Memphis-area and Florida election offices announced procedural updates this week: Shelby County election officials said about 700 absentee voters will receive FedEx-tracked supplemental ballots arriving before Wednesday, July 15, to include previously omitted 30th Judicial District races and a charter referendum; Duval and Sarasota supervisors posted registration and sample-ballot information...
Nashville: National pest control company Orkin released its annual rankings this week covering treatments from May 2025 to May 2026, placing Nashville 34th and Knoxville 40th among U.S. metropolitan areas for bed bug activity; Chicago topped the list, while Tampa and Myrtle Beach newly appeared on Orkin’s 50-city list. Nashville-area public...
Madison, Wisconsin — ESPN released updated preseason Football Power Index ratings this week, listing Wisconsin at No. 11 in the Big Ten and No. 43 nationally with a 4.8 rating. The reports note prior FPI misses last season, and the outlets presented the numeric projections as preseason benchmarks for media...
Former US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military is prepared to launch 1,000 missiles, with thousands more to follow, against Iran if the Iranian government succeeds in assassinating him. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump claimed orders had already been given for a one-year...
A recent report claims Kendall Jenner and her mother, Kris Jenner, are at odds over how Kendall’s relationship with actor Jacob Elordi is handled on the family’s reality series, The Kardashians. According to unnamed sources cited in the story, Kendall wants to keep the relationship private and off the show,...
UNITED STATES – The global crypto derivatives market recorded about $77 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with short positions bearing a larger share of the impact than longs, according to Coinglass data published on July 12. Long liquidations totaled $30.2 million, while short liquidations reached $46.8 million....
Britney Spears has publicly addressed a recent freeway incident in Los Angeles after photos showed her standing through the sunroof of a moving black Mercedes SUV on the 101 Freeway near Studio City. The 44-year-old singer appeared to lean out with her arms across the roof for roughly two minutes...
Washington began dismissing more than 1,350 U.S.-based State Department employees on Friday as the Trump administration moves ahead with a large-scale overhaul of the diplomatic corps. According to an internal notice, the cuts target non-core functions, duplicative or redundant offices and areas where efficiencies can be found. The move affects...
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said on Saturday, July 11, 2026, that he was detained by armed Israeli settlers and members of the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, during a three-day congressional tour of the...
Elon Musk abruptly canceled a highly anticipated live television interview with CNBC on Friday, July 10, 2026, as SpaceX shares fell about 3 percent amid post-IPO volatility. The interview was set for noon Eastern Time on CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report” and was to be Musk’s first TV appearance since...
