Late Friday night, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island, as confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor was felt just before 10 p.m. local time, adding to the island’s ongoing geological activity.

The earthquake occurred approximately seven miles south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, a coastal town on the island’s southwest. This region has been under close observation due to the looming threat from Kilauea, an active volcano that experts anticipate will erupt again soon, following a series of eruptions earlier in May.

In their statement, the USGS explained that the seismic activity was likely the result of stress induced by the bending of the oceanic plate. This phenomenon is attributed to the immense weight of the Hawaiian island chain pressing down on the plate.

The island’s residents and authorities remain vigilant as they brace for potential volcanic activity, while the recent earthquake serves as a stark reminder of the dynamic forces shaping the Hawaiian landscape.

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People watch as Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupts for the 21st time on May 11, 2025, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Strong to very strong shaking was reported on the west side of the Island of Hawaii and the earthquake resulted in several aftershocks. Over 2,500 residents submitted felt reports to USGS indicating they felt the strong shaking from the event.

A USGS map shows where Hawaii residents felt the May 22, 2026, earthquake. (United States Geological Survey)

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While the USGS said the earthquake was unrelated to Kilauea’s eruptions, the agency continues to monitor the volcano, which it expects to erupt again between May 24 and May 27.

People watched as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted for the 21st time on May 11, 2025. (Gary Miller/Unknown)

No tsunami warning has been issued in connection with the earthquake, according to the USGS.

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In a digitally altered video, President Trump takes a jab at his longtime critic, Stephen Colbert, in a rather literal fashion.

The 22-second video depicts Trump making an entrance onto the set of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” during the introduction of what is portrayed as the host’s final episode.

This AI-generated version of Trump doesn’t hold back, as he firmly grips Colbert by the suit jacket, shaking him three times with apparent gusto.

Subsequently, Trump is shown disposing of Colbert into a green trash bin, much to the amusement of the audience. He then closes the lid and breaks into his renowned dance routine to the tune of “Y.M.C.A.”

The video surfaced online late Friday, just a day after the actual series finale of “The Late Show” was broadcast.

Shortly after the finale aired, Trump slammed Colbert on Truth Social, writing that he had “no talent, no ratings, no life.”

“He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

Trump’s posts came hours after Colbert hosted his final show on CBS, drawing 6.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings. His final show included appearances by Paul McCartney, Bryan Cranston, and Ryan Reynolds.

Colbert, who hosted the show for 11 years, held back from tearing into Trump in his finale but not his last week on air.

As the clock ran out on his network platform, Colbert criticized the president for a $1.8 million Justice Department fund to pay people who claim they were victimized by government weaponization, calling it an “all-you-can-fraud buffet,” and dubbed Trump “Blob the builder” for his litany of construction projects.

The comedy man just couldn’t stay away from TV after his sign-off.

He appeared on a public access TV show “Only in Monroe” on Monroe Community Media, cracking jokes about his former employer in a low-budget taping of a program he says he visited back in 2015.

The bit featured rocker Jack White; rapper Eminem and actors Jeff Daniels and Steve Buscemi.

At the heart of the White House’s covert operation to overthrow Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, an ironic remark reportedly circulated discreetly among insiders: Tulsi Gabbard was humorously dubbed ‘Do Not Invite’ rather than her official title, Director of National Intelligence.

Although officials refuted claims that the president’s chief intelligence officer was sidelined during crucial discussions, or that she was ever called anything but her formal title, the anecdote highlighted a deeper discord within President Trump’s inner circle regarding Gabbard’s role.

Gabbard, a 44-year-old veteran of the Iraq War, had built her political identity on resisting U.S. military interventions abroad, which she often viewed as misjudged endeavors.

This perspective was one she shared with JD Vance, another Iraq War veteran, whose experiences also shaped a similar outlook on foreign policy.

It was a conviction she shared with JD Vance, who also served in Iraq and had his world view influenced by that experience.

Perhaps the most important lasting impact of Gabbard’s departure is that it will now deprive the Vice President of a key ally in the Cabinet.

With Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the forefront of America’s interventions in Venezuela, Iran, and perhaps soon Cuba, the isolationist Vance now looks increasingly isolated himself.

And, as his ideological support within the Cabinet evaporates, speculation is mounting that Vance is no longer Trump’s natural successor in 2028.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attends the House Select Committee on Intelligence on the 2026 Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment at the US Capitol, Washington USA, 19 March 2026

Two events make that conclusion hard to avoid. 

First, on February 28, as Trump launched Operation Epic Fury from Mar-a-Lago, the key players huddled with him were Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and top general Dan Caine.

Vance remained in the Situation Room in Washington and, sitting at his right hand, was Gabbard.

Second, in March 2025, early in Gabbard’s tenure, it was Vance who defended her from the president’s ire when she was seemingly less than enthusiastic about the case for war on Iran.

On that occasion Gabbard testified to Congress that there was no intelligence suggesting the Islamic Republic was trying to develop nuclear weapons.

Trump publicly disagreed with her assessment, declaring: ‘I don’t care what she said. I think they were very close to having one.’

Vance then issued a statement saying: ‘Tulsi is a veteran, a patriot, a loyal supporter of President Trump and a critical part of the coalition he built in 2024.

‘She’s an essential member of our national security team, and we’re grateful for her tireless work to keep America safe from foreign threats.’

The key word in that statement was ‘coalition,’ implying that they were not aligned on all points.

If Vance is a non-interventionist member of the Trump ‘coalition,’ as his past statements very much suggest, then he has lost a fellow traveler in Gabbard.

Her departure also means that the four Cabinet secretaries who have left since March, for a variety of reasons, are all women. She follows Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer out the door. Bondi was a close personal friend of Gabbard. 

US Vice President JD Vance (C) and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (2L) in the Situation Room in Washington, DC on February 28, 2026

In the end, it was an awful development in Gabbard’s personal life – the diagnosis of her husband with a rare form of bone cancer – that prompted her to step down.

But for weeks she had been at the top of the betting markets as the likeliest Cabinet secretary Trump would let go.

As Trump set out to fix Venezuela, Iran, and perhaps Cuba next, Gabbard had been left in the invidious position of having to provide the reasons for the president to launch military operations that she herself had long been against.

While her personal relationship with the president was widely described as good, there had been a series of inflammatory missteps.

In early June last year, Gabbard published a bizarre AI-generated video on social media slamming ‘warmongers’ and warning of a potential ‘nuclear annihilation.’ The video showed San Francisco being laid waste to.

It followed her own visit to Hiroshima but the purpose was clear. It was an attempt to influence Trump against joining Israel in strikes on Iran.

Trump was said to have been privately infuriated, ignored her concerns, and went on to launch Operation Midnight Hammer days later.

It was the latest in a long line of anti-war statements from Gabbard.

In 2019, as a Democratic congresswoman, she had warned against regime change in Venezuela,

‘We don’t want other countries to choose our leaders so we have to stop trying to choose theirs,’ she said.

‘When we look throughout history every time the United States goes into another country and topples a dictator, or topples a government, the outcome has been disastrous for the people in these countries.’

After Maduro’s capture she was quiet for days before eventually praising Trump for ‘confronting narcoterrorism.’

President Donald Trump , US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles monitoring activity related to ‘Operation Epic Fury’ on February 28, 2026

Gabbard became nationally known in 2020 when she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination on a platform that included opposing US involvement in foreign wars. She even sold ‘No War with Iran’ t-shirts to fund her campaign.

‘For decades, our foreign policy has been trapped in a counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation-building,’ she said.

‘The old Washington way of thinking is something we hope is in the rear view mirror.’

During her unsuccessful campaign she was widely credited with having got the better of Kamala Harris in a heated encounter on the debate stage.

Two years later, she became an independent, accusing the Democratic Party of being an ‘elitist cabal of warmongers.’

She later endorsed Trump, who was also a strong critic of past US ‘forever’ wars in the Middle East.

Although she had no intelligence experience Trump went on to appoint Gabbard to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the country’s 18 intelligence agencies.

Some of his officials believed that ODNI, which was set up in the wake of 9/11, was no longer needed.

The role has always sat awkwardly with the big players at the CIA and FBI who have their own direct lines to the President.

And it soon became clear that Trump did not see Gabbard as his intelligence boss. Instead, he very publicly made John Ratcliffe, the CIA Director, his point man for Iran.

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump and JD Vance attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland

Gabbard’s frustrations went deeper than Iran and, a few weeks ago, her department became embroiled in a new brewing controversy with the CIA.

She had taken office with the promise of cracking down on the so-called Deep State and in April 2025 launched the Director’s Initiatives Group (DIG) to investigate some of the most explosive unanswered questions in American history.

Its portfolio was a MAGA wish-list: the JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations, the origins of Covid, Havana Syndrome, the Crossfire Hurricane probe into alleged Trump-Russia collusion, the Biden administration’s domestic surveillance, and UFOs.

But as Gabbard’s team began its investigations, it has been alleged by a whistleblower to Congress that the CIA was spying on them.

CIA Senior Operations Officer James Erdman III told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 12 that spies had wiretapped Gabbard’s staff.

‘These were Americans being spied upon illegally while executing duties directed by the President and under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence,’ Erdman testified.

He told senators that spooks had snooped on their phone calls and had fired a whistleblower just one day after he met with the DIG.

A DNI official told the Daily Mail that the Intelligence Community Inspector General had been made aware of the allegations of CIA spying on Gabbard’s team and is working to uncover any wrongdoing.  

Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, citing her husband’s battle with cancer

There were further complications with the White House this week when Gabbard testified to Congress that last year’s strikes on Iran had ‘obliterated’ its nuclear program, and that there had been no subsequent effort to rebuild.

That statement seemed to contradict Trump’s repeated assertions that Iran posed an imminent threat.

His DNI, rather evasively, told Congress: ‘It is not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat.’

She also dodged questions about whether the White House had been warned Iran could close of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation.

On Tuesday, her right-hand woman, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, an ex-CIA officer and RFK Jr’s daughter-in-law, stepped down. Fox Kennedy strenuously denied reports that she had quit over Iran.

Gabbard’s close political ally Joe Kent, Trump’s counter-terror chief, had already quit in March, issuing a blistering resignation letter claiming Trump had been duped into the Iran war by Israel.

Kent told Tucker Carlson on the night of his exit that intelligence did not support the war’s rationale and that Gabbard, had she been in the room, could have provided a ‘sanity check’ for the President.

The view of one source familiar with Gabbard’s departure was that the White House had been ‘unhappy ‘with her for quite some time.

One senior figure who, by contrast, is presumably very unhappy to see her leave, is Vance, who is now left fighting a lonely battle inside the administration.

Two and a half decades have passed since the tragic discovery of a University of California, Davis student who was found deceased with 29 stab wounds in his fraternity dorm room—an incident officially deemed a suicide. The case of Andrew Wieman is now being revisited by a new true crime podcast, aiming to explore the lingering questions that Wieman’s family maintains remain unanswered.

Andrew Wieman, a 20-year-old junior who belonged to the Kappa Sigma fraternity, was discovered dead in his locked room on January 4, 2001.

Following a comprehensive 13-month investigation by UC Davis Police, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office, and the California Department of Justice, authorities concluded that Wieman’s death was a suicide.

Investigators cited several pieces of evidence supporting their conclusion: a handwritten note found in Wieman’s room, the knife that inflicted the wounds was his and bore his fingerprints, and there were no signs of forced entry or a struggle within the room.

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Andrew Wieman was 20 years old when he was found dead in his fraternity dorm room at UC Davis in January 2001. (“Love & Justice” Podcast via Wieman family)

Officials also noted Wieman’s room was locked, the windows were secured, and all keys were accounted for. According to investigators, there were no defensive wounds on Wieman’s body and no evidence another person had been present in the room.

In a statement released at the time, UC Davis Police Chief Calvin Handy described Wieman as a “troubled individual” and said investigators believed the evidence, taken “in totality,” was most consistent with suicide.

But Wieman’s family has never accepted the official ruling. For years, they have continued pushing for answers, raising concerns about whether all aspects of the case were fully examined.

Now, Emmy Award-winning producer Kyle Olson is revisiting the case in Season 2 of the true crime podcast “Love & Justice,” which premieres May 26.

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The University of California Davis campus. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Olson said his team was immediately struck by several details in the case when they began reviewing investigative files and evidence.

“When you start to piece all these things together, and then you hear the determination is suicide, it’s inherently something that brings curiosity,” Olson told Fox News Digital.

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Olson said the case stood out because of several details investigators acknowledged at the time, including that Wieman suffered 29 stab wounds, several of them fatal, had no drugs or alcohol in his system, and was found inside a locked room.

“Those are all things that make you scratch your head,” Olson said. “That’s not something we normally see in a case like this.”

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UC Davis student Andrew Wieman was 20 years old when he was found dead in his fraternity dorm room in 2001. (“Love & Justice” Podcast via Wieman family)

The podcast host said another detail that surprised his team was learning Wieman was allegedly found “tucked into bed” and wearing earplugs — details Olson said were not widely discussed publicly at the time.

“What does it mean?” Olson said. “Does it mean something, or is it just a small tiny detail in a much bigger story?”

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The series also explores a roughly 60-hour gap between the last confirmed sighting of Wieman in the early hours of Jan. 2, and when he was ultimately found dead.

“Sixty hours is a very long time,” Olson said. “What was going on during those 60 hours, and does somebody know something that perhaps they haven’t shared in 25 years?”

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Students are seen on campus at the University of California at Davis. (Getty Images)

According to Olson, the podcast does not attempt to force a predetermined conclusion, but instead re-examines the case using modern forensic reconstruction technology and fresh expert analysis.

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“We’re interested in hearing from all sides,” Olson said. “There’s going to be some people that think maybe, with the evidence that we’ve seen, it could lead to suicide. There’s going to be others that say, ‘I disagree.’”

Olson said the investigation has involved forensic experts from around the world and focuses heavily on whether advancements in science and reconstruction technology can better explain the circumstances surrounding Wieman’s death.

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A view of the campus from the RMI North building which houses the wine and food department at UC Davis in Davis. (Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

“One of the biggest questions for me always comes back to feasibility,” Olson said. “Is it possible that someone can inflict 29 stab wounds to themselves, especially when multiple of those stab wounds are fatal?”

Olson said the passage of time could also play an important role in generating new information.

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Andrew Wieman with family members before his death at UC Davis in January 2001. (“Love & Justice” Podcast via Wieman family)

“There may be people that were too shy to bring up information 25 years ago that are willing to talk now,” Olson said. “Now might be the time to say something.”

Season 1 of “Love & Justice” focused on the murder of Olson’s childhood friend, Ashley Love, whose killer has never been found.

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Andrew Wieman’s family has spent decades questioning the official ruling in his death. (“Love & Justice” Podcast via Wieman family)

Olson said that experience helped him better understand how families continue living with unanswered questions long after investigations end.

“For me, I would really like to find justice for Andrew,” Olson said. “We’re here to find out what the truth is.”

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Five Italian divers tragically lost their lives in the Maldives due to inadequate scuba gear, according to reports. The group was just 15 minutes away from reaching the surface when they met with disaster.

Finnish diver Sami Paakkarinen described the incident as a “tragic human error” which led to the May 14 accident, resulting in the fatalities at a depth of 200 feet. He shared these insights with The Sun, highlighting the crucial mistakes that contributed to the tragedy.

Paakkarinen noted that four of the divers’ bodies were discovered together, indicating they had been close to one another at the time of the incident.

“In many cave diving accidents, human error often plays a significant role,” he explained, emphasizing a common thread in such tragedies.

He further observed that the divers lacked essential cave diving equipment, such as a diving reel or guide rope, which are vital for ensuring safety in such challenging underwater environments.

In general, for those who visit caves, it’s known that it’s not very wise to do so without a safety line,” Paakarinen said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.