Kitchen Briefs - May 16, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - May 16, 2026Israeli settlers are attacking the West Bank and the Israeli army says it has attacked 100 sites in southern Lebanon over the past two days. At least 2 civilians have been killed by an Israeli drone in Gaza city and multiple casualties in LebanonIranian hackers are suspected of breaching multiple gas stations in multiple states monitoring fuel storageUS and Nigerian forces joined together to kill the second-in-command of ISIS in NigeriaThe USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, ending a 326-day deployment—the longest for an American warship since the Vietnam WarRFK Jr says he wont’ run for President in 2028The Long Island Railroad, North America’s largest commuter rail system is shut down after unionized workers went on strikes for the first time in 30 yearsSean Duffy been filming a new reality tv show with his family called The Great American Road TripThe Supreme Court rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the House of Representatives.Two Bay Area USDA employees are among a group of federal workers suing Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, alleging she violated the First Amendment by sending agency wide messages that promoted Christianity to thousands of employeesAlso in the Bay Area, work is starting on a planned ICE detention facility near Gilroy and Santa Clara County is suing to have it stoppedOn Tuesday, deputies documented vandalism at Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, Fla., where 17 gravesites at the 122-year-old burial ground were damaged with cracked concrete and red spray paintThousands of people today are in Mobile, Alabama, the birthplace of the civil rights movement attending the All Roads Lead to the South rally to defend Black political representation