2026-05-16

Richard Glossip set to be released on $500,000 bond after nearly 29 years in prison. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in a 1997 murder case. He awaits retrial. That's what decades look like.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend the ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement. The announcement came even as Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it insists are not subject to the ceasefire. Technically a deal. Also simultaneously contested.

Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 Thursday to send the Clarity Act to the floor. Supported by two Democrats on a last-minute bipartisan push led by Gallego and Kennedy. A rare thing: both parties agreed on something.

States have collected over $12 billion in tax revenue since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting eight years ago. The country has learned to gamble professionally.

Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit against a broker. A CBS investigation showed it had worked with dangerous "chameleon carriers"—thousands of outfits that dodge federal safety enforcement by reincarnating under new names. Legally: one step. Practically: still moving.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned civilian deaths from Israeli and U.S. air strikes in Iran and the Islamic Republic's "massacring" of protesters. At Cannes, premiering "Parallel Tales," he refused to pick a side. Both sides had already picked him.

Order issued without noted dissent. Virginia's Democrats wanted a congressional map that would've flipped four seats their way. The Court said no. The nation's mid-decade redistricting wars continue.

U.S. Senators unanimously passed a resolution to suspend their own pay during government shutdowns. Mostly millionaires voting to lose money they don't need.