On Sunday, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the current hantavirus situation is “stable for now.”

In his update, Tedros noted that WHO has recorded 12 hantavirus cases, resulting in three fatalities, with no additional deaths reported since May 2. The outbreak is suspected to have originated in South America following the embarkation of infected travelers on the cruise ship MV Hondius earlier this month.

“All passengers and crew remain in quarantine under strict monitoring to ensure they receive necessary care,” Tedros shared on the social media platform X. “The situation is stable for now, but we continue to stay vigilant and maintain close communication with all relevant governments.”

This update follows Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement on Friday. He stated that he has signed a targeted Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration to facilitate the development and deployment of medical countermeasures for the Andes virus strain of hantavirus.

“This action aims to eliminate obstacles to research and response efforts as we keep a close watch on the recent outbreak linked to the South Atlantic cruise ship,” Kennedy explained in a statement on social media. “HHS is taking this situation seriously, and we will continue to work diligently to protect public health and support the safe development of potential treatments and countermeasures.”

Argentina’s Ministry of Health said a Dutch couple took part in a bird-watching tour that stopped at a garbage dump and they may have been exposed to infected rats. The couple, along with a German national, contracted the Andes strain and died.

Seventeen Americans and one British national exposed to hantavirus on the cruise ship were quarantined either in Nebraska or Georgia while health officials monitored them for symptoms. Most have not shown symptoms of hantavirus, though one person tested positive without being symptomatic, while another had mild symptoms but did not test positive.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this month that there were no cases of the Andes strain in the U.S.

Health officials regularly assured that the outbreak did not resemble the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and emphasized the differences between both viruses when it came to close-contact infection and the incubation period.

But an outbreak of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease, in which there are more than 500 suspected cases in the Congo alone, prompted the WHO to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

While Gordon Ramsay may be notorious for his fiery demeanor on television, there’s one steadfast rule in his household that transcends culinary prowess.

During the FOX Upfront 2026 event, the “MasterChef” icon, who is a father to six with his wife, Tana Ramsay, shared that the most vital lesson he imparts to his children isn’t about achieving the perfect steak or soufflé, but rather the significance of fundamental respect.

“The one lesson I’ve instilled in them, and done exceptionally well, is manners,” Ramsay expressed to Fox News Digital. “It’s the most crucial thing in life, and it doesn’t cost a penny.”

Ramsay’s rule of respect is universal, applying to his kids whether they’re serving in the military, attending university, or navigating life under the spotlight of their father’s international celebrity.

The renowned chef and Tana are parents to Megan, born in 1998; twins Jack and Holly, (1999); Matilda, affectionately known as “Tilly,” (2001); Oscar, (2019); and Jesse, (2023).

And while Ramsay’s empire spans restaurants, television and social media, he has made it clear he does not want entitlement anywhere near his household.

“Jack’s a Royal Marine commando, off defending the country in some of the most extreme conditions,” Ramsay previously told People. “Megan’s an incredible police officer. Holly’s gone into fashion. Tilly’s studying at university for her degree. Tana and I came from a family with no degrees.”

Tana has also credited their big-family upbringing for helping the couple navigate life with six children.

“I’m one of four, Gordon’s one of four, so it’s sort of second nature to me,” she added.

But if there is one place Ramsay still loses patience, it is in the kitchen.

When Fox News Digital asked what mistake continues to make him crazy after years of judging aspiring cooks, Ramsay didn’t hesitate.

“The one mistake I see over and over that drives me insane, they think seasoning food should be done at the end,” he said.

“When you season food, beginning small, middle small and correct the seasoning at the end. Don’t wait until it’s cooked before you start seasoning. Food needs to be cooked with seasoning, not ignored for 90% of the journey.”

Ramsay also opened up about what keeps him hooked on competition television after decades in the business — the chaos.

“I get so excited when that mixture becomes real with social media stars, amateurs and then professionals, because they rub each other up the wrong way and, so, that creates friction even before I get into the mix,” he said.

“Then the intensity with a grab from that platform. Cooking is hard enough, but pivoting with ingredients you’ve never cooked before is bloody hard and that excites me.”

FOX has renewed Ramsay’s shows for additional seasons, including “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service,” “Next Level Baker” and “Next Level Chef.”

In Tennessee, what was meant to be a celebratory high school graduation turned into a damp ordeal, as students braved a relentless downpour to receive their diplomas. Clad in their traditional caps and gowns, they faced a deluge rather than the usual ceremonial pomp.

Families, equally drenched, witnessed the event from soaked stands. Video footage from the ceremony reveals graduates navigating a flooded podium on the football field, while heavy rain persistently poured down, leaving everyone present thoroughly soaked.

This memorable night for students has now stirred significant criticism towards Williamson County officials. The decision to proceed with outdoor graduations for Centennial and Franklin High Schools, despite forecasts predicting severe rain and potential lightning, has sparked widespread disapproval.

Parents and relatives have voiced their frustration, asserting that after years of hard work, students deserved a more dignified ceremony. Many felt the decision to maintain the outdoor setting was inconsiderate, given the adverse weather conditions.

“As soon as they started speaking, it started pouring,” recounted parent Victoria Burls to WSMV.

Burls said her daughter Gabriella was among the graduates forced to endure the weather as conditions worsened throughout the evening.

While she said many students tried to keep spirits high, she feared someone could have been seriously hurt as crowds navigated slippery bleachers and water-covered walkways.

‘I was nervous someone was going to slip and fall down the bleachers, like all the elderly people,’ Burls said.

Students at Centennial High School and Franklin High School in Williamson County, Tennessee crossed graduation stages on Thursday night while torrential rain poured onto the football field

What was meant to be a polished graduation under the lights instead became a soaking wet endurance test 

Families said months of preparation for graduation photos, outfits and celebrations were effectively ruined as students found themselves soaked to the skin moments into the ceremony.

‘My daughter is already planning to re-do photos,’ Burls said. ‘She wants to go back and do photos on the football field and get all done-up again.’

Another parent, Britney Garner, said she watched helplessly as her daughter Akyla stood in the storm after spending hours preparing for the milestone moment.

Garner said she eventually walked onto the field carrying an umbrella in an attempt to shield her daughter from the rain.

‘My child who had put so much into this day to make it special, and was so excited, I could just not stand to sit there and see her get drowned like that,’ Garner said.

Graduate Brooklynn Broadnax said she had dreamed about graduation since her freshman year, but instead of a sunset ceremony, she was standing in puddles.

‘I was really upset because I’ve been so excited for my graduation since freshman year. And it’s always been like, sunny and a cute sunset,’ Broadnax told NewsChannel 5.

Broadnax said even performing The Star-Spangled Banner became miserable as rain hammered the football field and ponchos failed to keep students dry.

Students trudged through standing water in their formalwear to receive their degrees

Water could be seen pooling on the football field during the graduation ceremony

Parents in the stands questioned why officials continued the event outdoors despite concerns about lightning over ‘a football field full of people’

‘Then, what were you going to do with a football field full of people, and you have lightning that’s coming down?’ she said.

Her godmother, Dr. Michelle Wyatt, also questioned why the district pushed forward with the outdoor ceremonies despite worsening conditions.

‘My concern is, you had elderly who, number one, were now put in danger because of the weather,’ Wyatt said. ‘There are puddles of water they can’t see. You run the risk of people falling.’

Broadnax also revealed that parts of the ceremony never happened because of the weather, including a planned moment of silence for a deceased classmate.

‘Penelope was going to graduate with us,’ Broadnax said. ‘We could at least do a moment of silence.’

The controversy quickly exploded online as furious relatives accused school officials of prioritizing schedules over student safety and once-in-a-lifetime memories.

Wyatt vented her frustration in a social media post after watching her goddaughter graduate in the storm.

‘Our baby did it! Congratulations Brooklynn Michelle Broadnax. We are so proud of you. We love you!’ she wrote before adding: ‘Centennial High School is totally OUT OF ORDER!!! These children deserved to have a graduation!!!!!’

Some students couldn’t resist taking a selfie at a graduation ceremony to remember

Even for congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene weighed in after footage of the drenched ceremonies spread online.

‘This is ridiculous,’ Greene wrote. ‘The school should have organized graduation indoors. The graduates and their families deserved a nice ceremony.’

‘By the way, their parents are taxpayers that fund the school and administrator’s salaries. Being treated this way should not be tolerated,’ she added.

In response to the backlash, Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden defended the district’s decision while acknowledging the ceremonies became difficult because of changing weather conditions.

‘We know the rain made Thursday night’s graduations at Centennial and Franklin challenging, and we appreciate the patience of our families,’ Golden said in a statement.

Golden explained that many schools intentionally hold graduation ceremonies on football fields because families and students value celebrating on campus and outdoor venues allow more relatives to attend.

The ceremony was so wet that some families are planning full graduation photo re-dos because gowns, hair and makeup were destroyed by the stormy weather

‘Based on forecasts and radar, we expected to complete Thursday night’s ceremonies at Centennial and Franklin before the next wave of rain began, but unfortunately, changing conditions brought rain during the events,’ he said.

‘While the rain impacted those two ceremonies, it could not diminish our pride in our Centennial and Franklin graduates.’

For many families, the explanation did little to calm anger over a night they say turned from celebration into disaster.

In an intense rescue operation, body camera footage has documented the saving of a baby from a vehicle trapped amid rising floodwaters on Saturday. The perilous situation unfolded as the car seemed to drift towards a creek in Beeville, Texas.

This event took place approximately 100 miles southeast of San Antonio, as severe storms unleashed heavy rain across the area, swiftly transforming roadways into hazardous zones.

Authorities reported that the torrential rain overwhelmed a low-water crossing, ensnaring a vehicle that attempted to pass through.

“Officers and firefighters swiftly responded when a vehicle got caught in a flooded creek crossing, with the strong currents starting to push it,” stated the Beeville Police Department in a Facebook update on Saturday.

IN TEXAS, RAGING RIVER FLOODS CLAIM AT LEAST SIX LIVES AS RESCUE TEAMS RUSH TO LOCATE THE MISSING; CAMP EVACUATED

A white sedan is getting swept by rushing floodwaters at a low-water crossing in Beeville, Texas, on May 23, 2026. (City of Beeville Police Department/Facebook)

Officials warned that conditions deteriorated within minutes, noting that fast-moving rain left no time for barricades to be placed before the vehicle arrived at the crossing.

A fire chief assisting at the scene had attempted to flag down the driver, who ultimately did not see the crew in time, police said.

Footage shows the vehicle becoming stranded as water levels rapidly rose, reaching up to the top of its wheels. An officer in the video can also be heard reporting that the car was being pushed toward a creek by the surging water.

OFFICERS LOOK BACK ON HOW THEY REVIVED BABY TRAPPED UNDER CAR: ‘THE LORD’S NOT DONE WITH HER’

A panicked driver hands an infant to a police officer in Beeville, Texas, on May 23, 2026. (City of Beeville Police Department/Facebook)

As crews assessed the situation, the driver was heard screaming to a nearby officer that a baby was inside the vehicle.

The responding officer then ran through the floodwaters, opened the door, and pulled out the carriage containing the infant.

After carrying the baby back to safety, another responder was seen quickly using a jacket to shield the child from the continuing rain.

TEXAS FLOOD SURVIVORS SHARE HARROWING STORIES, SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THOSE STILL MISSING

A first responder carefully carries an infant in a car seat away from a partially submerged vehicle in Beeville, Texas, on May 23, 2026. (City of Beeville Police Department/Facebook)

“Thankfully, nobody was hurt,” police said, indicating that the driver was also safely rescued from the vehicle.

Beeville police used the video as a stark warning about the dangers of floodwaters, stressing that “what may look passable one minute can quickly become dangerous the next.”

“It does not take much moving water to push a vehicle off the roadway, and by the time you realize how dangerous it is, it can already be too late,” the department said.

“If barricades are up around a roadway or crossing, please do not drive around them. They are there for a reason. Going around barricades not only puts lives at risk, but it is also a criminal offense.”

Drivers are urged to slow down during heavy rain and avoid flooded areas, including creek crossings and other low-lying roadways.

“No errand, shortcut, or destination is worth risking your life or your family’s safety,” police added.

In a game that seemed almost celestial, the Spurs triumphed over the Thunder with a convincing 103-82 victory.

Adding a heavenly touch to Sunday’s Game 4 were the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco. These dedicated nuns, sporting Spurs jerseys, engaged warmly with players courtside before the game commenced.

Spurs center Luke Kornet even received a special blessing from two of the nuns, a moment that was captured on video and quickly became popular on social media platforms.

The team’s social media accounts also shared footage of the spirited nuns enthusiastically chanting “Go Spurs Go!”

The devotion of these so-called “Spurs nuns” has roots stretching back to the 1990s, as reported by the San Antonio Express-News.

The group of nuns used it to better understand and share a common interest with the students at St. John Bosco School. 

“Our ministry is with young people, and we need to be able to converse with them and talk to them,” Sister Bernadette Mota told the outlet. “I can talk basketball with the kids and it’s something that I’ve really enjoyed watching.”

The sisters have become tried and true fans since they began cheering for the team, and among some of their favorite players on this year’s squad include New Jersey native and former Rutgers star Dylan Harper, due to his attending a high school affiliated with the Salesian Sisters.

Kornet is also among their favorites.

Sister Margaret Natal told the San Antonio Express-News that they pray for the Spurs regularly. 

“We keep them in prayer, and it’s not, you know, for them to win,” Natal said. “It’s about good sportsmanship, that they remember who they are. That they are role models. We pray that they play to the best of their ability. We pray that they understand their responsibility.”

Their prayers seemed to be answered on Sunday as the Spurs played to a series-tying victory over the Thunder. 

Kornet scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting in 13 minutes on the court. 

Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama scored a game-high 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting, along with eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks.

The custody dispute between a law enforcement officer and his spouse escalated dramatically, culminating in his resignation after she included a trove of incriminating texts in their divorce proceedings.

Alana Kennedy and her separated husband, Michael Austin Kennedy, a former Arkansas State Police trooper, exchanged shocking allegations through legal documents in recent weeks.

Both parties presented extensive text messages in an effort to depict the other as an unsuitable partner and parent, creating a tense and hostile atmosphere.

Austin, aged 32, accused Alana of attempting to deprive him of custody of their children, Aaron and Alivia, while seeking substantial child support to fund a “lavish lifestyle.”

Meanwhile, Alana, a 33-year-old school counselor, labeled Austin as a “white supremacist,” expressing concerns about him influencing their children’s beliefs with his prejudices.

Dozens of texts where Austin used slurs to demean Latinos and Black, Indian, Muslim and LGBTQ people were included in her May 13 filing to back up her claim.

Others had photos of arrested minority suspects, including a photo of three troopers posing with a handcuffed man, captioned ‘this is the better trophy pic’. 

He described the man arrested as a ‘spic’, a racist term used to describe a Hispanic person that would appear frequently in texts he sent to his estranged wife.  

Arkansas State Police trooper Austin Kennedy and his wife Alana (right) with Austin’s parents Mike and Janai Kennedy and their son Aaron. Alana and Austin exchanged nasty court filings in their divorce case

Some of the message had photos of arrested minority suspects, including a photo of three troopers posing with a handcuffed man, captioned ‘this is the better trophy pic’

Austin resigned just two days later amid an internal affairs investigation and public shaming by local media, which he claimed was all part of Alana’s plan.

Texts included in Austin’s May 7 motion for contempt showed Alana warning him that embarrassing correspondence could come to light if he didn’t give up custody.

She demanded to have the children full time with him only allowed visitation every second weekend and insisted he would have to pay child support.

‘But know that I am fully prepared to share whatever screenshots I have and I do not care if they end up on courtconnect for all the world to see if you don’t agree to my terms,’ she wrote in one message.

Alana also indicated on May 5 that discovery for the case could reveal his alleged history of drug use.

‘Would probably not be great for you if ASP found out you lied about that in your application,’ she wrote.

The next day she asked if he’d had ‘a chance to think about whether you want your history of drug use coming out in court?’

Other messages mocked Austin for having a ‘budget attorney’ who got the county she lived in wrong and repeatedly asking who paid his legal fees.

‘Your (sic) too embarrassed to admit your mommy and daddy paid it for you,’ an April 17 message taunted.

Alana (far right) branded Austin a ‘white supremacist’ she feared would ‘poison the minds’ of their children with his bigotry and accused Mike (far left) of helping Austin harass her

Texts included in Austin’s May 7 motion for contempt showed Alana warning him that embarrassing correspondence could come to light if he didn’t give up custody

Austin accused his former flame of trying to deny him custody of their two children, Aaron and Alivia, and gain huge child support to maintain a ‘lavish lifestyle’

The couple’s former marital home in Bauxite, Arkansas, before Austin moved out in January

Alana responded to his efforts to hold her in contempt of court with dozens of messages between them where he berated her about child support.

Austin in the texts called the payments she was demanding ‘court-ordered extortion and theft’ and called her a ‘despicable and disgusting human being.’   

‘Whatever “child support” that would be stolen from me, would 100% go to DoorDash, Gym Shark sweatsuits, Amazon, 8 streaming services, new clothes for mom every week, and whatever other crap,’ he wrote in one message.

‘And I can’t do that when you’ll have your income, the income of the guy you’re leaving me for, [and] your dad helping you.’

He continued in another: ‘Why can’t I just support my children? I knew it. Mommy is about to live a lavish lifestyle. Funded by 3 different men.

‘I have to have my paycheck stolen from me at gunpoint and given to you, not the kids.’

Austin claimed Alana will follow the example of her mother, who allegedly used her father’s child support to buy alcohol instead of spending it on her children. 

‘Just replace alcohol with online shopping,’ he wrote.

Alana demanded to have the children full time with Austin only allowed visitation every second weekend, and insisted he would have to pay child support

Other messages mocked Austin for having a ‘budget attorney’ who got the county she lived in wrong

Alana responded to his efforts to hold her in contempt of court with dozens of messages between them where he berated her about child support

He claimed she was trying to get full custody of their children so she could demand more child support, which he called ‘pure, Satanic evil’.

To thwart he, he claimed he would quit his job and ‘go make difference in the world and go cook at Blue House’ to greatly reduce his income.

‘No one will have sympathy for you when you’re already sneaking men into my house,’ he added in another text.

Another text appeared to be responding to Alana claiming that Austin threatened to kill her.

‘I have never threatened to kill you. I have threatened to kill Ethan Simpson,’ he wrote.

‘Because there is no justice in this world where innocent people die all the time and that motherf**ker gets to live with no consequences.’

Which Ethan Simpson he was referring to and why he threatened to kill him, was unclear.

Austin accused his estranged wife of sneaking men into the marital home after he moved out

He continued in another: ‘Why can’t I just support my children? I knew it. Mommy is about to live a lavish lifestyle. Funded by 3 different men’

He claimed she was trying to get full custody of their children so she could demand more child support, which he called ‘pure, Satanic evil’

Both the answer to the contempt motion and Alana’s May 13 amended complaint included shockingly racist messages Austin sent her during their marriage. 

One mockingly explained the Latino worker at ‘Spic-Fil-A’ messed up his order and, using exaggerated broken English, claimed the worker would get drunk and kill a family in a car crash.

He claimed he noticed the fast food outlet got worse as more ‘brown people’ worked there and ‘third world employees’ don’t produce the same results as those of ‘European decent (sic)’.

Another time, he shared a Daily Wire article about an off-duty cop being killed by a wrong-way driver who was due to be deported.

‘White father of 3 killed right before Christmas by yet another wrong way driving drunk illegal spic. You don’t hate them enough,’ he added.

Austin used the same racial epithets to complain about Latinos in several other text exchanges.

‘The s**t that clogged up Aaron’s toilet is worth more to me than any of them,’ he wrote in one.

Austin vented about the ‘n****r criminal family’ of the man Daniel Penny killed on the NYC subway reacting to the not guilty verdict, saying: ‘none of those n****rs deserve to live in a country where we raise our children’.

‘They are so f**king evil and disgusting.’ 

Austin vented about the ‘n****r criminal family’ of the man Daniel Penny killed on the NYC subway reacting to the not guilty verdict

Another time he shared a Daily Wire article about off-duty cop being killed by a wrong-way driver who was due to be deported

Austin teed off on on Hispanic people again after one was arrested in another incident

Another time, Austin complained he would be late home because ‘n****rs were n****ring in Little Rock’, referred to black people as ‘subhuman trash’ and ‘sub primate’ and black neighborhoods as ‘N****rland.’

He also called Indian people ‘street s**tters’ and called for Ramadan to be banned.

‘A dirty turkey sand n****r attack in New Orleans. I love brown people and brown cultures. They’re so lovely and diverse and I want my kids around more of them,’ he sarcastically wrote about the New Year’s Eve 2025 terrorist attack.

Austin also called local justice of the peace candidate Bailey Morgan, who is heterosexual but supportive of LGBTQ rights – a ‘f**king queer’.

After being forced to quit his job, Austin raged in a May 19 filing that Alana only released the messages publicly to humiliate him and asked for all future documents to be sealed from public view.

‘She followed through with her threats and attached the text messages that she had been threatening to publicly release,’ he wrote.

Just a day later, Alana’s lawyers told the court in a response to the motion that Austin had no one to blame but himself.

‘The defendant is aware that the plaintiff and one of the children were all in therapy as a result of his behavior, and he has always blamed everyone else,’ they wrote.

Another time, Austin complained he would be late home because ‘n****rs were n****ring in Little Rock’

Some of Austin’s texts to his wife included photos of arrested minority suspects

Austin writing sarcastically about the New Year’s Eve 2025 terrorist attack

Austin called Indian people ‘street s**tters’ and called for Ramadan to be banned

‘Since the motions were filed last week, the defendant continues to berate, harass and blame the plaintiff for his own behavior.

‘Blaming others is exactly how the Defendant has been throughout the marriage. 

‘The text messages showing his bigotry and hatred toward humankind are perfect examples of how he treated his family because he feels he is supreme, and only his beliefs are correct.’

Austin since claims to have had a Damascene conversion and disavowed his racist and homophobic past, insisting that Christianity has changed him as a person.  

‘That is old, terrible stuff. I am not that person,’ he wrote in response to his wife exposing his offensive language.

‘I am a Christian now… I repented before God. Months ago. And here you are, destroying new me because of old me. Pure, raw evil.’

He wrote in another: ‘Destroy my life, the kids lives, for your own personal gain.

‘You’re terrorizing me and making my life unlivable… Quit harassing me during church.’

Austin characterized her actions as: ‘I’m going to dump a ton of debt on you by lying and deceiving and then I’m taking your income from you.’

Alana’s lawyers told the court in a response to the motion that Austin had no one to blame but himself, sharing texts he sent her after she exposed his racist messages

Austin since claims to have had a Damascene conversion and disavowed his racist and homophobic past, insisting that Christianity had changed him as a person

Austin characterized her actions as: ‘I’m going to dump a ton of debt on you by lying and deceiving and then I’m taking your income from you’

‘Your (sic) too embarrassed to admit your mommy and daddy paid it for you,’ an April 17 message taunted

Alana also claimed Austin and his father, state police Lieutenant Colonel Mike Kennedy, threatened to have her arrested for ‘stealing’ money from the couple’s joint account.

She claimed the expenditure was to buy a mattress for the children and to pay utility bills Austin neglected.

‘You are trying so hard to get me put in jail with one of the many women you cheated on me with and asking for sole custody for the sole purpose of tormenting me,’ Alana wrote.

‘You’re still awful. You haven’t changed at all.’

Austin responded with a brief filing again disavowing the racist messages that his lawyer, Matthew Ingle, wrote ‘date back several months’.

‘The defendant makes no excuse for those statements; they were entirely improper, do not reflect the defendant’s values today and the defendant is profoundly ashamed of them,’ the filing read.

Austin claimed his estranged wife ‘sat on these messages’ until she could use them against him.

‘Plaintiff had no problem with these messages until she decided that they would benefit her position in this legal proceeding,’ the filing read.

However, the screenshots show Alana on several occasions objected to what he was saying, including telling him he was ‘being hateful.’

The case continues with the next move up to Alana.