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Conor Kennedy Wanted By Russia

Russian authorities have placed Conor Kennedy on an international wanted list after a Moscow court authorized his arrest in absentia over his past service with Ukrainian forces. The 32-year-old American citizen, who is t…

Walmart Crashes 9% as U.S. Sales Growth Hits Six-Year Low

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 clo…

Broadcom Seeks Over $60 Billion in Debt for AI Chip Deal

OpenAI announced a temporary two-week pause on reinforcement learning training for its latest frontier artificial intelligence models to strengthen safety defenses and monitoring systems. The decision follows an internal…

James Harden Agrees to Three-Year, $97M Deal to Stay With Cavaliers

Guard James Harden agreed to a new contract to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday afternoon. The agreement spans three years and is valued at ninety seven million dollars according to league reports. This de…

Lily Allen's Adult Site Confession Sparks Tension with Boyfriend

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 …

Dow Plunges 703 Points in Worst Sell-Off in Three Weeks as Bond Yields Spike

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 J…

US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East to Relieve Troubled USS Abraham Lincoln

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 sup…

FBI Arrests Woman in ISIS-Inspired Bomb Plot at NYS Capitol

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 fed…

Elon Musk Attacks NASA Chief Over Moon Landing Contract Dispute

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 b…

US Deports First Group of Migrants to Liberia Under New Deal

The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia on Thursday, beginning implementation of an agreement that allows up to 1,200 third-country nationals to be transferred there over 12 months. The group arrived at Roberts In…

: Trump Announces ‘Most Crushing Economic Operation’ Against Iran

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is launching what he called "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, escalating his campaign to isolate Tehran . In a Truth Social …

T-Mobile Cuts Network Cable to Stop Chinese State-Backed Hackers

T-Mobile’s security team physically severed a network cable in 2024 after tracing suspicious activity to a router operated by another telecommunications provider, according to Bloomberg reporting published Aug. 19, 2026.…

Pete Alonso’s Would-Be Go-Ahead Homer Ruled Foul in Yankees’ 5-3 Win Over Orioles

The Yankees defeated the Orioles 5-3 in Baltimore Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Camden Yards after a disputed seventh-inning foul call involving Pete Alonso. With the score tied 3-3 and two outs, Alonso drove a high fly toward …

U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Surpasses 15,700 Cases

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 15,716 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis since May 1, marking the nation's worst year for the foodborne illness on record. The outbreak ha…

Hawaii Braces for Another Cyclone as Lala Recovery Continues

Hawaii was assessing damage from Hurricane Lala on Thursday while forecasters monitored Tropical Depression Two-C, a new system expected to strengthen and pass south of the islands this weekend. The National Weather Serv…

Indiana Mayor Pleads for Federal Disaster Declaration as Historic Floods Leave 7 Dead

Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. is urgently requesting a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump to unlock FEMA individual assistance funds as Indiana recovers from historic flooding that killed at lea…

US Military Runs Secret Oil Corridor Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran War

The U.S. military has established a shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, allowing oil tankers to move despite continuing conflict with Iran, Axios reported Wednesday, citing two U.S. officials. The officials s…

Louisiana Judge Grants TRO Allowing NFL Players to Return to College Football

A Louisiana judge on Aug. 19 temporarily blocked NCAA eligibility restrictions for 16 football players seeking a fifth college season, including several athletes connected to NFL teams. The ruling stems from a lawsuit in…

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Finalize Divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are legally divorced, but the development is not new. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved their negotiated divorce settlement on Jan. 6, 2025, and the marriage was legally dissolved…

Air Force Major Detained Again After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson was ordered into pretrial confinement on August 18 amid an ongoing military investigation, days after he criticized President Donald Trump in a CNN interview. An Air Force spokesperson co…

Amazon Aims High With Drones Amid Worries Rivals Could Fly Past

Amazon announced plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a roughly sixfold increase from its current reach across 11 metro areas . The expansion, targe…

How to watch Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings: Time, stream

The Indiana Fever (24-12) visit the Dallas Wings (20-16) on Thursday in a WNBA matchup with major playoff implications. Indiana can clinch a postseason berth with a victory at American Airlines Center . The Fever enter o…

Gaskin Calls It A Career -- And It Was Sensational

Myles Gaskin, the University of Washington's all-time leading rusher, announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday night. He concluded a seven-year professional career spent primarily with the Miami Dolphins . The …

Commanders RB may have hurt himself doing team's ice bucket challenge

Washington Commanders running back Rachaad White missed his second consecutive day of practice on Thursday due to a hamstring injury, the team confirmed to reporters. While an analyst speculated the injury resulted from …

China says U.S. transshipment report disregards facts

China's Commerce Ministry on Thursday strongly rejected a U.S. report alleging that Beijing is orchestrating a massive scheme to evade tariffs, calling the findings "irresponsible accusations" that "disregard facts." The…

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