A 20-year-old man, Wess Roley, fatally shot two firefighters and critically wounded a third near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, before taking his own life. The firefighters responded to a wildfire Roley had started. Roley's behavior had reportedly deteriorated in recent months, and he had shown concerning actions prior to...
Soaring summer temperatures in India are posing significant threats to lives and livelihoods. The extreme heat overwhelms medical services and impacts economic output. Many Indians lack access to air conditioning and must work outdoors, facing difficult choices between work and survival. Life in India, the world's most...
The Justice Department announced indictments against over a dozen individuals, including North Korean IT workers and American accomplices, for a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. The scheme involved stealing identities, obtaining remote IT jobs at over 100 companies, and siphoning funds to North Korea's weapons programs. The indictments detail...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA MVP and Finals MVP, signed a four-year, $285 million supermax extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. This makes him the highest-paid player annually in NBA history. The extension solidifies his partnership with the Thunder, where he's been since 2019, playing a pivotal role in...
China's Tianwen-2 probe, launched May 29th, has begun its decade-long mission. Having traveled over 12 million kilometers, it recently captured an image of Earth and the Moon from 590,000 km. Its primary objectives include collecting samples from asteroid Kamo'oalewa in 2027, potentially a lunar fragment, and subsequently exploring...
President Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, sharing a Sharpie-written note displaying global interest rates and a message for Powell calling him "too late" and costing the US "hundreds of billions". Trump's note, shown by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, urged a significant...
American tennis player Jessica Pegula, the third seed at Wimbledon, suffered a surprising first-round defeat to Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Pegula, who recently won the Bad Homburg Open, described the loss as her worst result of the year. The match lasted just 58 minutes, with Pegula stating that a knee...
Nintendo surprisingly revealed that the Super Mario Odyssey team is developing Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2. Eurogamer's preview suggests the game, releasing July 17th, is promising, with its fast-paced gameplay described as 'flying by'. The game features a musical twist and antagonists, the Void Company, led...
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, has been jailed for life for the rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in 1967. The case, the UK's oldest solved cold case, was cracked using DNA evidence found on Mrs. Dunne's skirt. Headley, showing no remorse, will serve a...
The US Senate overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. Initially a 10-year ban, the amended proposal offered federal funding incentives to states refraining from AI regulation. Despite support from some tech leaders, the measure faced significant opposition from governors, state...
