Independent

• Bystander wounded in shooting near White House remains in serious condition

  The victim was hit as a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House

• What is Memorial Day and why did it quickly become a source of contention?

  The holiday evolved alongside baseball and the automobile, the five-day work week and summer vacation

• Operation to stop California chemical leak that has already evacuated 50,000 people on ‘new trajectory’ after key discovery

  The leaking tank is estimated to contain about 7,000 gallons of highly flammable industrial chemical

• Nebraska cops respond to gunfire at convenience store - to find a dog had accidentally shot someone

  A pellet from the shotgun managed to hit a woman in a nearby car

• Former elite college soccer player who beat his brother to death with golf clubs found dead in his prison cell, report says

  A judge ruled in March that Matthew Hertgen was legally insane at the time of his brother's 2025 killing

• Iran-US war latest: Trump says he will ‘not be rushed’ into peace deal as he warns Tehran over nuclear weapons

  Trump said talks were progressing and the US relationship with Iran had become more professional and productive

• The one word that Trump hates the most — even prompting him to take a cognitive test

  The 79-year-old president said he decided to take a cognitive test to silence critics

• The world’s tallest thermometer is for sale. Here’s how much it costs

  The listing says the thermometer could be ‘134 feet of vertical advertising space’

• Thomas Massie refuses to rule out presidential run in 2028 after losing primary

  The Kentucky Republican lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger after feuding with White House

• Ted Cruz shreds MAGA influencer defending Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Hush, child!’

  The Republican Senator fired off online after an influencer told him, ‘Cool, Ted. No one asked you, bro,’ when he posted on X about his concerns over the deal with Iran