MISSOURI — Southeast Missouri is assessing damage and beginning recovery efforts after catastrophic flash flooding between July 9 and 10, 2026, caused by a series of slow-moving thunderstorms that stalled over the region and produced 6 to 12.5 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. The extreme rainfall triggered...
PHOENIX — Phoenix Education Partners reported fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday for the quarter ended May 31, posting adjusted earnings per share of $1.43 and revenue of $271.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA declined to $78.1 million and GAAP net income was $39.2 million, while average total degreed enrollment rose slightly to...
New York. Maine Democrats criticized Republican Sen. Susan Collins after a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist just south of Maine’s largest city on Monday; officials said the agents were not using body cameras and the victim, a 26-year-old Colombian national, was not the target. Portland-area authorities...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday publicly addressed reports that his job might be in jeopardy, saying he has had conversations about a potential buyout and noting social media previously prematurely declared his firing multiple times. He made the remarks during a scheduled interview on...
Autonomous ride-hailing services in several U.S. cities are driving an unexpected increase in 911 calls as sleeping robotaxi passengers are mistaken for medical emergencies. A report published on July 14, 2026, by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times details how emergency responders in Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California, are...
New York — Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III announced this week that doctors diagnosed him with Alzheimer's disease, which he said he learned of in August 2025; he discussed the condition in an interview published July 14 and is best known for landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson...
Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois Department of Revenue on July 10 published proposed amendments to multiple local tax rules, consolidating sourcing provisions for Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax, Regional Transportation Authority Service Occupation Tax, and Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax; the rules implement statutory changes from Public Act 104-0006...
Corpus Christi, Texas: Port of Corpus Christi Chief Executive Kent Britton said Tuesday that U.S. crude exports surged this year to about 6.4 million barrels per day, above prewar levels of roughly 4 million, after near-closure disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz; the port reported a record first half for...
Greensboro — Gwendolyn Singleton, 55, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina after prosecutors said she executed a scheme submitting urine drug test claims that generated about $1.7 million in Medicaid reimbursements between June 2021 and March 2023, using provider names who did...
U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June 2026, easing pressure on households and giving the Federal Reserve additional flexibility on interest rate policy. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on July 14 show the headline Consumer Price Index fell 0.4% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis,...
