The United States Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are actively investigating a growing multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked directly to fresh jalapeno peppers imported from Mexico. Officials report that confirmed infections have risen to 431 cases across 32 states, resulting in 57 hospitalizations....
British singer Lily Allen reportedly experienced relationship friction with artist Jonah Freud following an interview where she discussed adult website browsing. Allen described an unsuccessful backstage prank involving internet restrictions on adult content during promotional appearances for Perfect Magazine. Freud subsequently discovered the search entries within her mobile phone browsing...
NEW YORK — US stock markets suffered their worst decline in three weeks as a resurgence in government bond yields, climbing crude oil prices, and mounting concerns over national debt erased recent market gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 703 points, or one percent, to close sharply lower. The...
The United States Central Command announced that the aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived in the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln completed more than two hundred fifty days at sea supporting operations against Iran. The deployment extension drew intense scrutiny and congressional inquiries regarding crew...
Walmart Inc. shares plummeted 9% on Thursday after the retailer reported its slowest U.S. comparable sales growth in six years, despite exceeding Wall Street's earnings expectations for the second quarter . The stock closed at $103.84, erasing roughly $81 billion from its market valuation, as investors focused on a 2.6%...
Bitcoin rose above $72,000 on August 20, extending a sharp two-day cryptocurrency rally as traders responded to easier Treasury liquidity expectations, renewed U.S. regulatory optimism and forced short covering. Reuters reported bitcoin up 3.48% at $71,505 late Thursday, while other market sources recorded intraday highs above $72,800. The U.S. Treasury...
Federal authorities arrested an Albany woman accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired bombing of New York’s State Capitol, where she allegedly wanted to kill lawmakers, officials said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, faces a federal charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to...
The dispute between Elon Musk and NASA official Sean Duffy stems from October 2025, not August 2026, and has since been overtaken by changes to Artemis. On Oct. 20, 2025, acting NASA Administrator Duffy said NASA would broaden competition for Artemis III human-landing-system work because SpaceX’s Starship program was behind...
Walmart shares plunged about 9% on Thursday after the retailer reported its slowest U.S. comparable-sales growth in roughly six years, overshadowing stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue and adjusted earnings. U.S. comparable sales excluding fuel rose 2.6% in fiscal second-quarter 2027, below Wall Street expectations of about 3.8%, according to Reuters. Walmart said...
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have officially called off the $30 million mission to rescue the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory . The decision, announced on August 19, 2026, came after the LINK rescue spacecraft experienced persistent attitude control issues, including an uncontrollable spin that engineers could not fully correct...
