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Clay Holmes incurred a fractured right fibula when he was struck by a Spencer Jones 111.1 mph liner.

Straus Family Creamery has voluntarily recalled several ice cream flavors in 17 states over worries they may contain a "metal foreign material."

Daniel Brown brought some old-school vibes to the PGA Championship on Saturday.

"Whining and being a crybaby about something that didn’t go your way in business means you’re not a real business person," Frankel told Iannou in a TikTok.

"Whining and being a crybaby about something that didn’t go your way in business means you’re not a real business person," Frankel told Iannou in a TikTok.

Braden Peters, better known as 'Clavicular' and his buddy won't see a day behind bars after judge ordered probation in the alleged alligator shooting case.

The fiery Texas plane crash that killed five people on their way to a pickleball tournament late last month was caused by issues with its anti-icing system, an investigation has revealed.

Violence, mental health crises and rising 911 calls inside Los Angeles public libraries are leaving staff fearful for their safety as the city struggles to fill funded security positions.

FBI Offers $200,000 Reward To Catch Former US Air Force Specialist In Iran Spying Case

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The FBI on Thursday said it is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Iranian regime.

A FBI agent at the Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The bureau said in a statement that Monica Witt served in the military from 1997 to 2008, then worked as a government contractor until 2010. She later defected to Iran in 2013.

In 2019, she was indicted by a grand jury in Washington on espionage charges, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian regime, the FBI said.

After she defected, according to the indictment, she later provided information to Iran and put “sensitive and classified U.S. national defense information and programs” at risk, according to the statement.

The information she provided to the Iranian regime endangered American personnel and their families stationed abroad, the FBI said.

Witt is also accused of performing “research on behalf of the Iranian regime to allow them to target her former colleagues in the U.S. government,” the bureau added.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has launched attacks on U.S. assets in the region and recently attacked commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, has benefited from her defection to Iran, it added.

“Monica Witt allegedly betrayed her oath to the Constitution more than a decade ago by defecting to Iran and providing the Iranian regime National Defense Information and likely continues to support their nefarious activities,” Daniel Wierzbicki, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division, said in a May 14 statement.

Even though she defected years ago, the special agent added that the FBI has “not forgotten and believes that during this critical moment in Iran’s history, there is someone who knows something about her whereabouts.”

The FBI's wanted notice offering a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Monica Witt. Courtesy of the FBI

“The FBI wants to hear from you so you can help us apprehend Witt and bring her to justice,” Wierzbicki said.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has said that she defected after being invited to two all-expense-paid conferences in the country that the DOJ says promoted anti-Western propaganda and condemned American moral standards. Before that, Witt had been warned by the FBI about her activities, but she told agents that she would not provide sensitive information about her work if she returned to Iran, prosecutors said.

It wasn’t immediately known why the FBI was bringing attention to Witt’s case on May 14.

The United States and Iran have been at war since Feb. 28. Tehran recently submitted proposals to Washington to end the conflict, which were rejected by the United States. This week, Iran allegedly attacked several ships in the region. A UK maritime agency said a ship was seized near the Strait of Hormuz and moved to Iran on May 14.

The Epaminondas ship during seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this image obtained by Reuters on April 24, 2026. Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on May 14 said that his patience with Tehran is running out and that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed during talks in Beijing that Iran must move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes on a normal day.

Anyone with information about Witt or her whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Tips can also be submitted to local FBI offices, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, or sent via tips.fbi.gov, according to the law enforcement bureau.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Tyler Durden Sat, 05/16/2026 - 17:30

Al-Saadi implored Hiya acolytes to “kill this arrogant, criminal, cursed Trump.”

Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Demi Moore, Miles Teller and more took to the Croisette.

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While the actress and the "Whiskey Lullaby" singer are both busy with their careers, the 54-year-old said they make the most of the time they have together.

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Nithya Raman draws questions after engaging with Dear White Staffers Instagram account

Putin To Visit China Just Days After Trump's Beijing Trip, Demonstrating 'No Limits' Partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 19 to 20, just days after US President Donald Trump concluded his state visit to Beijing, the Kremlin has announced.

In a Telegram statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry unveiled that Putin would travel to China "at the invitation" of Xi Jinping, marking the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between Russia and China.

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The readout indicates the two leaders will discuss expanding their countries' "comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation" and exchange views on "key international and regional issues."

"Following the talks, they are expected to sign a Joint Statement at the highest level, as well as a number of bilateral intergovernmental, interdepartmental and other documents," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Putin is also scheduled to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss economic and trade cooperation. While all of this was likely in the planning stages long ago, the timing and symbolism sends a resounding message, at a moment when ironically Trump's China trip ended notably without any major breakthroughs on trade, or without resolving any aspect of the Iran war or Hormuz Strait crisis.

South China Morning Post notes additionally of the timing:

It will be the first time that China has hosted the leaders of the two powers in the same month outside a multilateral setting, a reflection of Beijing’s efforts to manage ties with both countries and position itself as a pivotal power amid an increasingly fractured world order.

Putin’s visit will also make China the first country to host all four leaders of the other permanent members of the UN Security Council within months of each other. France’s Emmanuel Macron visited Beijing in December followed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in January.

However, Putin is a more frequent visitor to Beijing in recent years, and per SCMP: "Sources said Putin’s visit would not likely feature that scale of pomp, as Chinese officials had been busy with the Trump trip."

But it will be a meeting among allies, and not rivals, after President Xi's "no limits" alliance pledged with Putin just before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump wanted to feel important after Xi invited him to Zhongnanhai, so he asked if any other world leaders had been there.

Xi told him it was rare... but that Putin had visited several times. pic.twitter.com/TwEJGwtM1m

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) May 15, 2026

"Following the talks, they are expected to sign a Joint Statement at the highest level, as well as a number of bilateral intergovernmental, interdepartmental and other documents," the ministry's statement said.

Tyler Durden Sat, 05/16/2026 - 16:55

The actor doubled-down on his choice of headwear while at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

The actor doubled-down on his choice of headwear while at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.