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United States and European markets saw sharp declines in semiconductor shares after reports that Anthropic has begun early-stage development of its own artificial intelligence chips and entered talks with Samsung Electro…
New York City. The National Weather Service forecasted hot, humid conditions for the Fourth of July period, issuing predictions of highs near 94°F on Thursday and about 92°F on Independence Day in Manhattan; heat index r…
Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase memory chips from Chinese semiconductor makers ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies, both listed by the U.S. Pentagon as supporting Beijing’s military dev…
United States-based Medtronic has begun formally notifying customers and other affected individuals after confirming that a major data breach linked to the ShinyHunters cyber-extortion group compromised its corporate IT …
U.S. federal health authorities are investigating a new Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak and a concurrent surge in infant botulism cases, according to information released this week. The Food and Drug Administration and…
ST. LOUIS — Mayor Cara Spencer signed Executive Order 98 on July 2, 2026, establishing a nightly curfew for minors aged 17 and under in the Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods. The restriction runs from 9:00 p.m. to…
In London on Thursday, Phoenix Copper Limited said it plans to raise about £2.3 million gross via a placing and subscription of roughly 460 million new ordinary shares at 0.5 pence each, a 54.5% discount to Tuesday’s 1.1…
New Delhi, India – The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed a proposed audit of Delhi’s power distribution companies by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and ordered that status quo be maintained until July 15…
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Mystics rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat the Atlanta Dream 81-76 on Thursday night, overcoming 27 turnovers to move above .500 on the season. Shakira Austin led Washington…
Savannah, Ga. The Savannah Steel won three consecutive home games at Enmarket Arena between June 24 and June 27, defeating the Greensboro Groove 90-74, 91-82 and 79-58 to improve their record to 7-8 overall and 6-2 at ho…
Calgary, Canada — Pembina Pipeline on July 2 approved a final investment decision to construct the C$4.6 billion Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932‑megawatt gas‑fired plant in Sturgeon County to power an unnamed hypers…
Tallahassee, Florida — On July 1, Florida's new legislation took effect expanding the state's authority to designate and regulate "domestic terrorist organizations" and broadening restrictions on entities tied to "foreig…
SANTA CLARA, California – United States forward Folarin Balogun received a controversial straight red card in a World Cup group-stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Levi's Stadium on Wednesday night, despite the…
Los Angeles, United States – The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz in a major sign-and-trade deal, according to league sources, in a move that signals a substantial reshaping of th…
Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management has opened an emergency investigation into a large fish kill along the South River that officials suspect is tied to an accidental chemical release from the South River Water …
LOS ANGELES — Madonna’s upcoming 15th studio album, Confessions II, is drawing attention for a track widely interpreted as addressing her first husband, actor Sean Penn, through highly specific autobiographical lyrics. T…
United States. The USDA announced this week that it will make $500 million available through the new Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program to support construction and expansion …
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse on Thursday met Maninder Pal Singh, Secretary General of the Cycling Federation of India, and senior federation officials to review a roadmap …
An EU-funded report released on Thursday warns that Europe’s semiconductor industry faces a bleak outlook unless it rapidly reinforces domestic supply chains and reduces strategic dependencies. Produced by the EU Institu…
New York City police arrested two Russian climbers, Ivan Beerkus (legally Ivan Kuznetsov) and Angela Nikolau, on Wednesday after they illegally scaled the spire of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan. The pair…
In San Francisco on July 2, 2026, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating entity backed by a $2.5 billion investment to accelerate enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence. The…
Central and eastern Kentucky are recovering from catastrophic flash flooding that began on Saturday, June 27, 2026, after a slow-moving weather system dumped up to 10 inches of rain in less than 48 hours. The extreme rai…
EUGENE, Oregon – Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus, one of the world’s leading 800-meter runners, is set to make his Prefontaine Classic debut on Friday night at Hayward Field, bringing a combination of veteran compos…
Bermuda — Nordic American Tankers Ltd. said on July 2, 2026 that three of its vessels, which had been immobilized in the Arabian Gulf since February 28, 2026, transited the Strait of Hormuz and have returned to internati…
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - England midfielder Elliot Anderson has joined Manchester City from Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest in a deal reported to be worth up to £116 million ($153 million), making it the most e…