Maine Democrats Criticize Collins After Fatal ICE Shooting

 

New York. Maine Democrats criticized Republican Sen. Susan Collins after a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist just south of Maine’s largest city on Monday; officials said the agents were not using body cameras and the victim, a 26-year-old Colombian national, was not the target. Portland-area authorities...

Michigan AD Addresses Exit Reports Amid Costly Investigations

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday publicly addressed reports that his job might be in jeopardy, saying he has had conversations about a potential buyout and noting social media previously prematurely declared his firing multiple times. He made the remarks during a scheduled interview on...

United States cities battle robotaxi sleeper 911 calls

 

Autonomous ride-hailing services in several U.S. cities are driving an unexpected increase in 911 calls as sleeping robotaxi passengers are mistaken for medical emergencies. A report published on July 14, 2026, by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times details how emergency responders in Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California, are...

Sully Announces Alzheimer's Diagnosis; Family Shares Early Details

 

New York — Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III announced this week that doctors diagnosed him with Alzheimer's disease, which he said he learned of in August 2025; he discussed the condition in an interview published July 14 and is best known for landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson...

Illinois DOR Proposes Consolidated Amendments to Local Taxes

 

Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois Department of Revenue on July 10 published proposed amendments to multiple local tax rules, consolidating sourcing provisions for Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax, Regional Transportation Authority Service Occupation Tax, and Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax; the rules implement statutory changes from Public Act 104-0006...

States Secure Limited Payments After 23andMe Data Breach

 

Madison, Wis. state and multistate coalitions announced this week that they reached settlements with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe over an October 2023 data breach that exposed account and genetic information for about 6.9 million customers worldwide, including tens of thousands of residents in multiple states. Officials said immediate distributions from...

Corpus Christi port sees sustained surge; city golf returns

 

Corpus Christi, Texas: Port of Corpus Christi Chief Executive Kent Britton said Tuesday that U.S. crude exports surged this year to about 6.4 million barrels per day, above prewar levels of roughly 4 million, after near-closure disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz; the port reported a record first half for...

Greensboro guilty plea and Montana Medicaid policy moves

 

Greensboro — Gwendolyn Singleton, 55, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina after prosecutors said she executed a scheme submitting urine drug test claims that generated about $1.7 million in Medicaid reimbursements between June 2021 and March 2023, using provider names who did...

United States inflation cools to 3.5 percent in June

 

U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June 2026, easing pressure on households and giving the Federal Reserve additional flexibility on interest rate policy. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on July 14 show the headline Consumer Price Index fell 0.4% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis,...

Global AI tools increasingly operate cyberattacks worldwide

 

Israel – Artificial intelligence has moved from a supporting role to serving as an active operator in cyberattacks, according to the Annual AI Security Report 2026 released by cybersecurity firm Check Point Research on July 14, 2026. The report finds that AI systems are now directly executing parts of offensive...