On This Day: May 26

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
May 26, 2025
Trump Rails Against 'Scum' in Memorial Day Post
"Happy Memorial Day!" President Trump wrote on Monday morning.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2024
American Pro Golfer Is Dead at 30
Grayson Murray, a pro golfer who had been brutally honest about his struggles with alcohol and depression, has died at age 30.  Keep reading >>
 
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May 26, 2023
Customers Reject a Pandemic-Era Restaurant Staple
We all got used to an avalanche of changes in our daily routines during the peak of COVID, including ways in which to safely dine in public once lockdowns were lifted.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2022
It Took Police 40 Minutes to Move in as Classroom Full of Kids Was Massacred
After the shooter barricaded himself in a fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, it was 40 minutes or more before officers entered the room and the gunman was killed by a Border Patrol team.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2021
John Oliver Segment Gets the Attention of Local News Outlets
John Oliver on Sunday night delved into the topic of local news and its questionable use of sponsored content—and apparently, the Last Week Tonight segment was quite effective.  Keep reading >>
 
 
May 26, 2020
Company to Fiance After Fatal Crash: Hope You 'Cry All Day'
Few company-customer disputes reach this level of personal.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2019
Case of Dying Girl Left at Hospital Takes a Turn
Police arrested a Massachusetts man Saturday in the case of a teenage girl who was dropped off at a hospital to die, NBC News reports.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2018
Witness: Teacher Threw Basketball at Shooter
More details are emerging from Friday's shooting at a middle school in Noblesville, Indiana, and they continue to tell a similar tale: Seventh-grade science teacher Jason Seaman likely saved lives with his quick action.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2017
Trump: 'The Germans Are Bad, Very Bad'
One of President Trump's comments during a meeting with EU leaders Thursday isn't going over well in Germany.  Keep reading >>
 
May 26, 2016
Clinton's Email Problem Isn't Going to Go Away
"The American people are sick and tired of hearing about the damn emails," Bernie Sanders said back in October—but the latest report from the State Department's independent watchdog has ensured that the American people will be hearing an awful lot about Hillary Clinton's emails between now and November if she becomes the Democratic nominee.  Keep reading >>