Arizona police records detail Darrell Sheets suicide note

 

Lake Havasu City, Arizona, police records released on Thursday, July 9, 2026, reveal the contents of a handwritten suicide note left by “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets, who died on April 22, 2026, at age 67 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Mohave County Medical Examiner ruled the death a...

United States lender grants OpenAI $520 million credit

 

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2026 – Bank of America has extended a $520 million revolving credit line to OpenAI, marking the U.S. lender’s first lending arrangement with the San Francisco-based creator of ChatGPT, according to a Reuters report citing a person familiar with the matter. The new facility makes Bank...

Fort Wayne man severs and burns genitals; released

 

Fort Wayne, Indiana. Christopher Peden allegedly cut off his penis with a kitchen knife inside a detached garage around 2 AM on May 6, then doused the severed organ with gasoline and set it aflame, according to his attorney and police statements reported by TMZ and reflected in responding officers'...

Houston ICE shooting of Mexican national prompts probe

 

HOUSTON, Texas — A July 9, 2026 shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer that killed 52-year-old Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s historic Magnolia Park neighborhood has triggered widespread outrage, a diplomatic clash with Mexico, and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics. The Department of...

United States braces for new western heat dome

 

The US National Weather Service has issued Extreme Heat Watches for large areas of Montana, northern Wyoming, and Utah as a powerful heat dome develops over the western United States. Issued on 8 July 2026, the watches cover conditions expected from Saturday, 11 July, through late Sunday, 12 July, with...

United States: Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff separate after marriage

 

NEW YORK — Actress Margaret Qualley and musician-producer Jack Antonoff have separated after three years of marriage, according to sources close to the couple. The development comes after weeks of close public attention to the status of their relationship, which intensified in early July 2026 when observers noticed that Qualley...

United States sees Waymo launch coast-to-coast robotaxis

 

Mountain View, California-based Alphabet unit Waymo announced on July 8, 2026, that it will significantly expand its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to four additional U.S. metropolitan areas: San Diego, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tampa, Florida; and Denver, Colorado. The company said it will operate rider-only vehicles without a human safety...

Turkey: Trump switches Air Force One over Iran threat

 

Ankara, Turkey – President Donald Trump unexpectedly changed aircraft when departing Ankara on Thursday, July 9, 2026, after the conclusion of the NATO summit, acting on a direct recommendation from the U.S. Secret Service. Instead of boarding the newly retrofitted Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar, which had...

Hilton Head Officials Convene After Coligny Beach Shooting

 

Hilton Head Island. A July 4 shooting at Coligny Beach injured eight people after a fight between two groups escalated into gunfire, sending beachgoers fleeing; authorities described the incident as occurring Saturday night and the event prompted a special town council meeting on July 9 to address public safety. Town leaders,...

San Francisco: Blue Jays’ Cease loses no-hitter bid

 

SAN FRANCISCO — Toronto Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease came within three outs of history on Thursday, July 9, 2026, carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants before surrendering a leadoff single to outfielder Heliot Ramos. Pitching in a high-pressure road matchup, Cease held San...