Mooresville, North Carolina, emergency crews responded on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2026, to a toxic chemical spill at the Liburdi Dimetrics and Turbine Services industrial manufacturing plant on Charlotte Highway. The incident released highly toxic chlorine gas inside the facility, triggering a hazardous materials emergency and causing severe breathing difficulties...
Nashville, Tennessee. Bunnie Xo was seen kissing Netflix reality star Dylan Wolf in the VIP area of Goodnight Nashville on July 4, while her husband, musician Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), had filed for divorce on May 18 following a reported separation on May 9, according to court documents and media...
Manila, Philippines. The Supreme Court en banc dismissed consolidated petitions challenging the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Metro Manila and lifted the temporary restraining order previously issued on August 30, 2022. The 33-page decision, authored by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda and promulgated on June 3, found the petitions moot...
Washington, United States – Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish responded on-air this week to criticism from the White House over jokes she made about President Donald Trump while guest-hosting ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Jimmy Kimmel’s summer hiatus. In her July 7, 2026, monologue, Haddish mocked Trump’s physical appearance and...
Louisville. U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said Wednesday evening that he opposes the construction of hyperscale data centers in Kentucky, specifically citing a proposed 1.6-million-square-foot facility planned for west Louisville; he made the remarks at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers at the South Central Regional Library. The Planning Commission...
U.S. health authorities are investigating a deadly multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to requesón, a traditional Hispanic soft cheese. As of July 9, 2026, at least 12 people in four states have been sickened, including 10 hospitalizations and one death in Maryland. Traceback and laboratory evidence connect the...
Cybersecurity and incident response company Sygnia has disclosed findings of a complex breach in which a lone, financially motivated hacker used agentic artificial intelligence to compromise a large Amazon Web Services cloud environment in under 72 hours. According to Sygnia’s investigation, released recently, the attacker did not employ zero-day vulnerabilities...
Salt Lake City. Forecasters in Salt Lake City warned that a strong ridge of high pressure will bring extreme, record-challenging heat to Utah Friday through the weekend, prompting Extreme Heat Warnings, Red Flag fire warnings, and forecasts of triple-digit temperatures beginning Friday and intensifying Saturday and Sunday. Officials issued advisories...
CHARLESTON, West Virginia. This week West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced the state will receive $363,498.65 as part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., owner of Cash App, resolving allegations that the company misled users about safety, failed to protect consumers from fraud, and did not...
Dallas, Texas. The Texas Stock Exchange opened earlier this week after receiving SEC approval and organizers said it will offer a lower-cost, more flexible listing venue. The Dallas-based exchange announced a limited public trading phase set to begin Thursday and will start live trading the first five securities following initial...
