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Today — 30 May 2026Main stream

One of Five Gold Miners Is Rescued From Laos Cave After More Than a Week

An international effort to free the trapped men brought attention to the country’s informal mines, where panning for gold can pay more than minimum wage.

© Association Of Volunteers For Lao People, via Associated Press

Yesterday — 29 May 2026Main stream

Train Fire at Penn Station Injures 5 and Disrupts Rail Service

By: John Yoon
29 May 2026 at 18:41
A fire on a maintenance train affected Friday morning service on NJ Transit, Amtrak and the L.I.R.R. Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Penn Station in September. Rail service was suspended there on Friday after a fire.

U.S. Ramps Up Deadly Boat Strikes, and What Trump’s Stock Trades Show

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

© Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

U.S. boat strikes to limit the flow of illicit drugs have included the deployment of F-35 fighter jets, above in Puerto Rico last year, as well as gunships and guided-missile destroyers.

Alaska Authorities Race to Rescue 4 Climbers Who Fell on Mount McKinley

29 May 2026 at 07:53
The condition of the climbers was not immediately known.

© Becky Bohrer/Associated Press

Weather conditions on the mountain were improving enough to allow for helicopter operations, officials said.

Scooter Rider and Cyclist Are Killed in Head-On Crash on N.Y.C. Bridge

The collision on the Queensboro Bridge involved an e-scooter that is not legally allowed to be used on the streets of New York.

© Christopher Maag/The New York Times

A bike was snapped in half after a collision with a scooter on the Queensboro Bridge.
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