May 2026
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
NEW YORK — After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family’s Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world
Last-minute redistricting overwhelms election officials — and their budgets
A spate of redistricting efforts across the South has resulted in a series of last-minute voting changes — and left election officials scrambling to deal with the aftermath.
Taiwan says U.S. has not adjusted military sales
Taiwan’s presidential office said on Friday it had not received any information about the U.S. adjusting military sales, after a U.S. official suggested pause.
A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day
Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday.
Family says suspect in San Diego mosque shooting was influenced by hateful content online
The family of one of the suspects in a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque this week said his exposure to hateful and extremist content online “contributed to his descent into radicalized ideologies and violent beliefs.”The Vazquez family apologized for the actions Caleb Vazquez is accused of, which they said there was no excuse for, and spoke out against online spaces that “normalize hatred” in the statement provided to NBC San Diego by the family’s attorney
Brooklyn mother who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s famed boardwalk
Texas board faults Camp Mystic leader for inaction and suspends her nursing license
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director in a scathing order that accused her of not helping children evacuate during last year’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors
Trump says he’ll ‘try’ to attend son’s wedding this weekend but it’s ‘not good timing’
The president said that due to the Iran war and “other things,” he wasn’t sure if he’d be attending the nuptials of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson this weekend.
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
Social media companies including Meta have settled the first of many lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with harms to children’s mental health from social media addiction
The biggest lesson from Trump’s retribution campaign: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen shares his top takeaway from President Donald Trump’s efforts this month to unseat fellow Republicans.