Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the U.S. and the unofficial start of summer. But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin? Here is a refresher.

Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder affecting his hearing, vision and balance, the singer-songwriter announced on Friday. The condition, called normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of older Americans.

Russia unleashed one of its largest drone and missile barrages of the war on Ukraine overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens across the country. The strikes underscored how months of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire have failed to yield a breakthrough. nyti.ms/3Fq24PE

A charter boat captain in Florida was sentenced this week to 30 days in prison and fined $51,000 for three counts of poisoning and shooting dolphins, according to federal prosecutors.

Elite law firms, under pressure, committed to doing free legal work for causes close to President Trump. Now, his allies are looking to benefit.

F1 added a mandatory second pit stop at Monaco, hoping for better racing. What it got was strategic manipulation and a lot of frustrated drivers.

So what's next to make Monaco interesting?

@madelinecoleman.bsky.social on why the fix flopped and what the drivers want ⤵️

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Six months after President Trump swept the battleground states, the Democratic Party’s standing is startlingly low. Party officials, activists and donors are weighing how to rebuild, and reassessing how to speak to voters, listen to them and reach those who have tuned out entirely. nyti.ms/3HbRbl5

President Trump condemned the decision by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to unleash one of the largest offensives in Russia’s war against Ukraine, and said he was considering imposing more sanctions on Russia in response.

Breaking News: Phil Robertson, the patriarch of “Duck Dynasty” and its reality television empire, has died at 79.

Marcel Ophuls, the German-born filmmaker whose powerful documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” exploded the myth of widespread French resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II, has died.

The head of a group overseeing a contentious new aid program in the Gaza Strip resigned on Sunday, hours before the program was set to start operating, saying that he had found it impossible to perform the job independently.

A man who appeared to be a grieving husband after he found his wife fatally shot at their Georgia business in 2006 was arrested this week and charged in her killing, officials said.

The kitbashing continues.

The big lizards now have Sigmarite weapons.

I repeat, the big lizards have Sigmarite weapons.

SEGA has given us our first good look at Holoska in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds: #SonicNews

Alexandra Buckle, contemporary printmaker known for her woodland scenes created via linocuts #WomensArt

Done! Dinobot print for TFN '25. Few more to do, plus commissions are open for collection at the show (two slots left).