Jay O’Brien reports on the bus that plowed into multiple vehicles on I-95 in Virginia, killing at least five people – including a seven-year-old boy – and injuring more than 40; Britt Clennett has the latest on the rescue of the first of five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week; Pierre Thomas has more on the day of legal setbacks for the White House after a federal judge ordered Pres. Trump’s name stripped from the Kennedy Center, and another judge temporarily paused the administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro
02:23 Bus crash on I-95 kills 5, including children, injures over 40
04:35 Race against time after dramatic rescue of the first of five miners trapped in flooded Laos cave
06:50 Warning about fallen debris after Blue Origin’s rocket explosion
08:35 Trump responds after judge orders his name stripped from Kennedy Center
11:00 Urgent meeting in Situation Room as President Trump weighs Iran deal
12:29 NTSB investigating Dallas apartment fire that killed 3 people
12:46 Texas roller coaster riders rescued after getting stuck for hours 100 feet in air
14:04 Former AG Pam Bondi acknowledges redaction errors in Epstein files released by DOJ
14:27 ICE agent arrested for non-fatal shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
15:24 3 climbers who fell from Mount McKinley found dead
15:46 SUV crashes into Detroit Metro Airport terminal
16:12 Mysterious sonic boom in South Carolina startles residents in surrounding counties
16:32 Snow forecast for parts of New England in the last weekend of May
16:47 Gorilla born at Seattle zoo after emergency C-section
17:11 America Strong: Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026 winner named after dramatic tie-breaking spell-off
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