Former South Carolina police officer Dan Hiers Jr., 53, has been returned to the United States from China after more than 20 years as a fugitive, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Hiers was taken into custody in Shanghai on Wednesday and escorted back by deputy marshals. He faces a...
Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has reached an agreement with former national team midfielder Andrea Pirlo to become head coach on a four-year contract, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported on Friday. Pirlo, 47, currently coaches Dubai United in the UAE First Division and previously managed Juventus to the Coppa Italia and...
A coalition of 25 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against the Trump administration, naming FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants. The lawsuit challenges updated policy guidance for the...
United States health authorities have documented 2,295 confirmed measles cases as of July 22 this year, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles reports from local and state agencies. This total has already exceeded the number of confirmed U.S. measles cases reported for all of 2025, marking a...
Etched, a San Jose, California-based artificial intelligence chip startup, has raised $300 million in a Series C round led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $10.3 billion. The raise, completed roughly seven months after its previous round, doubles Etched’s valuation and marks the largest Series C ever led by...
NEW ORLEANS — Fired former “60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega has publicly alleged that CBS News executive Bari Weiss pushed for political interference in her reporting and attempted to alter fundamental facts in her stories. Speaking on Thursday at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference in New Orleans, Vega...
At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Marvel Studios returned to Hall H with major updates on its upcoming film slate, unveiling the final trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and new footage from Avengers: Doomsday. The Spider-Man film, set in a universe where Peter Parker’s identity has been erased from public...
United States-based Intel reported a sharp acceleration in growth in its latest quarter, posting second-quarter revenue of $16.13 billion, about 25% higher than a year earlier and well above Wall Street’s $14.3 billion consensus estimate, marking its fastest top-line expansion in more than 15 years. The company said surging demand...
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have transformed their season with a dramatic July turnaround after a poor first half of the year. On July 1, Boston held a 37–48 record, sat at the bottom of the division and trailed first place by 14 games, following the earlier-season dismissal of...
Miami, Florida — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin has contributed $10 million to U.S. Representative Byron Donalds’ campaign for Florida governor, a sum described as instantly transforming the financial contours of the race. Griffin, the CEO of Citadel and one of the country’s most influential Republican donors, has aligned...
