A National Weather Service survey confirmed Friday that a tornado struck Atlantic Beach on Long Island Thursday evening, after forming as a waterspout offshore. The tornado reached land between 6:30 and 7 p.m. EDT and damaged the Sun & Surf Beach Club, where about 50 cabanas were affected. One employee...
Lewis Hamilton has made his relationship with Kim Kardashian more public, sharing affectionate vacation photos on Instagram on August 18, 2026. The 41-year-old Ferrari driver posted a carousel from a tropical getaway, including an image embracing Kardashian and another showing them with paintball equipment. Kardashian, 45, separately posted recent family...
MANTRA Chain halted block production after a security incident tied to a vulnerability in an upstream software dependency, temporarily freezing transactions, validators, bridges, deposits and withdrawals. MANTRA said on Aug. 21 that the incident was isolated to its Cosmos EVM module and affected two MANTRA-managed wallet addresses before containment. The...
Drake reportedly rented Toronto’s Casa Loma for a sushi dinner with creator Lin Lamar, known online as Pinkchyu, after their appearance on a Kick dating livestream. TMZ reported the outing on Aug. 20, saying Drake flew Lamar to Toronto and arranged the castle dinner. Complex reported Aug. 21 that the...
U.S. mortgage rates have surged to an average of 7.2% for a 30-year fixed loan, reaching their highest level since November 2025, according to Freddie Mac . This sharp increase from 6.8% the previous week follows stronger-than-expected economic data, signaling the Federal Reserve may maintain higher interest rates for longer....
A prolonged heat wave is gripping the Southwest and South-Central United States, with the National Weather Service warning of dangerously high temperatures and heat-related illness risks. An Extreme Heat Warning issued Friday covers Death Valley, the lower Colorado River Valley and parts of Arizona, California and Nevada, where temperatures may...
White House Legislative Affairs Director James Braid is departing the Trump administration in September amid intense political pressure and congressional friction over the ongoing conflict with Iran. Braid's exit follows recent departures by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, occurring as President Donald Trump faces...
Oil prices were little changed Friday after Iran's president indicated that Tehran wants the war with the U.S. to end sooner rather than later. Brent crude futures were 54 cents higher at $94.32 per barrel by 1:01 p.m. ET. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were up 14 cents to $86.97. Iranian President...
Longtime Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned Thursday after 11 years following editors' refusal to publish a column about WNBA player Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes. Calkins wrote the piece after two Washington student-athletes attended the July 28 Fever-Storm game wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts supporting Cunningham's view that...
The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived forward Cam Whitmore just hours after acquiring him in a five-team trade. Cleveland utilized the stretch provision on Whitmore's expiring $5.46 million contract for the upcoming season, reducing his cap hit to roughly $1.8 million annually over three years. This maneuver successfully generated approximately $32...
