Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1846, the U.S. Congress voted in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in an ongoing dispute over Texas.

What's the secret to a long, happy life? The late Dr. Howard Tucker, named by Guinness as the oldest doctor ever, narrowed it down to three rules in an essay he wrote just before his death. We're sharing them in Wisdom Wednesday below. What's your own non-negotiable for a good life? Reply to let us know.

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US Inflation Rate Rises to 3-Year High

U.S consumer prices rose 3.8% from a year ago, topping economists’ expectations and marking the steepest single-month surge since May 2023.

Prices rose 0.6% on a monthly basis, easing from March's 0.9% pace, as the Iran war continued pushing fuel and food costs higher, new government data showed Tuesday. See the full breakdown here.

Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, came in at 2.8% annually and 0.4% monthly, both above forecasts, suggesting price pressures are spreading beyond the pump.

Airline fares soared 20.7% over the past year as rising jet fuel costs were passed directly to travelers, while beef prices climbed 14.8% annually.

Pentagon Surfaces Secret Nuclear Sub

The Pentagon made a rare and deliberate disclosure Monday, revealing the location of an Ohio-class nuclear-armed submarine in Gibraltar as a show of force toward Iran. Sub locations are typically classified.

The Sixth Fleet released an image of the vessel docked at the British territory off Spain's southern coast. The Navy didn't officially name it, but ship watchers identified it as the USS Alaska, which can carry Trident II missiles with a range exceeding 4,500 miles.

The disclosure came a day after President Trump rejected Iran's latest peace offer as "totally unacceptable" and said the ceasefire was on "life support."

The Pentagon is also weighing renaming the war "Operation Sledgehammer" if the ceasefire collapses and combat resumes.

What a Gas Tax Cut Saves by State

President Trump said Monday he'd back suspending the 18.4-cent federal gas tax as the national average hit $4.50 a gallon, up more than 50% since the Iran war began. How much drivers would save from a gas tax cut depends on where they live.

The average tax burden across all states is 51 cents per gallon, ranging from 5% of the pump price in Alaska to 17% in Illinois. See a map of how much each state would save.

Even if every tax came off, gas would still cost about 35% more than before the war.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pledged legislation to suspend the federal tax. Georgia is currently the only state with an active suspension of the state gas tax. That suspension expires on May 19.

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➤ The mayor of a Southern California city has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of secretly acting as an agent of China. (Hear Details)

➤ The U.S. is quietly negotiating with Denmark to open three new military bases in Greenland. (Hear Episode)

➤ On this day in 1917, three Portuguese children said they saw the Virgin Mary at Fátima, visions whose prophecies later became a Cold War touchstone for anti-communists. (Listen Now)

➤ FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned Tuesday after months of pressure from the pharmaceutical industry, anti-abortion groups, and a recent clash with Trump over approving flavored e-cigarettes. Kyle Diamantas, the agency's top food official, will lead in an acting capacity. (More)

➤ The Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to the Wall Street Journal for reporters' records tied to Iran war leaks, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche warning that anyone with information about classified leaks "should not be surprised" to receive one. (More)

➤ The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a Republican-drawn congressional map that reduces the number of majority-black districts from two to one. (More)

➤ Protesters tracked a Justice Department plane believed to be carrying FBI Director Kash Patel to Portland, Oregon, then swarmed his hotel Saturday. Patel had served as a pallbearer at a friend's funeral that day. (See Video)

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➤ The Milwaukee Bucks are officially fielding trade offers for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of the NBA draft, with teams like the Warriors, Heat, and Knicks expected to be in the mix. (More)

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Daily Market Report 05/12/2026

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,088.20	-0.71%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,400.96	-0.16%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	49,760.56	0.11%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$80,792.85	-1.14%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,722.30	0.08%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$87.39	2.23%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$102.39	4.41%
▲	PACS PACS Group Inc	$41.00	+28.53%

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➤ eBay's board rejected GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's unsolicited $56 billion takeover bid, calling it "neither credible nor attractive," citing doubts about his financing plan and the debt burden a merger would create. (More)

➤ Amazon launched its 30-minute Amazon Now delivery service in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, with expansion planned for Austin, Denver, Orlando, and Phoenix. Prime members pay $3.99 per order. (More)

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➤ Instructure, the parent company of online learning platform Canvas, said it struck a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a recent cyberattack that locked millions of students out during finals week. (More)

➤ Scientists examining a rare red form of glassy debris from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico identified a never-before-seen crystal compound, formed when the blast's extreme heat and pressure fused desert sand with the test tower's vaporized copper. (See Discovery)

➤ The U.S. Mint released a $1 coin yesterday honoring California innovation, featuring a young Steve Jobs seated in front of oak-covered rolling hills meant to evoke the northern California landscape that inspired his career. (See Coin)

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Daily Quote

"There are also people who sold their tuba for a couch in college so they could have a couch, and 20 years later, it's like, 'I need a tuba again!'"

— Leigh Hurtz, director of Susquehanna University's Band Camp for Adult Musicians, on the grown-ups returning to instruments they put down decades ago