New York tech stocks slide as global sell-off deepens

 

New York’s Nasdaq Composite fell more than 2% at the opening bell on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as a global sell-off in major technology stocks accelerated. By midday, the index was down 409 points, or 1.6%, at 25,758, while the S&P 500 lost 1%, reversing part of the record gains...

Sandy Springs radio host Big Tigger arrested on battery charges

 

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan, a well-known television and Atlanta radio personality and former host of BET's "Rap City," was arrested on June 20, 2026, on charges of aggravated battery and third-degree cruelty to children, according to Fulton County Jail records. Sandy Springs Police took Morgan into...

Washington Pentagon seeks $80 billion for Iran war

 

The Pentagon has formally notified U.S. senators that it is seeking roughly $80 billion in emergency funding to cover the escalating costs of the ongoing U.S. military conflict with Iran, according to a notification described in the article. Most of the money would support operations and replenish rapidly shrinking munitions...

United States judge blocks SNAP soda, candy ban

 

Washington, United States – A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration plan that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in five states from using their benefits to buy candy and sugary drinks. The halted policy sought to prevent millions of low-income Americans from purchasing products that...

Primaries Decide Key Races In Maryland, Colorado, Utah

 

Maryland: Voters cast ballots this week in state primaries across Maryland, New York and Utah while Colorado's primary is scheduled for June 30; mail ballots were distributed in early June and drop boxes and polling places were operational. Adrian Boafo won the Democratic primary in Maryland's 5th District on Tuesday,...

Georgia: NeNe Leakes' son held over child support

 

GEORGIA – Bryson Bryant, the 36-year-old eldest son of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” television personality NeNe Leakes, remains in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail following his May 1, 2026, arrest on three separate warrants. According to jail and court records from Gwinnett County, local law enforcement officers took...

United States firm SpaceX inks $6.3 billion AI deal

 

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 22, 2026 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has signed a computing infrastructure agreement worth up to $6.3 billion with open-source artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI, according to materials and regulatory filings viewed on Monday. Under the deal, Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million per month...

Los Angeles warehouse fire prompts extended pollution advisory

 

A large commercial cold storage facility fire in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, has led to an extended particle pollution and toxic smoke advisory for much of the Los Angeles basin. The blaze, designated INC1019, began at 1400 S. Los Palos Street and continued burning into Monday, June 22, 2026, with...

Washington Senate to vote on Iran war powers resolution

 

The United States Senate is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on House Concurrent Resolution 86, a measure directing President Donald J. Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. The vote, set for 2:15 p.m. Eastern, follows a June 18 agreement allocating up to six hours...

San Francisco shareholders sue Uber board over safety oversight

 

Shareholders of Uber Technologies Inc., led by the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit, have filed a derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint, submitted on June 22, 2026, alleges that Uber’s board of directors and top executives,...