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U.S. Vice President JD Vance casts his ballot with his son Vivek at a polling location at St. Anthony of Padua Maronite Catholic Church as he votes in the state’s primary election, on May 5, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt-Pool/Getty Images) Vice President JD Vance made a stop in the Buckeye State Tuesday morning to cast his ballot in Ohio’s primary elections. Vance brought his son, Vivek, to vote in an election that will decide the nominations for the upcoming November midterm elections this year. The Ohioan also handed out endorsements to the candidates who earned his vote. “Great to be in Cincinnati this morning to vote for Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor, Jay Edwards for State Treasurer and Eric Conroy for Congress (OH-1). I hope you’ll do the same, Ohio!” the vice president posted to X on Tuesday.   The primaries include a special election for the U.S. Senate to decide who will be filling Vance’s seat, which he vacated to become vice president. U.S. Senator J...

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90) The gaps between  Hamas  and the  Board of Peace  on the issue of Gaza’s disarmament are very wide, according to several sources who spoke to  The Jerusalem Post . “Hamas didn’t say no, but essentially it is almost impossible to bridge the gaps,” the sources told the  Post . In recent weeks, a number of meetings have taken place between senior Board of Peace officials, including the council’s director-general Nickolay Mladenov, and senior Hamas figures, in an attempt to reach an agreement on Hamas disarmament. An Israeli source told the Post that Israel is coordinating with the Board of Peace and the US administration to plan the next steps following Hamas’s refusal. Go to the full article > >

An ambulance boat approaches the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) A cruise ship has been barred from port in the Atlantic Ocean after a rare outbreak of hantavirus on board, which killed three of the ship’s 150 passengers and left four others seriously ill. Passengers first started to get sick on April 6 th . The ship was refused permission to dock on Tuesday to allow time for two ill crew members to be evacuated for treatment. “The plan is to medevac those two individuals. That’s in the works; that’s underway. The plan is for the ship to continue to the Canary Islands. We’re speaking to the Spanish authorities,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, an American epidemiologist and technical adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO), at a news briefing early on Tuesday. The remaining passengers are taking strict precautionary measures, such as isolati...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 05, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (photo credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES) United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.  Dan Caine , said in a Tuesday press conference at the Pentagon that Iran's recent attacks would not restart the war, saying the attacks remain "below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point." Caine added that US operations remain at "low-level kinetics at this time." US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth added that the US established a "red, white, and blue dome" over the Strait of Hormuz as a "gift from the US to the world." Go to the full article > >

Soldiers of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army are pictured during the preparation of armoured combat vehicles before deploying to Romania on February 09, 2022 in Vilseck, Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images) The Pentagon has confirmed the withdrawal of 5,000 United States troops from Germany following critical comments made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who claimed America is being “humiliated” abroad. On Friday, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell revealed that the pull-out would be completed in the next six to 12 months. The Pentagon announces the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany, citing a review of U.S. military posture in Europe. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the pullout will be completed over the next 6 to 12 months. Watch OAN on Spectrum and YouTube TV today for more updates.  pic.twitter.com/YsozvebR8X — One America News (@OANN)  May 2, 2026 Last week,  Merz criticized  President Donald Trump’s handling of the ...

Official logo for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is currently coordinating a massive search and rescue operation for two U.S. Army service members who vanished near the Cap Draa Training Area in Morocco. The incident occurred during African Lion 2026, the continent’s largest annual multinational military exercise. The missing troops were last seen near the rugged ocean cliffs bordering the Atlantic, a region characterized by a harsh mix of desert plains and semidesert terrain. While the search involves both Moroccan and American aerial and maritime assets, initial assessments suggest the disappearance may have been a tragic recreational accident rather than a training mishap, as the service members were reportedly hiking in the area after their scheduled duties had concluded. “The soldiers were last seen near ocean cliffs in the vicinity of the Cap Draa Training Area during scheduled training. When they did not return as expected, U.S. and Moroccan personn...

T ERRORISTS FLEE an IDF drone in southern Lebanon. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The IDF killed two  Hezbollah  terrorists in southern Lebanon with a drone while they were attempting to flee, the military announced on Tuesday. According to the IDF, the two terrorists had been armed and operating near IDF troops when they were identified. They attempted to escape on a motorcycle, but the I DF's drone  caught up and successfully killed them both. According to the IDF, the two terrorists had been armed and operating near IDF troops when they were identified. They attempted to escape on a motorcycle, but the IDF's drone caught up. Go to the full article > >