Pocatello — Zoo Idaho was evacuated Sunday after police responded to a reported possible bomb threat at the facility at 3000 S. 2nd Ave. Officers ordered an immediate evacuation and escorted all visitors and staff from the grounds out of an abundance of caution, according to a Pocatello Police Department...
PARIS — South Korean actor Choi Woo-shik is facing mounting online criticism after a Black fan alleged he deliberately ignored her during a public interaction at Paris Men’s Fashion Week. TikTok creator Tricia Mpisi, known online as Tricia The Angel under the username @triciampisi, said she traveled to Paris specifically...
SAN JOSE, California — Cisco Systems Inc. is laying off 471 employees across its Bay Area offices as part of a previously announced global restructuring and shift toward artificial intelligence-focused products and services. Newly processed California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings, dated Friday, June 26, 2026, show that the...
NEW YORK — On Thursday, June 25, 2026, television host and executive producer Andy Cohen delivered a tearful on-air tribute to former “Watch What Happens Live” production manager Kyra Samson, who died on Tuesday, June 23, at age 28 after a nine-month battle with glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive and fast-growing...
Burbank, California police arrested 24-year-old Zaire Wade, eldest son of retired NBA star Dwyane Wade, early Sunday, June 21, 2026, on multiple felony counts following an alleged domestic violence incident at a local residence. Officers responded around 5:30 a.m. to a 911 report of a woman screaming. At the scene,...
Emergency officials in Contra Costa County, California, issued a shelter-in-place order on the afternoon of Friday, June 26, 2026, after a hazardous chemical release near Pleasant Hill. The Contra Costa Fire Protection District activated the protocol around 5:34 p.m. local time, following reports of a leak that posed an immediate...
In the United States, SpaceX shares have fallen sharply only weeks after the company’s record-breaking initial public offering. SpaceX went public on June 12, 2026 on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, raising about $75 billion at an initial price of $135 per share and debuting at a valuation near...
WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., has been placed under heavy security following a failed multimillion-dollar rehabilitation project and subsequent claims of vandalism. As of Saturday, June 27, National Guard troops and U.S. Park Police have surrounded the landmark, erecting chain-link fences and posting warning signs...
Washington, United States – The U.S. government has partially lifted its recent ban on Anthropic's advanced Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model, authorizing its use by more than 100 "trusted" U.S. organizations. In a letter dated Friday, June 26, 2026, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed Anthropic’s chief compute officer, Tom...
SpaceX has held executive-level discussions with Charter Communications about a potential partnership to launch a direct-to-consumer mobile phone service in the United States, according to people familiar with the matter. The confidential talks, reported Friday, June 26, 2026, would leverage Charter’s extensive ground-based internet and Wi-Fi infrastructure to support traffic...
