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A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general opened a landmark federal trial against Meta Platforms in Oakland, California, alleging the company intentionally engineered addictive features into Instagram and Faceboo…
SpaceX has successfully towed an intact Starship upper stage to Australia's Christmas Island following an unexpected ocean splashdown. Launched from Texas on July 24 during the program's thirteenth integrated test flight…
NASA released high-resolution orbiter images confirming a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface on August 5, 2026. The rocket booster previously launched Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander…
Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright is being waived by the franchise to finalize an agreement to play for Louisiana State University. Wright made sports history by becoming the first active National Football Leagu…
Caitlin Clark committed crucial late-game errors in the Indiana Fever's 107-102 loss to the New York Liberty on Saturday, drawing sharp public criticism from her future Team USA head coach, Kara Lawson . With the Fever t…
A British electricity generator was shut down for four days in July in a cyberattack officials confirmed, while The Telegraph attributed the incident to Iranian-linked hackers. Officials said the facility was small and n…
US federal debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion**, a record high, as borrowing accelerates outside pandemic levels and the Iran war drives up spending needs. Long-term Treasury yields hit a 19-year high on Tuesday,…
The Pentagon on Friday fired three senior staff members of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, including Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, Publisher Max Lederer, and Middle East correspondent Lara Cortes, citing insubor…
Public opposition to U.S. data centers has become a political issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with Democrats and Republicans increasingly seeking restrictions or distancing themselves from earlier support. Gal…
South Korean actor Kim Soo-Hyun made his first major public appearance in over a year on August 23 at the Mahakarya RCTI 37 event in Jakarta, Indonesia, triggering sharply divided reactions online . The appearance marks …
Kylie Jenner is facing social media criticism for her attire at the wedding of Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns. The 29-year-old attended the August 15 ceremony in Malibu wearing a revealing black Roberto Cavalli halt…
Princess Kate joined Prince William and their three children for Sunday worship at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral on August 23, as the British royal family continued its annual Scottish summer gathering. Photographs showed C…
A hazardous chemical storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, continues to threaten an explosion, with officials confirming a potential crack in the vessel. The tank contains an estimated 7,0…
Everything Sprouts has recalled specific alfalfa sprouts after federal health officials linked the products to a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella infections, according to the FDA and CDC. The agencies report…
An August 23 Washington Post analysis found atmospheric moisture running 5% to 15% above average across the Pacific and much of the United States this summer. The analysis linked extra moisture transported into the conti…
The Cleveland Cavaliers plan to waive and stretch forward Cam Whitmore's contract, creating salary cap flexibility to re-sign James Harden . Whitmore, the 20th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, was acquired from the Wa…
Nvidia has agreed to pay $6 billion to license Poolside's "Model Factory" technology, the core software system behind the startup's Laguna family of open-weight coding models, according to Bloomberg News and confirmed by…
Angel Reese scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Atlanta Dream to a 99-89 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night, securing a WNBA playoff berth for the Dream . Reese shot 14-of-2…
Most G20 nations have implemented cryptocurrency trading regulations, leaving the United States as a notable outlier without a federal framework . The U.S. Senate faces a critical procedural vote on September 15, 2026, f…
A surge in U.S. layoffs is being driven by corporate restructuring centered on artificial intelligence, even as companies publicly deny that AI is directly replacing workers. In 2026, firms have announced approximately 1…
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. ET on August 22, after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed late Friday . The tariffs cover produ…
Philadelphia Eagles running back Ja’Quinden Jackson was hospitalized after a frightening injury on the opening kickoff of Saturday night’s 24-21 preseason loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Jackson mad…
President Donald Trump has again portrayed the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory, escalating an already tense dispute with Iran over the strategic waterway. On Sunday, Trump reposted a map on Truth Social labeling the s…
The Miss Universe Organization has issued a statement defending reigning titleholder Fatima Bosch after Thai businessman Nawat Itsaragrisil claimed he is seeking an arrest warrant against her for defamation . On August 2…
U.S. stock markets experienced a severe downturn on July 23, 2026, as the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks saw a combined $797 billion wiped from their market capitalization in a single trading session . The sell-off was …