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Atlanta, Georgia. State lawmakers this week adjusted rules on vote tabulation by voting to delay a planned July 1 ban on QR-code-based counting and to retain the existing QR-code system for the upcoming midterm elections…
New York City. A Brooklyn cafe posted on social media Sunday that it would not serve US Rep. Dan Goldman, published a photo of him at the counter and said it refunded his $9.82 purchase, calling him a 'genocide enabler' …
Richmond, Va. — On Monday, June 22, Virginia's General Assembly approved a two-year state budget that imposes a temporary electricity consumption tax on qualifying data centers, establishes a framework for regulated adul…
Washington, United States — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 22, 2026, declined to review a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that makes it a crime to assist more than six voters at the polls. By denying a petition for a …
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, approved the first reading on Monday of a one-year moratorium on new data centers in a special called session, following a June 15 directive ordering county attorneys and managers to d…
Kansas and Missouri were struck early today by unexpected tornadoes and damaging winds that caused major structural damage to homes and power infrastructure. Many residents and local officials say they received no advanc…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed two new screwworm cases in Edwards County, Texas, within the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed infections to 15 and signaling a cle…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he is resigning as the United Kingdom’s leader after a series of heavy losses in nationwide local elections and a critical by-election defeat backed by interna…
United States – The cast and creative team behind HBO’s House of the Dragon have addressed a highly controversial mother‑son scene in the Season 3 premiere, which aired earlier today. During a morning press junket, lead …
Seattle, United States – The United States Men’s National Team has clinched a place in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup after defeating Australia on June 19, 2026, in Seattle to finish at the top of their group w…
Britney Spears has publicly linked her much-scrutinized social media behavior over the past three years to a past home robbery that left her feeling violated and powerless. In a detailed Instagram statement posted this m…
United States technology shares are under renewed pressure after Accenture’s latest earnings update triggered a 17.97% single-day drop in its stock, following a guidance cut that pointed to slowing demand and shifting pa…
New York — SpaceX completed a highly anticipated initial public offering on Monday, pricing its shares at US$135 and seeing them surge 67 percent at the open amid heavy investor demand and massive trading volumes across …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has issued a new order sharply restricting the import, sale, and use of drones containing foreign-manufactured components, expanding earlier measures that had primarily targeted…
Brussels, Belgium – European cybersecurity firm Paradigm Shift has publicly detailed a new hardware-level BootROM exploit, dubbed "Usbliter8," that compromises the SecureROM component in millions of Apple devices built o…
SpaceX is preparing to launch its new Starfall spacecraft on an uncrewed demonstration mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The disk-shaped capsule, about 3.1 meters in di…
San Antonio. Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones this week urged cancellation of Ye's scheduled July 4 concert at the Alamodome, saying the city should not host an artist with a record of antisemitic comments in a city-funded facilit…
Kansas: In Logan County Saturday just after 7:00 p.m., a 1996 Chevy Tahoe driven by 68-year-old Maynard K. Unruh collided with a northbound 1989 Peterbilt semi driven by 15-year-old Cody D. Smith at County Road 430 and A…
New climatological data show a sustained increase in extreme humid heat days across the U.S. Midwest and South, especially in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Climate Central research finds that atmospheric warming is incre…
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has become a central figure in efforts to mediate an end to the ongoing war between the United States and Iran. After 21 hours of unsuccessful talks in Islamabad involving…
Los Angeles — Alberto Carvalho resigned as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District effective Sunday after federal agents executed search warrants at his home and district headquarters on Feb. 25 and the…
South Korea — SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics to become the world’s most valuable memory chipmaker, according to market data released on June 22, 2026. The change marks the first time since 2000 that Samsung h…
New York - Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that she has formed the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee to evaluate hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2042 a…
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s renewed threats of military action against Iran over Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel, a development that pushed oil prices higher and sha…
London — Brooklyn Beckham has intensified his public estrangement from parents David and Victoria Beckham by fronting a new commercial tied to the FIFA World Cup that directly references and mocks their family dispute. I…