United States futures jump as chipmakers revive tech rally

 

U.S. stock futures climbed sharply on Thursday, driven by strong earnings and forecasts from major semiconductor companies that eased concerns about a losing streak in artificial intelligence-linked shares. Nasdaq 100 futures gained about 2.2%, with S&P 500 and Dow futures also moving higher as investors rotated back into technology names....

Washington: Trump clashes with Senator Cassidy over Iran war

 

In Washington on Wednesday, President Donald Trump had a heated exchange with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy during a private lunch with Senate Republicans, according to the Associated Press. The confrontation centered on the ongoing war in Iran and a Senate war powers resolution passed the previous day aimed at restricting...

Multiple Powerball Winners Claimed; Jackpot Rolls Higher Again

 

Roseville, Minnesota. The Minnesota State Lottery reported two midrange Powerball winning tickets sold in the state this week: a $100,000 ticket at Jubilee Foods in Madison and a $50,000 ticket at a Speedway on Cedar Avenue South in Minneapolis following a Wednesday drawing; the Powerball jackpot was not won and...

Charlotte Hornets hold advanced LaMelo Ball trade talks

 

The Charlotte Hornets are engaged in advanced trade negotiations involving starting point guard LaMelo Ball, according to multiple reports late Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and into early Thursday. NBA insider Shams Charania reported during ESPN’s 2026 NBA Draft broadcast that Charlotte is fielding aggressive offers from several teams, with the...

Russia used Israeli Cellebrite tool to hack iPhone

 

Russian investigators used an Israeli-made Cellebrite Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) to hack the iPhone of opposition politician Andrey Pivovarov in June 2021, according to a new investigation by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and court records published on June 25, 2026. Cellebrite had announced in March 2021 that...

United States warns of deadly Listeria cheese outbreak

 

United States health authorities are warning consumers about a growing multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to soft and semi-soft cheeses produced by Clover Hill Dairy, LLC of Mechanicsville, Maryland. In an updated public health alert issued on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Los Angeles chef sues Kylie Jenner over pregnancy miscarriage

 

LOS ANGELES — Kylie Jenner has been named as a defendant in a third workplace-related lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where a former private chef alleges that grueling work conditions during a high-risk pregnancy led to a miscarriage. The civil complaint, filed on June 22, 2026, names Jenner,...

United States firms debut Jalapeño AI accelerator chip

 

United States-based OpenAI and U.S. semiconductor company Broadcom have unveiled Jalapeño, OpenAI’s first custom-designed artificial intelligence chip, developed to accelerate inference workloads such as real-time ChatGPT responses. The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) marks OpenAI’s most aggressive move yet to reduce its dependence on Nvidia’s dominant general-purpose GPUs and to move...

New Mexico wildfire prompts urgent Sandoval County evacuations

 

A fast-moving wildfire known as the McCauley Springs Fire has forced mandatory evacuations and road closures in Sandoval County, New Mexico, after it was detected early Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026. Burning in the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest near Battleship Rock along Highway 4, the...

Vermont enacts first-in-nation paraquat ban amid concern

 

Montpelier, Vt. — This week Vermont's legislature voted to ban paraquat, a widely used herbicide, citing concerns about an alleged connection to Parkinson's disease; lawmakers enacted the measure after advocacy groups and some public health officials urged precaution, making Vermont the first U.S. state to prohibit the chemical's sale and...