United States teams brace for delayed LeBron decision

 

NBA franchises pursuing unrestricted free agent LeBron James are preparing for a prolonged waiting period as the 41-year-old forward takes additional time to decide his next team. Rich Paul, James’ longtime agent and CEO of Klutch Sports, said on his “Game Over” podcast that a decision is not imminent and...

Masked gunman wounds eight at Coney Island barbecue

 

New York City. A masked gunman opened fire on a family barbecue in Coney Island Saturday night, July 4, wounding eight people including four children, police said; NYPD officials reported one 21-year-old woman in critical condition while the remaining victims were listed as stable and transported to local hospitals. Authorities recovered...

Chicago flash floods halt travel amid life-threatening warnings

 

Chicago and several surrounding suburbs are under critical flash flood warnings as torrential rain on Sunday overwhelms drainage systems and submerges major roads, underpasses and urban areas across central Cook County and southeastern DuPage County. The National Weather Service has issued urgent alerts for these heavily populated areas, placing hundreds...

New York: Taylor Swift security guard Kirk Schwabe dies

 

Kirk Schwabe, a former Chicago police officer, high school teacher, and early personal security guard for Taylor Swift, died on Friday, July 3, 2026, after a prolonged battle with cancer, according to The Telegraph. His death occurred the same day Swift reportedly married NFL player Travis Kelce at Madison Square...

Florida rocket launches experimental space semiconductor fabships

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 6:50 a.m. EDT (10:50 UTC), carrying a mixed payload that combined communications and manufacturing technology. The mission deployed 29 Starlink satellites into...

Washington DC sees masked Patriot Front march

 

On Sunday, July 5, 2026, hundreds of masked members of Patriot Front, a neo-fascist white nationalist group, marched through Washington, DC as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence. The demonstration, reportedly led by Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau, began in front of Union Station before moving...

United States heat wave kills 25 amid storms

 

UNITED STATES – A powerful heat wave across the eastern United States has killed at least 25 people as extreme temperatures and severe storms disrupted Independence Day holiday events during one of the country’s busiest travel weekends. As of Saturday, the National Weather Service reported nearly 156 million people under...

Silverstone drivers stage Lego car parade spectacle

 

SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers completed a British Grand Prix parade lap in life-size cars built from more than 28,000 Lego bricks each, entertaining a packed Silverstone crowd with low-speed spins and several cars sliding into the gravel at the first corner. Williams driver Carlos Sainz...

Washington, DC fairgoers clash with National Guard

 

In Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026, tensions flared at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall as attendees confronted National Guard troops enforcing temporary event closures. The fair is a key element of the multi-day “Freedom 250” celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and stretches...

United States runner Nikki Hiltz criticizes Supreme Court ruling

 

American Olympic middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as transgender nonbinary and competes in women’s events, publicly reacted to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes. On Tuesday, the Court ruled 6-3 in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox that West Virginia and Idaho may enforce...