London: Taylor Swift answers Dave Grohl’s live-music jibe

 

A brief public spat has emerged in London between Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and pop star Taylor Swift over live performance claims. On June 22, 2026, during a Foo Fighters concert at London Stadium, Grohl joked that his band calls its tour the “Errors Tour” because they “actually play...

Rhode Island enacts strict AI mental health regulations

 

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Rhode Island has enacted three artificial intelligence laws that significantly regulate the use of AI in mental health, clinical therapy, and healthcare documentation, creating one of the most comprehensive state-level frameworks in the United States. Governor Dan McKee signed the measures on June 22, 2026, after...

Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

 

Iran’s latest strike in the Strait of Hormuz has intensified tensions and disrupted critical maritime operations, after Iranian forces carried out a drone attack on the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely on Thursday evening. The vessel, owned by Taiwan-based shipping company Evergreen Marine, was transiting near the coast of Oman...

United States Bitcoin sinks below $60,000 amid liquidations

 

United States – Bitcoin fell below the $60,000 level during trading on June 25 and June 26, 2026, hitting an intraday low of $58,115.01, its weakest price since September 2024. By Friday afternoon it was trading around $59,244 to $59,599 across major exchanges, down 1.91 percent over 24 hours, 6.20...

Sweden curl project halts July vulnerability intake

 

Stockholm, Sweden – The curl project, an open-source data transfer tool used on more than 30 billion devices worldwide, will stop accepting and processing vulnerability reports for the entire month of July 2026. Lead developer and founder Daniel Stenberg described the planned break as the “curl summer of bliss,” saying...

United States tech stocks drop as inflation surges

 

United States technology stock futures fell sharply in early trading on Friday, June 26, 2026, as investors reacted to stronger-than-expected inflation data and fresh uncertainty over a major technology listing. The Commerce Department reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 4.1 percent...

New York women sue Wexner over Epstein abuse

 

NEW YORK — Two unidentified women filed a federal lawsuit in New York on June 25, 2026, accusing retail billionaire Leslie Wexner, the former chief executive of Victoria’s Secret parent company L Brands, of enabling and financing Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking network. The plaintiffs, identified in court documents as...

Arizona wildfire near Sedona threatens Flagstaff city

 

A fast-growing wildfire known as the Pocket Fire has expanded to 1,187 acres about seven miles north of Sedona, Arizona, and remains at zero percent containment as of Thursday, June 25, 2026, according to fire managers. Burning in steep, inaccessible terrain within the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness of the Coconino...

Screwworm cases rise; infested zone expanded in Texas

 

Texas officials reported that confirmed New World screwworm cases increased to 20 this week, with the latest detection in Medina County. State agencies expanded an infested zone to include parts of Medina, Bandera and Uvalde counties, urged ranchers to inspect animals, and cited sterile male fly releases as a primary...

Inglewood United States falls to Turkey 3-2

 

INGLEWOOD, California – The United States men’s national soccer team ended its FIFA World Cup Group D schedule with a dramatic 3-2 loss to Turkey at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night, in front of a sold-out crowd near Los Angeles. The match marked the highly anticipated return of Christian Pulisic,...