WASHINGTON — ExxonMobil and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion in quarterly profits as elevated fuel prices strain U.S. consumers while boosting returns for the oil majors. ExxonMobil disclosed $14.5 billion in earnings for the quarter ending last month, more than double the profit from the same period a year...
Meteorologists in the United States warn that a potent upper-level disturbance and surface low-pressure system tracking from the Midwest into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Appalachians will fuel multiple rounds of severe storms through the weekend. Forecasts issued Friday, July 31, 2026, indicate a moist, unstable air mass ahead...
In Washington, President Donald Trump signaled he may temporarily withdraw the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche amid a standoff with Senate Republicans over Justice Department conditions. The dispute centers on demands from Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina for written assurances and...
Amazon.com, Inc. reported second-quarter financial results for 2026, surpassing Wall Street expectations across key metrics. The Seattle-based e-commerce and cloud computing giant announced total net sales of $200.6 billion, representing a 20 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. Operating income climbed 43 percent year-over-year to $27.5...
New Orleans Saints versatile player Taysom Hill announced that he will not return to the franchise where he spent his first nine NFL seasons. Hill confirmed his departure through a social media statement but did not announce his retirement from professional football. Hill stated that he spent the offseason...
Microsoft-owned professional network LinkedIn is implementing new measures to combat low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated content on its platform. In a blog post published on July 31, 2026, Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan announced the introduction of a new “seems like AI slop” reporting button available in the ellipsis menu on all...
Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto is facing severe allegations of criminal sexual conduct following the release of a new BBC documentary titled Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret. The investigative program features accounts from ten women who state they encountered Leto between 2002 and 2016, a...
Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz doubled three times and scored the winning run as the Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in Thursday’s series opener at Great American Ball Park. De La Cruz reached base four times and led off the ninth inning with a 115.7 mph double to left...
Shohei Ohtani was held out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium due to renewed soreness in his left knee. Ohtani reported the discomfort while undergoing treatment, leading the Dodgers' training staff to recommend a day off. Manager...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook urging the company to abandon plans to purchase memory chips from Chinese suppliers ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), according to a Bloomberg report published July 30. The senators warned that Apple...
