San Diego. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, a 38-year-old San Diego resident, was arrested and charged in a five-count complaint alleging he ran fake online charity campaigns to raise approximately $600,000 and diverted those funds to a Hamas member and for personal use. The Department of Justice...
New York. American Exchange Group and WSG Brands completed acquisition of Allbirds' intellectual property assets in mid‑June 2026, finalizing a deal AEG first announced in March. AEG will manage design and manufacturing while WSG takes brand-management and licensing responsibilities, forming a co-ownership structure that follows Allbirds' March definitive agreement and...
Fernandina Beach, Fla. City commissioners on Tuesday advanced a revised ordinance regulating e-bikes, scooters and personal mobility devices on a second reading, with a third reading scheduled for July 7; Police Chief Jeff Tambasco said the measure mirrors Florida statutes and sets speed limits of 10 mph on sidewalks and...
Chicago — Walter Parazaider, a founding member and saxophonist of the band Chicago, died in hospice on Wednesday, June 17 at 2:10 a.m., family members confirmed. Parazaider was 81 and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six years earlier; he had retired from touring in 2016–2017 after a decades-long career. The...
Abuja — On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Nigeria Customs Service and the American Business Council met at Customs Headquarters to agree to deepen trade ties and tackle operational bottlenecks affecting bilateral commerce. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi led the NCS delegation and announced plans to make stakeholder consultations a permanent feature...
United States — A team of former Cisco artificial intelligence security researchers has launched Tenet Security Inc., a startup focused on stopping so‑called rogue AI agents from causing harm in enterprise environments. As more companies deploy autonomous AI systems that can execute code, query internal databases and make real-time business...
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan has confirmed he will return to the team for a 16th and final NFL season, ending speculation about his retirement plans after the 2025 campaign. The 37-year-old, an eight-time Pro Bowler drafted by New Orleans in 2011, has long been a central figure...
SpaceX options began trading in the United States on Tuesday, June 17, 2026, in what market data providers describe as the most active single-stock options debut on record. Roughly 1.8 million contracts changed hands, representing about $2.8 billion in option premium. Activity was dominated by call options, with an estimated...
SpaceX has disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K that it has signed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Anysphere Inc., developer of the AI coding platform Cursor, in an all-stock deal valuing Anysphere at about $60 billion. Each Cursor share will convert into SpaceX Class A common...
Michelle Saniei, 37, a cast member of Bravo’s reality series “The Valley,” has confirmed she is dating hip-hop producer and music executive Dr. Dre, 61, whose legal name is Andre Romelle Young. In an interview published by People magazine on June 15, 2026, Saniei said they were introduced by a...
