Family orders autopsy after Mississippi teen vanishes

 

Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The family of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells announced this week they will commission an independent autopsy after his mysterious disappearance following a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island, attorney Ben Crump told ABC News; officials said Wells went missing after friends returned from the undeveloped island...

Georgia regulators open probe into data center charges

 

ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to open an investigation into whether Georgia Power's largest industrial customers, including data centers on the company's Real Time Pricing rate, have shifted certain fuel and cleanup costs onto residential customers; the action follows a May agreement that slightly reduced residential...

New York Opens Night Pitches Amid World Cup

 

New York officials this week opened five free, illuminated pitches across the city for overnight use during the World Cup, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced. The measure aims to accommodate a surge in local participation as fans and new players seek informal play while demand outstrips regular field availability during the...

Counties Debate, Vote on Recent Data Center Moratoria

 

Manlius, N.Y. — The Manlius Town Board on Wednesday approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers and a six-month moratorium on battery storage facilities after a public hearing in which about a dozen residents raised environmental, energy-use and health concerns; the board voted unanimously on the data center ban...

Valley City man arrested after alleged gunpoint incident

 

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A Valley City man allegedly pointed a firearm at another vehicle on Wednesday, July 8, prompting police to locate his vehicle and conduct a traffic stop at the Petro Serve USA parking lot at approximately 4:08 p.m.; officers took 64-year-old Gregory Heckman into custody without incident. Authorities...

Mooresville chemical spill at plant injures five workers

 

Mooresville, North Carolina, emergency crews responded on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2026, to a toxic chemical spill at the Liburdi Dimetrics and Turbine Services industrial manufacturing plant on Charlotte Highway. The incident released highly toxic chlorine gas inside the facility, triggering a hazardous materials emergency and causing severe breathing difficulties...

Nashville Kiss Sparks Media Attention After Divorce Filing

 

Nashville, Tennessee. Bunnie Xo was seen kissing Netflix reality star Dylan Wolf in the VIP area of Goodnight Nashville on July 4, while her husband, musician Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), had filed for divorce on May 18 following a reported separation on May 9, according to court documents and media...

Supreme Court Dismisses NCAP Petitions, Lifts TRO

 

Manila, Philippines. The Supreme Court en banc dismissed consolidated petitions challenging the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Metro Manila and lifted the temporary restraining order previously issued on August 30, 2022. The 33-page decision, authored by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda and promulgated on June 3, found the petitions moot...

Washington comedian Tiffany Haddish answers White House criticism

 

Washington, United States – Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish responded on-air this week to criticism from the White House over jokes she made about President Donald Trump while guest-hosting ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Jimmy Kimmel’s summer hiatus. In her July 7, 2026, monologue, Haddish mocked Trump’s physical appearance and...

McGarvey Opposes Louisville Hyperscale Data Center Plan

 

Louisville. U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said Wednesday evening that he opposes the construction of hyperscale data centers in Kentucky, specifically citing a proposed 1.6-million-square-foot facility planned for west Louisville; he made the remarks at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers at the South Central Regional Library. The Planning Commission...