Meta Hit with Historic $567 Million Child Harm Penalty
A New Mexico state court judge ordered social media giant Meta to pay $567 million into a specialized youth abatement...
The NBA investigation into Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and alleged salary cap circumvention has expanded dramatically. Investigative journalist Pablo Torre revealed on his podcast that Leonard had a second secret, multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement with Daktronics, a scoreboard manufacturing company that built the famous “halo board” inside the...
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have officially signed a historic mutual defense pact in Mecca. The agreement explicitly states that any armed attack against any one of the three participating states will be legally and militarily regarded as an attack against all of them. The signing...
Model and actor Ireland Baldwin has spoken out publicly following the hospitalization of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Hilton was hospitalized following a widely reported mental health crisis that played out publicly. Taking to Instagram Stories, Ireland Baldwin addressed the situation by reflecting on Hilton's past coverage of her family....
OpenAI has paused internal development of its upcoming artificial intelligence model, Astra, after internal evaluations indicated the system may possess “critical” cybersecurity capabilities, the company disclosed on August 7, 2026. The company stated it “cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities” following assessments conducted over the past few days. Under OpenAI’s Preparedness...
President Donald Trump has launched a renewed effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook from her position, opening a new front in a battle that began nearly a year ago. The White House sent Cook a letter on Wednesday, signed by Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, informing her...
Martha Stewart, 85, has made a surprising claim about a recent dinner she attended with Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Stewart detailed the encounter in an interview with People magazine, stating that Markle was discussing her recent visit to the royal family with other guests at the dinner party...
A federal appeals court has upheld an order halting construction on President Donald Trump's planned $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling that such a massive overhaul requires explicit congressional authorization. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, agreed with a lower court that...
A five-alarm fire erupted at a commercial building on Foundry Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon, sending thick black smoke across the area and drawing a large emergency response. The blaze broke out in the Foundry Street area and was elevated to a 5th-alarm fire. Wakefield police reported that the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an immediate emergency fuel waiver across multiple regions experiencing extreme heat waves to prevent severe gasoline shortages and distribution bottlenecks. Federal regulators stepped in after persistent high ambient temperatures forced several major mid-continent and Gulf Coast petroleum refineries to scale back processing rates or...
The University of North Carolina football program was thrown into sudden disarray following an announcement that defensive coordinator Steve Belichick has been placed on an immediate medical leave of absence. The 39-year-old coach, who is the son of legendary six-time Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach Bill Belichick, is stepping away...
