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Month: May 2026

A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square in Alexandria

Virginia Supreme Court blocks referendum that would have helped Democrats win up to four more US House seats

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CNN By Devan Cole, Patrick Svitek, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The Virginia Supreme Court voided Democrats’ attempt to redraw the state’s US House map in an April referendum, a devastating blow to the Democratic Party’s efforts in the national redistricting battle launched by President Donald Trump ahead of this fall’s midterms. Hours after the

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The cruise ship MV Hondius sits off Praia

What the numbers tell us about hantavirus

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CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of hantavirus after the World Health Organization said that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus is typically associated with rodents, but it may have

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