The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on July 8 that measles cases have reached their highest level in 33 years, with 1,288 confirmed infections across 39 states so far in 2026. Authorities have identified 27 outbreaks, accounting for 88% of all cases, and confirmed three deaths. About...
New York – A 37-story office tower at 235 East 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, which is being converted into luxury apartments, suffered a significant structural failure on July 7 when two support columns on the 21st and 22nd floors buckled, causing floors between the 21st and 26th levels to...
Mission, Texas. Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to immediately investigate Mission Regional Medical Center after media and social media posts showed billboards in Mexico advertising 'birth packages' for foreign nationals seeking to give birth in Texas, and after reports that the hospital...
Houston: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in east Houston on July 7 at about 6:50 a.m. during a targeted enforcement operation, ICE said. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire and described agents searching nearby grass and a curb for shell casings after the incident. In the days...
Minnesota resident Rachel Marie Welsch, 43, pleaded guilty this year to one count of threats of violence after leaving a series of violent voicemails for Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth earlier this year. Prosecutors allege the calls occurred in January and February and referenced firearms and the speaker's lack of...
Detroit. Michigan State will play Arkansas at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, Nov. 26, officials announced Wednesday, July 8, with coaches Tom Izzo and John Calipari confirming the nonconference matchup; the game is scheduled as part of a busy Thanksgiving Day sports lineup in downtown Detroit. The announcement noted tickets go...
Milwaukee — Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced Wednesday to a $5,000 fine and no prison time after a federal jury convicted her in December of felony obstruction for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents. The incident occurred during an appearance the...
United States – UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has publicly apologized to fellow American fighter Dustin Poirier for earlier comments dismissing Poirier’s depression and questioning the legitimacy of his mental health struggles. Strickland issued the apology on social media on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, saying it came after a private telephone...
On July 8, 2026, multiple Asian supply chain reports said Apple’s first foldable iPhone, tentatively referred to as the iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra, has moved into mass production ahead of a planned September 2026 launch. Chinese outlets Cailian Press and East Money, and South Korea’s The Bell, reported that...
United States-based prediction market platform Polymarket is mounting a large-scale return to the country after a four-year absence, according to a recent report. The company quietly re-entered the US in late 2025 by acquiring a licensed derivatives exchange, in a move designed to demonstrate that it now operates within American...
