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May 16 0000 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
Lebanon says an Israeli strike killed six people, even as the United States announced an extension of the ceasefire President Trump announced last month. Israel and Hezbollah have kept exchanging fire since the truce began, which is a promising sign only if your definition of “ceasefire” includes frequent gunfire.
Separately, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz should reopen by late summer at the latest, after Iran kept it closed during the ceasefire with the U.S. The strait remains one of the world’s most sensitive shipping chokepoints, so the timeline matters well beyond the region.
In U.S. security
U.S. intelligence officials suspect Iranian hackers breached digital systems used to monitor fuel storage tanks in multiple states. Investigators say the access exposed automatic tank gauge networks that had no passwords, which is not exactly the gold standard in infrastructure security.
In Washington
President Trump is facing backlash from some of his own supporters after proposing to admit 500,000 Chinese students to U.S. universities and allow foreign ownership of American farmland. It is the sort of policy mix that manages to irritate both the protectionists and the populists at once.
In crime and courts
Federal prosecutors say five people have been charged in a South Jersey and Philadelphia drug trafficking case tied to fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine distribution across the region. Authorities say they seized more than 38 pounds of suspected meth, more than 7.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and nearly a kilogram of fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue.
In Indiana, a former Colonial Christian School teacher pleaded guilty to child seduction and was sentenced to four years after authorities said she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. Prosecutors say the case came to light after explicit messages were found during a school trip.
In brief
A Kent Police sergeant on holiday in Nashville intervened when an officer was being assaulted on an interstate exit ramp, helping subdue the attacker after a gun was taken and fired without anyone being hit. Both police departments said the sergeant likely saved the officer’s life.
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By IniaesIn the Middle East
Lebanon says an Israeli strike killed six people, even as the United States announced an extension of the ceasefire President Trump announced last month. Israel and Hezbollah have kept exchanging fire since the truce began, which is a promising sign only if your definition of “ceasefire” includes frequent gunfire.
Separately, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz should reopen by late summer at the latest, after Iran kept it closed during the ceasefire with the U.S. The strait remains one of the world’s most sensitive shipping chokepoints, so the timeline matters well beyond the region.
In U.S. security
U.S. intelligence officials suspect Iranian hackers breached digital systems used to monitor fuel storage tanks in multiple states. Investigators say the access exposed automatic tank gauge networks that had no passwords, which is not exactly the gold standard in infrastructure security.
In Washington
President Trump is facing backlash from some of his own supporters after proposing to admit 500,000 Chinese students to U.S. universities and allow foreign ownership of American farmland. It is the sort of policy mix that manages to irritate both the protectionists and the populists at once.
In crime and courts
Federal prosecutors say five people have been charged in a South Jersey and Philadelphia drug trafficking case tied to fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine distribution across the region. Authorities say they seized more than 38 pounds of suspected meth, more than 7.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and nearly a kilogram of fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue.
In Indiana, a former Colonial Christian School teacher pleaded guilty to child seduction and was sentenced to four years after authorities said she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. Prosecutors say the case came to light after explicit messages were found during a school trip.
In brief
A Kent Police sergeant on holiday in Nashville intervened when an officer was being assaulted on an interstate exit ramp, helping subdue the attacker after a gun was taken and fired without anyone being hit. Both police departments said the sergeant likely saved the officer’s life.