England bodyguard Mason Haynes dies in multi-vehicle crash

 

Hampshire Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision on the A287 Farnham Road in England that killed veteran British celebrity bodyguard Mason Haynes, 52. The crash occurred on Saturday, July 4, 2026, and involved a BMW X3, an LDV Maxus motorhome and two Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Haynes, who was riding one of...

United States EV maker Lucid denies bankruptcy rumors

 

Lucid Group Inc., the California-based electric vehicle manufacturer, saw its shares plunge as much as 57% in intraday trading on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, after an online trade publication reported the company was weighing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and other strategic options. The report also claimed Lucid had engaged...

New York halts hyperscale data centers statewide

 

New York, United States – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year, statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, making New York the first U.S. state to halt development of these large, resource-intensive facilities. The order, signed on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, targets the...

Los Angeles actors Julia Garner and Mark Foster separate

 

United States – Julia Garner and Mark Foster have separated after more than six years of marriage, according to reports confirmed by multiple entertainment outlets on July 16, 2026. People magazine first reported the split on July 15, 2026, citing sources close to the couple, and other publications subsequently verified...

New Orleans running back Kamara signs restructured Saints deal

 

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has agreed to a restructured contract that will keep the five-time Pro Bowl selection with the team for the 2026 NFL season, his agent said Wednesday. The deal, reached Thursday, July 16, 2026, ends months of uncertainty surrounding Kamara’s future amid the club’s...

United States insurer UnitedHealth lifts 2026 earnings forecast

 

UnitedHealth Group on Thursday reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations and raised its 2026 adjusted earnings guidance, while keeping full-year revenue targets intact. The largest U.S. private health insurer posted adjusted earnings per share of $6.38, compared with analyst estimates of $4.90, and revenue of $112.03 billion, above...

Ashe County man charged in online image case

 

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — An Ashe County man has been arrested and charged after authorities said he posted private images of a woman on social media. The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office said a resident contacted a Special Victims detective in June to report that 57-year-old Joseph Patrick O’Conner allegedly uploaded...

Miami: Stefon Diggs seeks pause in civil lawsuit

 

MIAMI, Florida – New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs has asked a Florida state court to temporarily halt a civil lawsuit filed against him by former business associate Nigel King. In a motion submitted on July 16, 2026, in Miami-Dade County, Diggs’ attorneys argued that the case should not...

Florida weighs property tax cap impacting renters statewide

 

TAMPA, Florida — Florida lawmakers have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit annual increases in assessed values for certain properties, including many owner-occupied homes, to no more than 5%. In the Tampa Bay area, where more than half of renters already spend at least 30% of their income...

Honolulu enacts strict laws targeting deepfakes, chatbots

 

Hawaii Governor Josh Green has signed two laws, Acts 247 and 248, that create some of the most restrictive state-level rules on deepfakes and AI chatbots in the United States. At a ceremony in Honolulu on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Green approved House Bill 2137 as Act 247, defining highly...