The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen more than $130 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to the Central Bank of Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced. Officials said the funds were distributed across multiple digital wallets identified as directly connected to Iran’s central bank and used to support illicit financial transactions...
Accra: The Supreme Court yesterday stayed execution of the Court of Appeal's May 21 order that directed the Bank of Ghana to restore the operating licence of GN Savings and Loans Limited, requiring Groupe Nduom to suspend branch reopenings and other operations until the final determination of the central bank's...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, will host a short-notice featherweight contest between two Ultimate Fighting Championship rookies at UFC Oklahoma City this Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Paycom Center. Unbeaten prospect Ezra Elliott, who enters the bout with a 7-0 professional record, is set to make his Octagon debut against fellow...
Columbus, Ohio — NBC4 compiled and published an interactive map listing 172 verifiable data-center projects across the state, noting that commonly cited totals near 200 often include duplicate entries or unverified proposals. The resource includes projects confirmed by company statements, multiple news reports or public records, and omits at least...
Atlanta — Argentina will face England in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham headlining the matchup. Messi, age 39 and the World Cup's all-time top scorer with 21 goals, is playing England for the first time in his career, and both players have driven...
Texarkana, Texas residents this week urged the Texarkana City Council to disable Flock Safety's license-plate reader cameras and terminate the city's contract with the company. Residents said the AI-powered technology poses significant privacy risks and called on officials to act, joining a growing national movement: roughly 50 U.S. cities have...
Houston. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Tuesday his office is conducting an independent investigation and is "more than prepared" to prosecute federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents if evidence shows criminal wrongdoing in the July 7 fatal shooting of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, in an interview in...
Kim Scott, the 51-year-old ex-wife of rapper Eminem, was hospitalized in Michigan following a medical emergency at her Chesterfield home on the evening of Saturday, July 11, 2026. Emergency dispatch records and police reports obtained on July 14 indicate that a call was placed around 8:00 p.m. reporting an individual...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Spain advanced to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over France in Tuesday’s semifinal at AT&T Stadium, delivering a composed and disciplined performance against the tournament favorites. Mikel Oyarzabal converted a penalty in the 20th minute after sustained early pressure, and Pedro Porro doubled the...
Apple has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States accusing OpenAI and several former Apple employees of systematically stealing trade secrets related to unreleased Apple hardware products. The complaint alleges that OpenAI recruited former and prospective Apple staff and requested information about confidential, unreleased devices. Apple claims a former...
