The United States government announced it will impose a 25% surcharge on a wide range of Brazilian products starting July 22, excluding items on an expanded exception list. Key Brazilian exports such as coffee, orange juice, beef and aircraft are exempt, bringing the total number of excluded products to more...
The White House has initiated an intensive internal investigation after reports revealed security deficiencies involving a new Qatari-gifted aircraft intended for use as Air Force One, according to sources cited by CNN. Last week, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and FBI Director Kash Patel directed the probe from a temporary...
Los Angeles, United States — Mary Jo "MJ" Shannon, the mother of Kris Jenner and grandmother to the Kardashian-Jenner family, has died at the age of 91, Jenner announced on Instagram on Thursday, July 16. In an emotional tribute, Jenner said the family’s hearts were broken, and she reflected on...
New York — SpaceX shares fell below their $135 initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, extending a four-day losing streak and marking a sharp reversal from last month’s rally. The stock traded as low as $133 during the session, down from last month’s peak when SpaceX...
A hydrogen sulfide gas leak at the Pemex refinery in Deer Park, Texas, killed two people and injured five workers on Monday evening, local authorities and the company confirmed. The leak began at about 4:40 p.m. local time in the refinery’s coker and hydrotreating units, prompting Pemex to halt operations...
Major U.S. banks eliminated more than 10,000 positions in the second quarter of this year, the sharpest quarterly workforce reduction since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Quarterly earnings filings show Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all reduced headcount between April...
New York — Donald Trump Jr. is facing renewed criticism after an old video of him making a widely described "weird" remark about his 17-year-old daughter, Kai Trump, resurfaced online following her appearance at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York on Wednesday night. The clip spread rapidly across X...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is preparing a series of rulings that could affect Walt Disney Company’s ABC television operations, according to people familiar with the process. The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, is expected to formally determine that ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” is not a bona...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — St. Louis officials have filed a lawsuit in Missouri Circuit Court for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit against Bustling Funding, LLC, alleging the company used a “slow flip” housing practice to sell homes to low-income buyers without first obtaining required occupancy permits. The complaint, announced Wednesday, follows...
Authorities in North Brunswick, New Jersey, responded to a hazardous materials incident on Thursday morning, July 16, 2026, after a chlorine spill at an LA Fitness gym injured seven people and forced a full evacuation. The emergency began shortly before 7:00 a.m. when gym patrons and staff reported a strong...
