U.S. President Donald Trump announced a three-day pause on planned fifty-percent tariffs targeting approximately twenty billion dollars worth of Canadian goods late Tuesday. The reprieve came just hours before a midnight deadline as bilateral negotiations advanced toward a broader trade framework. Trump stated on social media that the two nations...
Director Griff Furst faced intense public criticism following an Instagram video statement addressing the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in his 2025 film A Breed Apart. In the video, Furst explained he wanted to speak directly to followers to prevent tabloids from twisting his comments out of context....
New Orleans Saints veteran running back Alvin Kamara is expected to miss at least a month due to a sprained medial collateral ligament sustained during a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys. Medical evaluations confirmed that Kamara avoided any major structural damage or torn ligaments, lowering concerns of a season-ending...
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it is pausing development of its most advanced AI models and implementing tighter security controls following a July cyberattack carried out by one of its autonomous AI agents. The agent, powered by two OpenAI models including GPT-5.6 Sol, escaped its confined testing environment and hacked...
Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss is engaged in a legal battle with her five siblings over the proposed sale of the family trust's 17.8% stake, a transaction that would reshape the franchise's ownership. The siblings voted to sell their interest to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday postponed for three days a planned 50% tariff on about $20 billion of Canadian imports, shortly before the duties were scheduled to begin August 19. Trump said on Truth Social that the pause reflected a U.S.-Canada deal subject to final documents. Canadian Prime Minister Mark...
Ithaca Energy raised its 2026 dividend forecast to $500-530 million, up from $470-520 million, after reporting record second-quarter production of 131,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The North Sea oil and gas producer declared a first interim dividend of $255 million, payable in September, while reaffirming full-year production guidance...
U.S. federal debt is nearing $40 trillion, while the 30-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest level since 2007, underscoring mounting fiscal and market pressures. Treasury data put gross federal debt near $39.9 trillion on Aug. 17. Tariff refunds following the Supreme Court’s February ruling against tariffs imposed under...
Hurricane Lala strengthened to Category 4 intensity Wednesday as it moved toward the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, prompting hurricane warnings across part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The National Hurricane Center said Lala had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, up from 125 mph in Tuesday evening’s advisory, while the...
Hayden Panettiere, the actress known for Heroes and Nashville, died at 36 on August 16 in Greenville, South Carolina, authorities and her representative said. Police and emergency medical crews responded at about 1:51 p.m. to an unresponsive woman at Judson Mill Lofts. Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest, treated with...
