Archive / May 2026 Monthly archive
May 2026 Every news event Divergence tracked in May 2026: 1,807 events clustered from cross-spectrum coverage, each scored for how far apart the outlets' versions were. Scores are explained in the methodology .
All events (page 8 of 13)
May 14 U.S. and China discuss the Thucydides Trap framework in bilateral relations 38 May 14 Vice President Vance campaigns in Maine and praises Senator Collins despite expressing frustration with her independence 8 May 14 United States hosts third round of Lebanon-Israel ceasefire talks 18 May 14 Oklahoma judge grants bond to death row inmate Richard Glossip pending retrial 12 May 14 Israeli ultranationalists march through Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day, chanting slogans targeting Palestinians 18 May 14 Iraq's parliament approves partial cabinet for Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi 8 May 14 Healthcare software company CEO convicted of $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme 12 May 14 Interior Secretary Burgum releases design for renovated East Potomac Golf Links 8 May 14 Jury rejects Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over statute of limitations. 42 May 14 Iran and UAE clash at BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi 42 May 14 Researchers identify new species of giant sauropod dinosaur in Thailand 12 May 14 Dana Williamson pleads guilty in federal corruption case involving diverted campaign funds 8 May 14 Trump administration Justice Department sues DC attorney disciplinary authorities over their recommendation to disbar Jeffrey Clark 38 May 14 Rep. Max Miller files defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Emily Moreno over domestic abuse allegations 12 May 14 ODNI denies CIA raid claims related to JFK and MKUltra files 12 May 14 Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announces resignation 28 May 14 Ingredion pursues $3.7 billion takeover of Tate & Lyle 8 May 14 Medical plane crashes near Ruidoso, New Mexico with four people on board 8 May 14 NAACP files lawsuit challenging Tennessee congressional redistricting map as racial discrimination 3 May 14 Pope Leo XIV releases first encyclical on artificial intelligence. 26 May 14 Katharine McPhee performs modified Tina Turner song at Spencer Pratt fundraiser 5 May 14 Meta and Google fund children's organizations to promote digital literacy and moderate screen time. 12 May 14 Trump says he is not focused on Americans' financial situations while negotiating with Iran; Fetterman defends the remark as taken out of context 64 May 14 NOAA forecasts strong to very strong El Niño development in tropical Pacific with increased confidence 12 May 14 Senator Graham proposes tariffs on China for purchasing Iranian and Russian oil 18 May 14 Israel announces defamation lawsuit against New York Times over Kristof article on Palestinian detainee abuse 66 May 14 US retail sales data released for April 2025 showing 0.5% monthly growth 22 May 14 Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India 8 May 14 Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigns over government handling of Ukrainian drone incursions 8 May 14 Honda posts first annual loss in 70 years due to EV investment writedown 12 May 14 Trump administration responds to economic pressures from Iran conflict and gas price increases 63 May 14 Trump administration participates in National Mall prayer gathering on America's 250th birthday 18 May 14 UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns from Keir Starmer's Cabinet 28 May 14 Hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship triggers pandemic-related anxiety among public 12 May 14 3i Group shares decline following sales growth slowdown at discount retailer Action 3 May 14 Trump visits Beijing for two-day summit with Xi Jinping and invites Xi to White House in September 50 May 14 House Republicans consider passing bipartisan housing bill to address affordability concerns 24 May 14 Appeals court hears arguments on Trump executive orders targeting law firms 12 May 14 Trump and Xi hold summit in Beijing covering trade, Iran, and Taiwan 46 May 14 FIFA announces Madonna, Shakira, and BTS to headline 2026 World Cup final halftime show 12 May 14 CIA takes documents on JFK assassination and MKUltra from DNI Gabbard's office 28 May 14 Russian drone and missile attack kills multiple people in Kyiv residential building 39 May 14 Tourist arrested for throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal 8 May 14 Man pleads guilty to ramming car into Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn 18 May 14 BRICS foreign ministers meeting convenes in India ahead of September summit 8 May 14 Noah Syndergaard criticizes New York Mets for association with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani 8 May 14 CDC assesses hantavirus risk to the US public 18 May 14 Citadel asks Hong Kong quantitative research staff to relocate or leave the firm 8 May 14 Cuba runs out of diesel and fuel oil as blackouts spread and protests erupt 42 May 14 Mets players misuse ABS challenges in games against Tigers 12 May 14 Eleven survivors rescued from private airplane that crashed in Atlantic Ocean off Florida coast 8 May 14 Trump and Xi discuss Strait of Hormuz access amid Chinese vessel transits and Iran tensions 28 May 14 Trump states he does not consider Americans' financial situation when deciding Iran policy 42 May 14 Denise Powell wins Nebraska Democratic primary for House seat vacated by Don Bacon 18 May 14 New York man convicted of operating Chinese government secret police station in Manhattan 8 May 14 Federal judge blocks Trump administration sanctions against UN official Francesca Albanese 12 May 14 Remains of second U.S. Army soldier missing during Morocco military exercises recovered 8 May 14 Chattanooga police officer rescues child from burning apartment 8 May 14 Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt responds to councilwoman Nithya Raman's criticism 35 May 13 House Oversight Committee releases transcript of Commerce Secretary Lutnick's closed-door testimony about his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein 12 May 13 House passes bill to allow year-round sales of E15 ethanol fuel blend 12 May 13 Rand Paul's son William Paul apologizes after allegedly making antisemitic and homophobic remarks to Rep. Mike Lawler at a Washington D.C. bar 18 May 13 Cisco announces job cuts as part of restructuring focused on artificial intelligence 8 May 13 Fervo Energy completes initial public offering and reaches $10 billion valuation 8 May 13 German court rules Milka chocolate bar weight reduction misleading to consumers 12 May 13 Matthew Schaefer wins Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year 3 May 13 U.S. envoy Mladenov says Gaza ceasefire stalled over Hamas disarmament requirement 18 May 13 Livestreamer Dalton Eatherly charged with attempted murder after shooting outside Tennessee courthouse 8 May 13 South Florida residents file lawsuit challenging state land donation for Trump presidential library 12 May 13 Senate Banking Committee advances cryptocurrency regulation bill with bipartisan support 28 May 13 Loudoun County high school student investigated for allegedly recording classmates in school bathroom 31 May 13 North Carolina high school receives complaint alleging administrators ignored reports of transgender student's conduct in locker room 8 May 13 Georgia Governor Kemp calls special legislative session to redraw congressional maps for 2028 elections 22 May 13 Pentagon reaches agreements with defense firms on containerized missiles program 3 May 13 Rich Danker resigns as RFK Jr.'s HHS chief spokesperson over flavored e-cigarette policy 12 May 13 Senate approves resolution to withhold senators' pay during government shutdowns 18 May 13 California Governor Newsom releases May Revise budget proposal 8 May 13 Justice Department considers settling Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over tax document leak 42 May 13 Researchers discover evidence of Neanderthal dental cavity treatment in 59,000-year-old tooth 18 May 13 Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband with fentanyl 28 May 13 Billy Bob Thornton says celebrities should avoid forcing politics on audiences; View hosts criticize his stance 18 May 13 Florida attorney general subpoenas NFL over Rooney Rule diversity hiring practices 8 May 13 Michael Che withdraws from Kevin Hart roast and criticizes writer diversity and joke content 12 May 13 Russia places UK former Defence Minister Ben Wallace on wanted list 12 May 13 Lawsuit filed against USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins for religious messages in employee emails 12 May 13 Trump administration suspends visa bond requirements for World Cup ticket holders from qualifying countries 8 May 13 NYU selects Jonathan Haidt as commencement speaker amid student objections 28 May 13 Drug counselor Erik Fleming sentenced to two years in prison for delivering ketamine that killed Matthew Perry 3 May 13 Tennessee House Speaker removes Democratic lawmakers from committees after redistricting protests 28 May 13 Christopher Nolan defends casting choices for upcoming film The Odyssey 28 May 13 Senate Republicans block Democratic war powers resolution on Iran conflict for second time 12 May 13 Netanyahu secretly visited UAE to meet with Emirati president during Iran conflict 8 May 13 Vice President JD Vance leads anti-fraud task force press events targeting Medicaid and federal programs 42 May 13 President Trump travels to Beijing for summit with President Xi Jinping 47 May 13 House Democrats and Republicans reach 218 signatures to force vote on Ukraine aid package 12 May 13 Marco Rubio travels to China despite being sanctioned by Beijing 18 May 13 Waymo recalls thousands of robotaxis due to software defect 12 May 13 Researchers report declining reading test scores across US school districts 12 May 13 Spencer Pratt releases AI-generated parody attack ad targeting himself in Los Angeles mayoral race 12 May 13 Trump Mobile announces launch of T1 phone model this week 8 May 13 Los Angeles mayoral race poll shows Bass leading with Pratt gaining ground 18 May 13 U.S. producer prices post largest four-year increase in April amid Iran conflict 22 May 13 Trump administration imposes six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for hospice and home health providers 8 May 13 Stephen Cloobeck arrested in Los Angeles County on felony charges 18 May 13 CIA whistleblower testifies before Senate committee on COVID-19 origins cover-up allegations 18 May 13 Trump administration freezes Medicaid home health care spending and audits state fraud controls 24 May 13 Vatican warns rebel Catholic group of excommunication risk over unauthorized bishop ordinations 8 May 13 King Charles delivers State Opening of Parliament as Starmer faces resignation pressure from Labour MPs 12 May 13 Nissan projects return to profitability following restructuring efforts 12 May 13 South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial 24 May 13 OPEC reduces global oil demand forecast for 2026 12 May 13 House Democrats hold field hearing on Jeffrey Epstein abuse in West Palm Beach 12 May 13 CNN poll finds 77 percent of Americans say Trump policies increased cost of living 8 May 13 Louisiana state Senate advances congressional redistricting plan eliminating one majority-Black district 28 May 13 US overdose deaths declined by 14 percent in 2025 to approximately 70000 2 May 13 Austin reaches $35 million settlement with men wrongly convicted in 1991 yogurt shop murders 12 May 13 Trump administration delays federal AI regulation amid internal disagreement and China summit scheduling 18 May 13 Israeli drone strikes kill eight people on highway south of Beirut 12 May 13 Russia test-fires new intercontinental ballistic missile 8 May 13 Senate Republicans express reservations about $1 billion federal funding for White House ballroom security project 31 May 13 SoftBank reports significant profit gains from OpenAI stake valuation increase 28 May 13 International Energy Agency reports global oil supply deficit and inventory depletion in 2024 18 May 13 800-year-old skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk stolen from Czech basilica 8 May 13 Cruise ship Ambition held in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak 31 May 13 Series of earthquakes strikes Pardis area near Tehran 2 May 13 Israeli military operations in Gaza increased following April ceasefire with Iran 18 May 13 Philippine senator Ronald dela Rosa, wanted by the ICC, flees Senate after gunfire erupts inside the building 22 May 13 Trump visits Beijing for state summit with Xi Jinping covering trade, Iran war, Taiwan, and AI 31 May 13 Samsung and its union fail to reach a wage agreement in negotiations 12 May 13 Al Nassr goalkeeper Bento scores injury-time own goal against Al Hilal in Saudi Pro League match 8 May 13 Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledges Biden administration should have acted sooner on border controls 28 May 13 Marco Rubio wears Nike tracksuit on Air Force One matching outfit worn by captured Nicolás Maduro 18 May 13 Mexico and CIA reject CNN report on direct CIA involvement in lethal operations against drug cartels 8 May 13 Brown-Forman rejects $15 billion takeover offer from Sazerac 8 May 13 Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez charged with financial crimes 8 May 13 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces resignation calls from Labour lawmakers following local election losses 18 May 13 Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary and plans to withdraw from general election 12 May 13 Obama campaigns with James Talarico at Austin taco shop 8 May 13 Walmart lays off or relocates approximately 1,000 corporate workers 3 May 13 Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed's medical credentials questioned over lack of physician license 12 May 13 David Venturella named acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 18 May 13 NYC Mayor Mamdani presents balanced $124.7 billion budget with state aid from Governor Hochul 28 May 13 Federal judge maintains block on Trump administration deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia 22 May 12 Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 from glioblastoma 14 May 12 Conan O'Brien announced as host of the 99th Academy Awards in 2027 8 May 12 International Committee of the Red Cross releases 2025 annual report on Colombia's armed conflict 8 May 12 Federal appeals court temporarily pauses lower court ruling that declared Trump's 10% global tariffs unlawful 8 May 12 Saudi Arabia conducted covert military attacks on Iran during regional conflict escalation 8 May 12 Trump accuses media outlets of treason for Iran war coverage 28 May 12 Senator Graham questions Pakistan's role as Iran mediator while Trump expresses support 28