The Washington Times stories: Nationalen-usTue, 12 May 2026 19:17:37 -0400Federal intelligence officials on Tuesday coordinated with law enforcement authorities to go over security protocols before the FIFA World Cup kicks off next month. Matt DelaneyTue, 12 May 2026 19:17:37 -0400The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop, a case that initially sent one of the men to death row and another to life in prison, under a tentative settlement reached Tuesday. Jim VertunoTue, 12 May 2026 19:08:14 -0400An Iranian man who ran a smuggling ring that assisted illegal immigrants from Iran, including an associate of that nation's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, pled guilty to federal charges Tuesday. Stephen DinanTue, 12 May 2026 18:43:22 -0400The estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer said he wished his spouse was dead before the co-owner of a contemporary art gallery was found stabbed to death in his Brazilian townhouse, a witness testified Tuesday as a murder-for-hire trial got underway in Manhattan. Larry NeumeisterTue, 12 May 2026 18:17:16 -0400Brazil said Tuesday that the European Union has moved to block its animal product exports from September, just days after a mega deal between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the EU on a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion went into effect, at least provisionally. Associated PressTue, 12 May 2026 18:04:07 -0400A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant. Jacques BilleaudTue, 12 May 2026 17:54:14 -0400President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space - pitched as a "Golden Dome for America" missile defense program - is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag he gave last year. Fatima HusseinTue, 12 May 2026 17:41:35 -0400Skyrocketing inflation, rising gasoline prices and crushing housing costs have pressured Republicans in Congress to make an emergency pivot to affordability measures as they face an increasingly dissatisfied electorate that could boot them out of the majority in November. Susan Ferrechio and Tom Howell Jr.Tue, 12 May 2026 17:35:19 -0400A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It Is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. Laura UngarTue, 12 May 2026 17:34:05 -0400New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled a $124.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 that closes a projected $5.4 billion gap without raising property taxes on most property owners, walking back a threat he had used for months to pressure Albany for more funding. The Washington Times AI News DeskTue, 12 May 2026 17:32:49 -0400Residents of the Cite Soleil neighborhood in Haiti's capital protested Tuesday, demanding government protection after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend. Evens SanonTue, 12 May 2026 17:26:06 -0400Harvey Weinstein's defense urged jurors Tuesday to acquit him and put an end to a #MeToo-era rape case that has gone to trial three times, while prosecutors pressed to vied to restore a onetime conviction that got unwound. Jennifer PeltzTue, 12 May 2026 17:12:19 -0400Gas station chain Buc-ee's, based in Texas with locations in 11 other states, is opening its first stores in Arizona and Arkansas this year, and four more states next year. Brad MatthewsTue, 12 May 2026 16:57:19 -0400A Colorado man who breached the perimeter fence at Denver International Airport late Friday and walked onto an active runway has been identified as 41-year-old Michael Mott, airport officials and the city's chief medical examiner announced Tuesday. The Washington Times AI News DeskTue, 12 May 2026 15:28:08 -0400KB Home, a multibillion-dollar homebuilding company based in Los Angeles since 1964, is moving to Arizona -- the latest in a steady caravan of businesses fleeing California's high taxes and complex regulations. Sean SalaiTue, 12 May 2026 15:00:01 -0400A man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an auto break-in last year in Atlanta that police say resulted in the theft of unreleased music by Beyonce. Associated PressTue, 12 May 2026 13:50:49 -0400The Justice Department charged more than two dozen suspected members of Tren de Aragua in a nationwide operation targeting weapons and drug trafficking carried out by the Venezuelan prison gang. Matt DelaneyTue, 12 May 2026 13:49:01 -0400Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, said Monday it reached an agreement with hackers to recover recently stolen data. Brad MatthewsTue, 12 May 2026 13:24:59 -0400Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced Monday he is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, saying antisemitic hatred has moved from the party's fringe into its mainstream. The Washington Times AI News DeskTue, 12 May 2026 12:59:46 -0400Federal prosecutors on Tuesday filed criminal charges against the operators and an employee of the Dali, the foreign-flagged cargo ship that toppled Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge and killed six workers two years ago. 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