Oklahoma defeats Alabama 9-0 in College World Series

 

Omaha, Neb. — Oklahoma defeated No. 7 Alabama 9-0 in the opening College World Series game at Charles Schwab Field, with Oklahoma left-hander Cord Rager throwing seven shutout innings and striking out eight. Alabama managed five hits and did not score. The decisive victory gave Oklahoma a shutout win to...

McBee Patriarch Sentenced; Family, Show Face Transition Upcoming

 

Gallatin, Missouri. Steven McBee Sr. was convicted of federal crop insurance fraud on Nov. 5, 2024, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Oct. 16, 2025, and began serving a reported two-year sentence late in 2025, removing him from family operations while Bravo prepared Season 3 of The McBee Dynasty. The...

Georgia, Texas Clash in College World Series Opener

 

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 3 Georgia (51-12) faces No. 6 Texas (45-13) at Charles Schwab Field on Saturday night, June 13, in the opening College World Series matchup; Georgia brings a nation-leading power offense while Texas counters with ace Dylan Volantis and strong starting pitching. The game, scheduled for 8:00 p.m....

United States approves $111 billion Warner-Paramount merger

 

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, concluding an eight-month antitrust investigation into the proposed deal. Federal regulators determined the transaction is not likely to harm competition or consumers in the media and entertainment sector and imposed no divestitures or...

United States X-59 jet reaches key supersonic milestone

 

United States – NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of the agency’s Quesst mission, reached a key performance milestone on Friday, June 12, 2026, by flying at Mach 1.4, about 924 mph, at an altitude of 55,000 feet. The flight marked the first time the aircraft achieved the exact speed...

United States student’s minimalist Snapchat email goes viral

 

United States – A brief internship request email sent by a student to Snapchat has gone viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The message, which consisted of only three bullet points rather than a traditional cover letter or detailed application, quickly attracted widespread attention after a screenshot...

New York: SpaceX soars to $2.1 trillion valuation

 

SpaceX shares jumped 19.2% on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq on June 12, 2026, closing at $160.95 and valuing the company at $2.1 trillion. The listing is described as the largest initial public offering in Wall Street history, placing the aerospace company among the most valuable firms...

United States sues Chinese network over AI phishing

 

Google has filed a federal lawsuit in a U.S. District Court against an alleged cybercriminal network based in China that is accused of using the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence platform to conduct large-scale SMS phishing, or “smishing,” attacks. Court documents state the group relied on Gemini’s large language model to...

Southwestern United States wildfire rapidly engulfs 145,000 acres

 

Southwestern United States – A fast-moving wildfire known as the Ranger Road Fire has expanded dramatically across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, growing from about 15,000 acres to roughly 145,000 acres within an eight-hour period between June 12 and early June 13, 2026. Authorities attribute the...

Washington State paper mill chemical disaster kills 11

 

Authorities in Washington State report that 11 people have died following a chemical tank rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill. Officials said Saturday that search and recovery teams have located the bodies of all nine individuals who had been missing after the accident, confirming the final death toll....