New York investigates Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak

 

New York City health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side that has grown to 28 confirmed cases across three ZIP codes covering the neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill, Yorkville and Lenox Hill. About 75 percent of patients have required hospitalization, and officials say no deaths...

United States secures $30 billion Apple-Broadcom chip pact

 

Apple has announced a multiyear agreement with Broadcom worth more than $30 billion to design and manufacture custom silicon and advanced wireless components in the United States through 2031. The deal, disclosed this week, is part of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, which aims to strengthen domestic high‑tech production and reduce...

Atlanta judge blocks DOJ bid for poll worker data

 

ATLANTA — A federal judge has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice effort to obtain the names and contact information of 2020 election workers and county employees in Fulton County, Georgia. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, the court quashed an April grand jury subpoena that sought the identities and...

Florida: Bank sues Marcellus Wiley amid criminal case

 

Former NFL defensive lineman and television personality Marcellus Wiley is facing a $500,000 civil lawsuit from Preferred Bank, alongside a recent misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Florida. Court records show the bank filed suit in December 2025, alleging Wiley and his company, Dat Dude Entertainment, failed to repay a loan...

London’s Noskova reaches maiden Wimbledon semi-final

 

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Linda Noskova reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Wednesday, becoming the second Czech woman into the last four this year with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Court One. The 21-year-old ninth seed, who has been climbing steadily up...

Judge extends Virginia gun-law injunction to entire commonwealth

 

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. — A Washington County judge on Tuesday issued an opinion extending a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of Virginia’s new assault-weapons and magazine restrictions statewide. Judge Jeffrey L. Campbell clarified in a July 7 three-page letter that the injunction bars all law enforcement agencies and Commonwealth's Attorneys...

United States seeks $1.4 trillion penalty from Meta

 

OAKLAND, California – Meta Platforms is confronting a potential $1.4 trillion penalty sought by four U.S. states, in what would be one of the largest financial claims ever pursued against a technology company. The states allege that Meta deliberately designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to be addictive for young...

Aspen, Colorado: Katie Couric details transient global amnesia episode

 

Journalist Katie Couric has described a sudden medical episode she experienced on June 27 while attending the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. In a Substack post titled "The Day I’ll Never Remember," Couric wrote that she became unable to recall the current month, year, U.S. president or details of two...

United States issues bilingual statement after World Cup exit

 

The United States men’s national soccer team has released a public statement in English and Spanish following its 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The loss, described by analysts as a poor performance marked by defensive errors, eliminated the U.S. and...

Alabama, Arizona firefighters honored after Colorado wildfire deaths

 

WARRIOR, Ala. Family, friends and firefighters from across the country gathered Tuesday at HighPoint Community Church to honor Sydney Watson, a 27-year-old Alabama wildland firefighter killed June 27 while battling the Knowles Fire in western Colorado; she was one of three crew members who died during a burnover. Phoenix. Firefighters stood...