South Carolina GOP runoff features Trump dual endorsement

 

Columbia, South Carolina. Voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a Republican gubernatorial runoff between Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson after no candidate secured a majority in the June 9 primary; President Donald Trump had initially endorsed Evette and then announced on Friday he would endorse...

Oklahoma Storms Past North Carolina To Claim Title

 

OMAHA, Neb. — Oklahoma defeated North Carolina 13-2 in Game 3 of the College World Series finals on Monday night, securing its first national championship since 1994 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. LJ Mercurius provided a key bullpen performance and the Sooners produced an early offensive onslaught to decide the...

Georgia lawmakers delay QR-code ban, debate hand recounts

 

Atlanta, Georgia. State lawmakers this week adjusted rules on vote tabulation by voting to delay a planned July 1 ban on QR-code-based counting and to retain the existing QR-code system for the upcoming midterm elections. The special session called by Governor Brian Kemp produced a Senate amendment that briefly required...

Brooklyn cafe refuses service to Congressman Dan Goldman

 

New York City. A Brooklyn cafe posted on social media Sunday that it would not serve US Rep. Dan Goldman, published a photo of him at the counter and said it refunded his $9.82 purchase, calling him a 'genocide enabler' under a policy of not serving people the shop labeled...

Virginia Assembly Approves Budget Including Data Center Tax

 

Richmond, Va. — On Monday, June 22, Virginia's General Assembly approved a two-year state budget that imposes a temporary electricity consumption tax on qualifying data centers, establishes a framework for regulated adult-use cannabis sales, and advances funding for education and healthcare; the conference report passed both chambers and now goes...

Multiple U.S. Fires Strike Utah, Ohio, and California

 

Beaver, Utah. A human-caused wildfire near Beaver, named the Cottonwood Fire, expanded rapidly late Tuesday to an estimated 31,000 acres with zero percent containment, while separate fires broke out early Wednesday in Cleveland at Grandpa’s Abe Kitchen around 12:15 a.m. and in Tulare, California where a tire shop blaze was...

Washington Supreme Court lets Arkansas voter aid limits stand

 

Washington, United States — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 22, 2026, declined to review a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that makes it a crime to assist more than six voters at the polls. By denying a petition for a writ of certiorari, the Court allowed to stand...

Local governments enact moratoria amid expanding data center proposals

 

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, approved the first reading on Monday of a one-year moratorium on new data centers in a special called session, following a June 15 directive ordering county attorneys and managers to draft the ordinance; the vote was the first of three readings required for enactment. Other municipalities moved...

Arkansas Sues Roblox and Discord Over Safety Concerns

 

Little Rock — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday announced lawsuits against Roblox Corporation and Discord Inc., alleging the companies knowingly exposed children to predatory behavior and sexually explicit content by failing to implement promised age verification, moderation and parental-safety features. Griffin said the platforms prioritized profits over safety...

Global internet outage disrupts X and major platforms

 

United States – A major global internet outage on Monday morning, June 22, 2026, disrupted access to several of the world’s most widely used online services, knocking out social media networks, communication tools, financial applications, and cloud platforms for tens of thousands of users. Among the most heavily affected services...