United States markets faced sharp selling in technology shares on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, as Nasdaq futures fell amid a global retreat in semiconductor stocks, even after Samsung Electronics reported record preliminary earnings. Nasdaq-100 e-minis declined 270.75 points, or 0.9%, in premarket trading, reflecting broad caution among investors toward highly...
Miami, United States – Tesla has launched its robotaxi service in Miami, its first deployment outside Texas and California, activating operations on Friday within a defined geofenced area of West Miami. The company describes the Miami rollout as part of a broader effort to build out its AI-powered driverless taxi...
In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump has called on congressional leaders to prioritize rapid approval of a $350 billion defense spending package when lawmakers return from recess. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, he demanded the funding be advanced through a broader reconciliation bill known as “Reconciliation 3.0” and...
Atlanta radio journalist Francesca Amiker has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Alicia Brown, the estranged wife of V-103 morning host Big Tigger, whose legal name is Darian Morgan. The complaint, submitted on June 30, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges Brown used...
Daphne, Alabama. Former Tallahassee mayor and 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum was arrested on July 2 after Daphne police say they stopped his vehicle on U.S. Highway 98 for alleged erratic driving and observed a glass pipe; a subsequent probable-cause search recovered rolled marijuana cigarettes and three packages that...
New York City – New details have emerged about the July 3, 2026 wedding reception of singer Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, with attention shifting from the star power of the event to frustrations over its dining logistics. Reports from outlets including TMZ and...
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday, sending 81 payloads to orbit on its Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base during a 95-minute window that opened at 3:10 a.m. EDT. The mission carried a mix of cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and...
A proposed $100 billion artificial intelligence data center project in Virginia has reportedly collapsed, disrupting what was expected to be one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure investments. The failure, described this week, has intensified scrutiny of structural challenges confronting the AI sector, including electricity shortages, constrained grid capacity, land...
Raleigh, N.C. Gov. Josh Stein signed a $34.4 billion state budget on Tuesday morning after the North Carolina General Assembly passed the measure on Thursday, July 2; legislators had proposed the plan on June 30, the last day of the fiscal year. The enacted plan directs more than $19 billion...
Stratford officials approved phased valuation changes and revised senior relief rules this week after a state-mandated revaluation last year increased many home values by up to 80 percent, while a federal jury last week convicted a St. Louis tax preparer and the D.C. Council ordered a study into a business...
