The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a 3.50% to 3.75% range, underscoring a split among policymakers over how aggressively to tackle persistent inflation. Three of the 12 members of the Federal Open Market Committee, the presidents of the Cleveland, Dallas, and Minneapolis Fed...
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and supermodel Irina Shayk have sparked widespread online discussion and public backlash following reports of their new romantic relationship. The pair were recently spotted together during multiple outings over a weekend getaway in the Hamptons. Sources close to the couple confirmed that the relationship...
Meta Platforms reported second-quarter 2026 results from Menlo Park showing strong revenue growth but weaker profitability as it ramped up artificial intelligence investment. Revenue rose 28% year-over-year to $60.8 billion, topping Wall Street forecasts, but net income declined 14% to $15.85 billion, or $6.18 per share, below analysts’ expectations of...
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons moved to bolster their quarterback depth on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, signing veteran Cooper Rush after simultaneous injury setbacks to Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. at the opening of training camp in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Tagovailoa, who joined Atlanta...
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, 29 July 2026, to answer questions about COVID-19’s origins and federal research funding. At a hearing convened by Senator Rand Paul, Fauci repeatedly invoked his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment...
LOS ANGELES — Universal will honor late rock icon Ozzy Osbourne with new “Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness” haunted mazes at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood during the 2026 Halloween Horror Nights season, marking one year since the heavy metal musician’s death in July 2025. Universal said...
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive end Jonathan Greenard on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list after he sustained a pectoral muscle strain while lifting weights during the team’s offseason conditioning program. The designation was made as NFL teams opened training camps and filed their initial roster...
Sweet Security Ltd., an Israeli runtime security startup, has introduced Agentic AI Blocking, a new capability designed to halt artificial intelligence agents mid-action when they attempt unauthorized tasks in production environments. Announced ahead of Black Hat USA 2026 in Las Vegas, the technology extends runtime security from traditional cloud workloads...
Irish singer-songwriter and Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard has died at 56 after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Dublin. The accident occurred early Wednesday on the R109 near Strawberry Beds in Lucan, on the outskirts of the capital. Emergency services were called shortly before 4:30 a.m. local time, but Hansard was...
U.S. stocks fell sharply as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 400 points ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision in New York. Economists largely expect the Fed, led by Chair Kevin Warsh, to keep its benchmark rate in a 3.5% to 3.75% range, though CME...
