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This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, this aerial drone photo taken May 5, 2026 shows rescuers working on site after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Guandu Town of Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province. (Chen Sihan/Xinhua via AP)

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant in China rises to 37

2:23 AM on Friday, May 8

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported

FILE - Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

A year in, what's on Pope Leo XIV's to-do list? And what has he done so far?

1:24 AM on Friday, May 8

While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

Peter Magyar, leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday April 15, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)

Hungary's incoming prime minister plans a 'regime-change celebration' to mark Orbán's departure

12:55 AM on Friday, May 8

Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule

FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

10:12 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance

President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures

9:00 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom

8:41 PM on Thursday, May 7

A cyberattack has caused chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study for finals

A man holding a pipe stands hunched over at MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Federal drug raid near downtown Los Angeles spotlights public safety concerns during mayor's race

8:38 PM on Thursday, May 7

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor

The motorcade with President Donald Trump drives in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as he arrives to to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it

8:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

8:26 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional

FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, search and rescue workers search through debris at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 24, 2022. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP, File)

Both engines shut off and cockpit struggle came before 2022 China plane crash, NTSB data suggests

5:17 PM on Thursday, May 7

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022

Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims

3:58 PM on Thursday, May 7

Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Comey seeks to cancel upcoming court appearance in North Carolina in Trump threat case

1:33 PM on Thursday, May 7

Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina

People walk among debris at Gene's Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park in Bogue Chitto, Miss., Thursday, May, 7, 2026, after a tornado cut across the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids

6:28 AM on Thursday, May 7

Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties

A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

3:41 AM on Thursday, May 7

The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

FILE - The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is seen at the White House complex, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

12:11 AM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump's plan to coat the granite exterior of a historic building next to the White House with white paint could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million

FILE - Bouquets of flowers stand along a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County courthouse on June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison

12:09 AM on Thursday, May 7

A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to killing one person and injuring a dozen others while they were demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Today in History: May 8, Allies celebrate Nazi surrender in World War II

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