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In Los Angeles on Friday night, Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela hit two home runs to provide nearly all the Red Sox offense in a 3-2 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Boston produced only four hits against Dodgers starte…
In Minneapolis on Saturday, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve publicly reaffirmed her support for transgender athletes in sports, speaking to reporters ahead of Sunday’s matchup between the Lynx and the Indiana Feve…
In Baltimore on Saturday night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-0, ending a four-game losing streak. Starter Cristopher Sánchez worked through an uncharacteristically erratic outing but kept th…
In Chicago on Saturday night, the New York Yankees briefly broke through strong Wrigley Field winds when rookie Spencer Jones hit an opposite-field home run in the seventh inning. The lead vanished immediately as Chicago…
Major U.S. stock indexes ended a volatile July with gains, lifted by strong technology earnings. On the final trading day of the month, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% to 7,489.72, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.0% to 25,373.85, an…
The Chicago White Sox are acquiring right-handed starter Luis Castillo from the Seattle Mariners in a multi-player trade, according to sources cited by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Seattle will receive reliever Seranthony Domingu…
As they bid to run away with the AL East, the Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas and pitcher Bailey Falter from the Kansas City Royals on Saturday evening, a league source told The Athletic on the condition o…
An old tweet posted by actor Dylan Sprouse in 2018 regarding fellow actor Jared Leto has resurfaced across social media platforms. The renewed online attention follows the release of a BBC documentary titled "Jared Leto:…
Iran warned against any adventurous action by the United States and stated it would retaliate decisively if American forces follow through on President Donald Trump's threats of fresh attacks. Iranian Foreign Minister Ab…
A powerful high-pressure heat dome from Arizona to Montana is driving dangerous temperatures across the Western United States, according to the National Weather Service. Las Vegas hit 115°F, Phoenix faced highs near 116°…
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch confirmed on Saturday that wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will undergo season-ending surgery on his right knee. The 25-year-old will miss the entire 2026 NFL season after suff…
The European Union officially began enforcing stringent transparency rules under its landmark artificial intelligence framework, requiring compulsory labelling and machine-readable watermarks for synthetic media. The man…
Vincent Pastore, the actor best known for playing Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, was found dead at his Bronx residence on Saturday, August 1, at age 80. TMZ, Deadline, Forbes, and other outlets …
Two off-seasons ago, All-Star guard Kelsey Plum requested a trade from the Las Vegas Aces, with whom she'd won two WNBA titles, and was subsequently shipped to the Los Angeles Sparks in January 2025. "I just remember thi…
In India, actor and MP Kangana Ranaut publicly addressed Hrithik Roshan after his comment on an influencer’s post that claimed the world owed her an apology. Roshan cautioned against supporting one person solely due to d…
The United States is planning a new round of military strikes on Iran as early as this weekend, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the plans. The scope of the strikes and potential targets have not been finali…
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon. The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the lunar surface on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and…
Houston Astros star infielder Carlos Correa stated that he will not rule out a return to the field during the current 2026 Major League Baseball season. Correa underwent surgery on May 11 to repair a torn tendon in his l…
Microsoft shares registered the largest single-day increase in valuation for a publicly traded company in history, adding $450 billion in market capitalization. The surge followed quarterly financial disclosures indicati…
Formula 1 driver Lando Norris and social media influencer Alix Earle were seen together in Ibiza during the motorsport series' summer break. The pair visited local nightlife venues, including Hï Ibiza to watch DJ Dom Dol…
Donald Trump is now offering early access to his Truth Social posts in a move that has been seen as corruption benefitting a sitting president. Trump Media and Technology Group officially rolled out its new subscription-…
Levent Alpöge, a mathematician at AI company Anthropic in San Francisco, reports finding a counterexample to the long-standing Jacobian conjecture in higher dimensions, using the firm’s large language model Claude Fable …
The Milwaukee Brewers bolstered their catching depth Saturday by acquiring Canadian catcher Bo Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for reliever Craig Yoho. Right-handed pitcher Codi Heuer also joins Milwaukee…
Singer Chris Brown filed a legal notice in Los Angeles on Friday, August 1, 2026, requesting that a judge toss a $12.9 million verdict and grant a new trial in a high-profile civil lawsuit. The filing was submitted by Br…
The National Weather Service issued an urgent flash flood warning covering northern Will County and Kendall County in Illinois on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026. Severe thunderstorms generating torrential rainfall move…