Bar Harbor, Maine. Maine Democrats will hold a convention on July 25 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to select a new U.S. Senate nominee after Graham Platner filed paperwork to end his campaign on Friday following a rape allegation he denies. State party chair Charles F. Dingman issued...
FAYETTEVILLE — Patricia Groce, an 88-year-old Army veteran, won four gold medals and three silver medals at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 2026 National Veterans Golden Age Games in Tampa, Fla., held June 28–July 2. Groce competed in the 400-meter run, 50-meter dash, bowling, table tennis, horseshoes, shot put and...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former University of Kansas player Lagerald Vick was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after police say he shot a man during a July 4 party at the Greenbrier Apartments in Frayser; the victim arrived at Regional One early July 5 with a gunshot wound to...
East St. Louis, Illinois. Illinois State Police said a weekend shooting spree across three locations in the city left five members of a single family dead and two others seriously injured. The shootings took place at a residence near 39th and Summit, at the Samuel Gompers Homes public housing project,...
LONDON – Lewis Capaldi delivered a highly emotional headline performance at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London, on Saturday, July 11, 2026, marking a major step in his return to large-scale live shows after an extended hiatus. Performing before more than 60,000 fans, the 29-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter...
Conor McGregor’s long-awaited UFC return ended after just 69 seconds on Saturday night when he suffered an apparent right knee injury against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old Irish fighter appeared to hurt his knee while planting his right foot after a missed opening roundhouse kick,...
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – SpaceX has grounded its Falcon 9 rockets after a rare launch failure during a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, reported on July 13. The reusable booster suffered an engine problem traced to a liquid oxygen leak, which led to a catastrophic failure...
United States–Iran relations deteriorated further over the weekend as the two countries exchanged missile fire, with at least one commercial vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran declared the vital waterway closed to shipping after the attacks, disrupting tanker movements and slowing traffic through one of the world’s most...
New York authorities are investigating R&B singer Trey Songz following an alleged violent altercation with a photographer outside The Ivy in Huntington, New York. The incident took place on Sunday, July 13, during a scheduled appearance by the artist. Photographer Isaa Mansoor, hired by the venue’s owner to document the...
JPMorgan Chase is liquidating more than $160 billion in U.S. equities on Monday, July 13, in a move that sharply reduces its stock market exposure ahead of a pivotal week for Wall Street. The reduction comes just before major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, begin...
