Philadelphia declared a disaster emergency after a series of powerful microburst storms caused severe damage across the city and neighboring Montgomery County over the weekend. Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the formal Declaration of Disaster Emergency on Sunday, July 12, 2026, one day after the storms struck on Saturday afternoon, July...
Los Angeles, United States – Cast members of Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey,” including Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o and Matt Damon, are drawing significant attention on the global press tour for their red carpet fashion, even as the movie faces heavy online criticism. The film has sparked backlash...
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the state’s Emergency Conflagration Act in response to the East Evans Creek Fire, which has burned an estimated 2,000 acres northeast of Rogue River in Jackson County. First reported on Friday, July 10, 2026, along East Evans Creek Road, the wildfire has been driven...
Seville, Spain – Tom Cruise physically intervened to stop Samantha Harris from being crushed by a motorcycle during an adrenaline-filled promotional shoot for the 2010 film "Knight and Day," the television host recalled in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. Then working as an "Entertainment Tonight" correspondent, Harris said...
England will face defending champions Argentina in a World Cup semi-final in Kansas City, Missouri, after defeating Norway 2-1 in extra time on Friday. The match will add a new chapter to one of international football’s most storied rivalries and gives Thomas Tuchel’s side a chance to move within one...
Glendale, Arizona. Michigan head coach Mike Boynton Jr. offered a scholarship Sunday to 2028 four-star point guard Mateen Cleaves Jr., who plays at Dream City Christian School in Glendale and is ranked inside the top 40 nationally by composite services. He also holds reported offers from Michigan State, Rutgers, Houston,...
FOND DU LAC — On Sunday, July 12, Jack Brenner, a recent Fond du Lac High School graduate and catcher, was selected 202nd overall by the Atlanta Braves in the seventh round of the 2026 MLB Draft. Brenner ended his high school season on June 15 after a standout senior...
Federal environmental regulators have ordered the owner of the defunct Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill in Cosmopolis, Washington, to start removing hundreds of thousands of gallons of corrosive industrial chemicals or face a federal takeover of the site. The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Saturday, July 11, 2026, that owner...
Microsoft is cutting about 4,800 jobs, or roughly 2% of its global workforce, as part of a sweeping restructuring aimed at redirecting resources toward artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move, disclosed in internal communications and implemented beginning this week, hits the commercial sales division and the Xbox gaming business hardest. Around...
A June 2026 national survey of 1,690 U.S. adults conducted by research firm Verasight found that 69 percent support requiring major artificial intelligence companies to transfer 50 percent of their equity into a publicly owned sovereign wealth fund. The results, reported Sunday, July 12, 2026, closely align with the American...
