Five people are killed in a traffic collision in Armstrong County, Texas. (Newschannel10)
Russia says that it has struck 59 Ukrainian weapon facilities during the night, including a depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast which is being used to store weapons from the United States and Europe. (Reuters)
Russia–United States relations American Marine Trevor Reed and Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko are freed in a prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. (AP)
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, servicing most of Greater Los Angeles, declares a water shortage emergency and requires agencies to enforce restrictions on non-essential water usage as of June 1. This comes amid a drought which worsened as the 2021–22 California winter season was the driest on record. (AP)
A small meteor travelling at an estimated 55,000 mph (88,514 km/h) explodes above western Mississippi, United States, causing several sonic booms. (NBC News)
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in babies, toddlers, and young children. (The Washington Post)
Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in babies, toddlers, and young children. (The Washington Post)
The premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, is arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the United States. (BBC News)
Residents of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and surrounding communities evacuate as the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire continues to spread. (NPR) (The New York Times)
Abortion in Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a heartbeat bill, i.e. a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat in a fetus is detected, which is at the age of about 6 weeks (except in cases of medical emergencies) and also adopts Texas-style enforcement to pursue offenders. The bill takes effect immediately. (CNN)
Governor Kevin Stitt signs a heartbeat bill, i.e. a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat in a fetus is detected, which is at the age of about 6 weeks (except in cases of medical emergencies) and also adopts Texas-style enforcement to pursue offenders. The bill takes effect immediately. (CNN)
In California, an anti-abortion activist is detained by the San Francisco Police Department after climbing to the top of the 61-story Salesforce Tower. (KRON-TV) (San Francisco Chronicle)
John Lee is elected as the 5th Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (The New York Times)
The office of Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-abortion group in Madison, Wisconsin, catches fire and is looted. Police discover a molotov cocktail and begin an arson investigation. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) (ABC News)
A Palestinian is shot dead after charging at police officers in Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
A tentative settlement of $997 million is reached with the families of victims and survivors of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, United States. However, the settlement is still subject to final approval. (AP)
COVID-19 passes a threshold of 1 million confirmed deaths in the United States, according to a Reuters tally. Some news outlets declared that the 1 million mark was reached a week earlier. (Reuters) (NBC)
Greece bans the practice of conversion therapy for minors as well as all advertisements promoting it. (Reuters)
Surfside condominium collapse A tentative settlement of $997 million is reached with the families of victims and survivors of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, United States. However, the settlement is still subject to final approval. (AP)
2022 Laguna Woods shooting One person is killed and five others are injured during a mass shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, United States. (CBS News)
One person is killed and five others are injured during a mass shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, United States. (CBS News)
The United States confirms its first case of monkeypox in 2022, in a man from Massachusetts who recently traveled to Canada. (ABC News)
Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed in a murder–suicide in Harris County, Texas. (KTRK-TV) (The Houston Chronicle)
Two people are killed and seven wounded during a mass shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)
Morocco records its highest May temperature ever in Sidi Slimane, at 45.7 °C (114.3 °F). (The Washington Post)
One person is killed and eight others wounded after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, United States. (AP)
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status. (BBC News)
The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status. (BBC News)
Tornadoes of 2022 A tornado passes through the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving a man dead and 43 injured and several buildings severely damaged. (Deutsche Welle) Two people are killed and 43 injured after a rare tornado hits the city of Gaylord, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)
Two people are killed and 43 injured after a rare tornado hits the city of Gaylord, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)
2021–22 Premier League Manchester City win their second consecutive Premier League title, their fourth in 5 years, and their sixth overall on the final day of the season following a 3–2 comeback against Aston Villa. Manchester City win the league with 93 points, one point more than Liverpool. This is the first time since 2019 that the title has been decided on the final day of the season. (The New York Times)
Manchester City win their second consecutive Premier League title, their fourth in 5 years, and their sixth overall on the final day of the season following a 3–2 comeback against Aston Villa. Manchester City win the league with 93 points, one point more than Liverpool. This is the first time since 2019 that the title has been decided on the final day of the season. (The New York Times)
Twenty-seven people are injured after a bus rolls over near Kingsville, Maryland, United States. (AP)
COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech say that their COVID-19 vaccine is 80% effective in young children. (The Washington Post)
Emeritus Queen consort Sofía of Spain tests positive for COVID-19 after travelling to Miami, Florida, United States. (Diez Minutos)
Pfizer and BioNTech say that their COVID-19 vaccine is 80% effective in young children. (The Washington Post)
A policeman is shot dead by a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf official, leading to a police crackdown on pro-Imran Khan demonstrators. (Reuters)
Anglo-Swiss commodity trading company Glencore pleads guilty to fraud charges related to bribery and price manipulation when pursuing preferential access to oil contracts. The company expects to pay total fines of $1.5 billion. (Swissinfo)
The United States Department of Treasury announces that it will not renew the sanctions exemption which permits Russia to service its sovereign debt to American investors. Allowing the exemption to expire increases the likelihood that Russia will default on that debt this summer. (The Wall Street Journal)
Twenty-one people are killed in a shootout between Brazilian police and the Comando Vermelho gang in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)
Vila Cruzeiro shootout Twenty-one people are killed in a shootout between Brazilian police and the Comando Vermelho gang in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)
Five people, including four children, are killed and two more are injured in an explosion at a house in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. (The Washington Post) (CBS News)
Lebanese liquidity crisis The value of the Lebanese pound falls to 35,600 pounds against the U.S. dollar, its lowest value ever. (Al Jazeera)
The US seizes a Russian owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil in Greece and has transferred the cargo to another ship destined for the US. It is unclear if the seizure was due to US sanctions against Iran or US sanctions on Russia. (Reuters)
The value of the Lebanese pound falls to 35,600 pounds against the U.S. dollar, its lowest value ever. (Al Jazeera)
A Cessna 182 takes off from Split, Croatia, and heads to Germany before disappearing from radar north from Rakovica. (The Washington Post) (The Dubrovnik Times)
California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
One person is killed and eleven others injured after a boat capsizes in Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado, United States; another is reported missing. (AP)
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria Nigerian police say that unknown militants have kidnapped a prelate in Abia State. (AP)
Nigerian police say that unknown militants have kidnapped a prelate in Abia State. (AP)
The wreckage of the Cessna 182 that disappeared from radar the previous day is found near Broćanac, Croatia. All four people on board were killed. (The Washington Post)
Mexico bans the sale of electronic cigarettes. (The Washington Post)
Regulation of electronic cigarettes Mexico bans the sale of electronic cigarettes. (The Washington Post)
At least five people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at a clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. (CNN)
Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory The U.S. state of New York passes a partial two-year cryptocurrency mining ban for cryptocurrency mined from fossil fuel power plants. (Politico)
2022 Philadelphia shooting Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
2022 Chattanooga shooting Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Three people are also hit by cars, with one person later dying. (AP)
Hawaii reports a probable case of monkeypox in a person from Oahu, becoming the first island region of the United States to report a case. (KGMB-TV)
Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Three people are also hit by cars, with one person later dying. (AP)
A federal judge in the U.S. state of New York orders the seizure of two private jets, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. (The Guardian)
The South African Justice Department confirms that Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the influential Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates for engaging in corrupt practices during the Zuma presidency. (Al Jazeera)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19. (The Washington Post)
Washington, D.C. reports a case of orthopoxvirus. (The Hill)
A 26-year-old man from Simi Valley, California, is charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to murder a U.S. judge after being found at the house of Justice Brett Kavanaugh while armed with several weapons. According to authorities, the suspect planned to assassinate Kavanaugh and then commit suicide. (CNN)
Brett Kavanaugh alleged assassination plot A 26-year-old man from Simi Valley, California, is charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to murder a U.S. judge after being found at the house of Justice Brett Kavanaugh while armed with several weapons. According to authorities, the suspect planned to assassinate Kavanaugh and then commit suicide. (CNN)
Florida reports its first cases of the Omicron BA.4 variant at the Premier Medical Laboratory Services in three patients in Miami-Dade County. (Patch.com)
Texas reports its first case of monkeypox. (Denton Record-Chronicle)
Cannabis in Thailand Thailand removes cannabis and hemp plants from its list of illegal narcotics, and will allow people to grow an unlimited number of these plants in farms and gardens for medicinal purposes as long as they inform the authorities. However, public consumption of these plants is discouraged by official authorities. (The Guardian) Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, United States. (AP)
Governor Larry Hogan outlines a long-term preparedness plan on how Maryland will deal with COVID-19 including a focus on treatments that would keep people out of hospitals as well as on how the state would respond to future variants. (The Washington Post)
Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, United States. (AP)
At least 30 members of the American neo-fascist group Patriot Front are arrested for conspiracy to riot at a pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. (AP)
Oil prices increase in the United States following the Biden administration's announcement of new sanctions against Iran's petrochemicals industry. The sanctions are an effort to force Iran to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which the United States unilaterally withdrew in 2018. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
The United States announces the capture of a senior ISIL leader in Syria. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed in a shooting at an Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States. (The Independent)
