United States. Local water authorities issued boil-water advisories after separate water main incidents and repairs in multiple communities this month, including an Anson County break on July 6 that took the system offline, a Hart County repair prompting an advisory on July 11, and a Sylvania main struck during construction...
Boston — A jury found Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. The 43-year-old former Analog Devices engineer was convicted on three of five counts after trial evidence alleged use of a Swiss front company and links to...
Geneva. On 6 July 2026, Namibia's Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, attended the International Telecommunication Union's Global Dialogue on AI Governance, where she was photographed alongside PowerCom chair Eldorette Harmse, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau Director Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, and Namibia's Ambassador Elvis Shiweda. The image and...
Oklahoma City: The State of Oklahoma and six poultry companies agreed Monday to a $41.7 million settlement to resolve a 21-year lawsuit alleging poultry litter polluted the Illinois River watershed. Oklahoma sued Tyson Foods, Cargill, George's, Peterson Farms, Cal-Maine and Simmons Foods in 2005; the U.S. District Court for the...
Salt Lake City — CNBC's annual 'America's Top States for Business' report this year placed Utah among states with low quality-of-life scores, identifying air quality problems, limited childcare capacity, low minimum wage and constrained primary-care access as key contributors. The state's low crime rate was noted as a positive, but...
Major League Baseball’s 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Monday, July 13, 2026, and will mark a major shift in sports broadcasting and event format. For the first time since 1994, ESPN will not air the Derby in the United States;...
Rapper Boosie Badazz, legally known as Torence Hatch, has filed a lawsuit against conservative political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, alleging they took $600,000 to secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump that never occurred. Court filings describe an agreement formed in fall 2025 and a January 1, 2026...
Washington, DC — President Donald Trump has removed all remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), leaving the independent federal agency without any commissioners just months before the 2026 midterm elections. The dismissals, confirmed by White House officials, have effectively halted the commission’s ability to coordinate federal support...
U.S. semiconductor shares have come under pressure at the start of July after a powerful rally driven by artificial intelligence demand. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has dropped more than 11% since hitting a record high in June, though it remains up about 83% for the year. Large chipmakers including Nvidia,...
Moorhead, Minnesota. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton said this week that his office's charging decisions did not contribute to the death of Sahar Ramirez, a woman found dead last month near the Red River. Prosecutors noted a video showing a domestic incident circulated online, but officials say the recording dated...
