Category: News


U.S. moving to indict Cuba’s Raúl Castro, sources say


The U.S. is taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba and brother of Fidel, in connection with the downing of planes 30 years ago, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-moving-to-indict-cubas-raul-castro-officials-say/


US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now


Two manufacturers that make the pill had asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a lower court placed significant restrictions on access to mifepristone as part of an ongoing lawsuit.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21x27d4jdo

Trump’s bizarre behavior, solar revolution, life on the go: Catch up on the day’s stories


Outlandish social posts, meandering speeches, dozing off: President Donald Trump’s odd behavior often gets a pass, but CNN’s Aaron Blake says that’s starting to change.  Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump’s summit in China. Solar revolution Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. The crisis could be accelerating a China-backed clean energy effort that’s been quietly unfolding on the Caribbean island.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/13/us/5-things-pm-may-13-trnd

Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China


When President Trump campaigned in 2024, he promised a trade agenda that would hit China harder than any other economic partner, expanding on actions he had taken in his first term.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/trumps-shrinking-ambitions-on-china.html


Overshadowing the Final Four was Trump’s threat to hamstring college athletes


Because he’s apparently not fully occupied with the war he started that’s shaken up the world, President Donald Trump signed an executive order concerning college sports Friday that reveals yet another megalomaniacal fantasy.

https://www.ms.now/opinion/michigan-win-ncaa-trump-executive-order