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CALIMESA, California – The Shore Fire has burned about 3,085 acres in Riverside County’s Badlands area, triggering mandatory evacuations, freeway closures and a large multi-agency firefighting response. The wildfire was …
Former child actress Daveigh Chase, known for her roles in “The Ring” and voice work in “Lilo & Stitch,” died on June 16, 2026, at age 35 in a Los Angeles hospital. According to medical details cited by Roy Hernandez, wh…
Abuja — On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Nigeria Customs Service and the American Business Council met at Customs Headquarters to agree to deepen trade ties and tackle operational bottlenecks affecting bilateral commerce. …
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan has confirmed he will return to the team for a 16th and final NFL season, ending speculation about his retirement plans after the 2025 campaign. The 37-year-old, an eight-t…
SpaceX options began trading in the United States on Tuesday, June 17, 2026, in what market data providers describe as the most active single-stock options debut on record. Roughly 1.8 million contracts changed hands, re…
SpaceX has disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K that it has signed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Anysphere Inc., developer of the AI coding platform Cursor, in an all-stock deal valuing Anysphere at about …
Michelle Saniei, 37, a cast member of Bravo’s reality series “The Valley,” has confirmed she is dating hip-hop producer and music executive Dr. Dre, 61, whose legal name is Andre Romelle Young. In an interview published …
Lionel Messi scored his first FIFA World Cup hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria in their Group J opener at the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri. The Argentina capt…
Meeting in Evian-les-Bains, France, G7 leaders on Wednesday demanded an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and endorsed an interim memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Signed earlier this week and …
The U.S. Department of Commerce has designated Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence model, also known as Fable 5, as a specialized cyber weapon, triggering stringent export controls that bar any access by foreign n…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced federal charges against five men accused of plotting an attack on a high-profile Ultimate Fighting Championship event that senior White House officials were expected …
In Los Angeles on Monday night, Ariana Grande grew emotional on stage during a stop on her newly launched Eternal Sunshine Tour, her first tour since 2019’s Sweetener World Tour. The concert marked her first major public…
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people following a violent protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. According to unsealed federa…
OMAHA, Nebraska – Texas Longhorns shortstop Adrian Rodriguez made College World Series history on Monday, June 15, 2026, by becoming only the third player ever to hit for the cycle in the Men’s College World Series. Rodr…
Chicago — Walter Parazaider, a founding member and saxophonist of the band Chicago, died in hospice on Wednesday, June 17 at 2:10 a.m., family members confirmed. Parazaider was 81 and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's …
United States — A team of former Cisco artificial intelligence security researchers has launched Tenet Security Inc., a startup focused on stopping so‑called rogue AI agents from causing harm in enterprise environments. …
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal court in Mississippi to intervene in and dismiss a civil rights and environmental lawsuit against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI and MZX Tech LLC. The s…
American rapper Michael Lawrence Tyler, known as Mystikal, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in a Louisiana state prison after pleading guilty to third-degree rape. The case arose from a July 30, 2022 incident at his …
The Federal Open Market Committee is set to announce its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Washington, in the first policy meeting led by new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. Markets, as mea…
The United States and Iran have agreed on the text of an interim peace accord aimed at ending nearly four months of active warfare in the Middle East and fully lifting the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Details …
Seattle, United States – Christian Pulisic has been listed as day-to-day ahead of the United States men’s national team match against Australia in Seattle on Friday, according to team officials. The playmaker has trained…
Tom Holland has confirmed that he is married to Zendaya, ending months of speculation about the couple’s relationship status. The British actor disclosed the news in an interview with Esquire U.K. published on June 16, 2…
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was excused from the team’s mandatory minicamp in Englewood, Colorado, on Tuesday following two recent arrests tied to domestic violence allegations. Head coach Sean Payton said …
New York, United States – The fashion industry is facing mounting controversy after reports that organizers of the 2026 Met Gala have carried out a strategic purge of their guest list, excluding a notable group of high-p…
Spokane, Washington, is battling a fast-moving wildfire that erupted on Beacon Hill, destroying homes and forcing Level 3 evacuations, according to local emergency officials. The blaze, described as a brush fire, ignited…