A randomized trial of 500 patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer that had progressed after prior therapy found median survival of 13.2 months with daraxonrasib versus 6.7 months with chemotherapy. The results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting. The drug targets a mutated protein present in more than 90 percent of pancreatic cancers.
Rahul Gandhi met 17-year-old Vedant Shrivastava and associates on May 31 after the student reported receiving an incorrect CBSE Physics answer sheet. CBSE confirmed the upload error and supplied the correct document. Gandhi posted a video of the meeting on X that included discussion of alleged labels applied to the students.
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract on May 29 for the Space-Based Advanced Moving Target Indicator program, with a projected constellation fielding date of 2028. A separate $2.29 billion communications contract was awarded earlier the same week. Multiple vendors remain eligible for additional SB-AMTI task orders.
Matthew Petracca signed the indictment against James Comey and was later removed from the case and at least three others, with Timothy Severo assigned as replacement. The case, filed in North Carolina in April 2026 over a 2025 Instagram post, is scheduled for trial in October. Multiple outlets reported the docket change via court papers filed May 29, 2026.
The World Health Organization reported five recoveries from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where more than 220 suspected deaths have occurred. The announcements coincided with the opening of a treatment center in Bunia and discharges from hospital care. No approved vaccine or treatment exists for this strain.
Multiple outlets reported a bolide meteor that exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, disintegrating over the ocean near eastern Massachusetts and producing sonic booms that shook homes near Boston and Rhode Island. No seismic activity was recorded by USGS instruments. Most additional details remain unverified and rest primarily on a single outlet.
The US military carried out a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three men and marking the third such attack that week. The operation is part of a series that began in early September and has resulted in a reported death toll of 202. US Southern Command released color video footage of the strike but provided no supporting evidence for its claims regarding the vessel.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday during Congo's 17th recorded Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. The outbreak has spread to Uganda, prompting an immediate border closure, while the United States and European Union have provided additional medical aid and funding. Case and death counts remain disputed between reporting sources.
SpaceX launched its first V3 Starship prototype on Friday last week, deploying mock satellites and achieving a controlled upper-stage splashdown in the Indian Ocean while the booster tumbled into the Gulf of Mexico. The company has invested more than $15 billion across twelve tests since 2023. Reports place a potential SpaceX IPO at $1.75 trillion and Elon Musk's net worth above $700 billion, with prediction markets assigning high probability of trillionaire status before 2028.