala Lumpur,

Brian Kemp passed on a Georgia Senate run. Then he threw himself in the middle of the GOP primary

May 18, 2026 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Milton, Georgia (CNN) — Brian Kemp may not be running for US Senate — but the Georgia governor is campaigning like his name is on the ballot. “I want to win our Senate seat back,” Kemp told voters at a bike and coffee shop here just days ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

Trump solo tiene una opción real para bajar los precios de la gasolina

May 18, 2026 4:50 AM CNN Newsource

Por Matt Egan, CNN La crisis energética es una pesadilla financiera para Main Street y una pesadilla política para la Casa Blanca. La inflación está volviendo, los salarios reales se están reduciendo y los votantes culpan al presidente Donald Trump por tener que pagar la gasolina a US$ 4,50 el galón. Trump ahora enfrenta un

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