United States: Accenture shares plunge after revenue warning

 

United States-based Accenture saw its shares plunge 18% after the global IT consulting firm cut the top end of its revenue outlook for the upcoming fiscal period, prompting a sharp, immediate sell-off. The company’s revised guidance led investors to reassess its growth prospects in a cooling business environment, where corporations...

Australia charges UK soap actress over meth plot

 

Australian authorities have charged a British television actress from the long-running soap opera "EastEnders" in connection with an alleged international methamphetamine smuggling operation worth an estimated £157 million. The woman, whose name has not been publicly released due to ongoing legal proceedings, was detained at an international terminal following a...

Southampton’s Wyndham Clark seizes early U.S. Open lead

 

SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 18, 2026 — Former champion Wyndham Clark seized early control of the 126th U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club with a standout opening round in difficult conditions. The 2023 U.S. Open winner moved to 6-under par through 16 holes, opening a four-shot cushion over...

Copenhagen drugmaker hit by massive cyber extortion

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, the Copenhagen-based pharmaceutical company, is responding to a significant cybersecurity incident after a criminal group claimed to have stolen 1.3 terabytes of internal data and demanded a $25 million ransom. The company disclosed the breach on June 11, 2026, stating that unauthorized access occurred on a limited...

United States expands cheese recall amid deadly listeria outbreak

 

United States health authorities issued an urgent nationwide food safety alert after Clover Hill Dairy expanded a voluntary recall to include all of its cheese products in response to a deadly multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers...

Nashville couple to pursue baby amid divorce

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Podcast host and author Alisa DeFord, known as Bunnie XO, says she and her estranged husband, country singer Jelly Roll (Jason Bradley DeFord), still plan to have a child together despite his filing for divorce in May 2026. Speaking on a June 18, 2026 episode of her...

Vancouver: Canada routs Qatar, Koné suffers serious injury

 

In Vancouver on June 18, 2026, Canada’s men’s national soccer team recorded its first-ever FIFA World Cup victory with a 6-0 win over Qatar in a Group B match at BC Place. The result, achieved before 52,497 spectators, included a hat-trick by striker Jonathan David and two red cards issued...

NASCAR Holds First Cup Race On Military Base

 

San Diego. NASCAR staged its first Cup Series race on an active military base at Naval Base Coronado June 19–21, running a newly built 3.4-mile Qualcomm Circuit with 16 turns. Organizers completed track wall and barrier installation from June 1–17; practice and qualifying took place Friday and Saturday, with the...

Yahoo Sports publishes Palm Beach and Broward all-county teams

 

Palm Beach County, Florida. This week Yahoo Sports published All-County baseball and softball first-, second- and honorable-mention teams for Palm Beach and Broward counties following the 2026 high-school spring season, naming players and coaches and listing season statistics for athletes from schools including St. John Paul II, Park Vista, Oxbridge...

Arizona Dismisses Fake Elector Case, Seeks New Indictment

 

Phoenix. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes dismissed a sprawling criminal indictment Thursday that alleged former Trump officials, including Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani, sought to overturn the state's 2020 election results; Mayes announced the dismissal while stating she intends to present a revised case to a grand jury. The move follows...