May 28, 2026

WASHINGTON — Austal USA has tapped Gene Miller to serve as the company’s president, after serving as interim president since February.  “Gene’s selection reflects our confidence in the leadership team we have built and the direction Austal is moving toward,” Austal USA Chairman of the Board of Managers Chris Chadwick said in a news release Wednesday. “Since stepping into the interim role in February, he has demonstrated the qualities we have been looking for: operational discipline, a commitment to the workforce and the ability to deliver results. He has the relationships and strategic clarity to carry Austal USA’s momentum forward … Read more

May 28, 2026

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May 27, 2026

Iran Revolutionary Guard fully closes Strait of Hormuz and fires on ships trying to pass

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CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy said Saturday night, warning that “no vessel should make any movement from its anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered as cooperation with the enemy” and be targeted. New attacks on … Read more

May 27, 2026

Deadly, record-breaking heat wave hits Europe before El Niño arrives

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May 26, 2026, 2:56 p.m. ET An oppressive heat wave has settled over western Europe and was blamed for multiple deaths in France, while breaking all-time May temperature records around the region. May 26 broke the record for the hottest day in May ever recorded in England and Wales, with temperatures reaching 35.1 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and 32.9 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit), respectively, according to the UK’s Met Office. The record-breaking day came after what was described as a “tropical night” in London, where overnight lows didn’t dip below 21.3 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) at the … Read more

May 27, 2026

Iran caught red-handed breaking ceasefire, former US envoy says

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Several viewers said joy was impossible after what the country had endured. “I am not happy that the internet has been restored, because 40,000 other people will never come online again,” one viewer wrote, referring to the victims of Iran’s crackdown on thousands of protesters in January. Another viewer said the restoration should not erase the memory of those killed. “We were finally able to connect to the internet after some time, thank God,” the viewer wrote. “In memory of the fallen, whose names live on.” A third message struck a similar tone: “Now that the internet is back, let’s … Read more