Baton Rouge — State Sen. Larry Selders, a Democrat representing Baton Rouge, died Tuesday at age 44 after collapsing at an event, according to media reports and his office. Elected to the State Senate in February 2025 to fill the seat vacated by Cleo Fields, Selders had served five years...
Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas Athletics announced on July 8 that it entered a multi-year sponsorship with Ripple to display the XRP logo as a jersey patch on all Jayhawks teams beginning fall 2026, making XRP the first cryptocurrency brand integrated onto uniforms of a major NCAA Division I program and expanding...
United States: State and local officials from Colorado to Virginia faced intensified local debates this week as proposed and existing data center projects prompted moratoriums, planning votes and policy reviews. Gov. Jared Polis defended data centers at the Aspen Ideas Festival, while Inver Grove Heights enacted a moratorium on June...
Savannah, Georgia — The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System on Wednesday opened public hearings on a proposed property tax rate that would keep the millage at 17.331 mills while addressing a projected $28 million revenue gap. District leaders said the proposal would use about $17 million in reserves and seek...
IRVINE, Calif. — Phoenix Energy One, LLC announced on July 8, 2026 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective its registration statement for Phoenix Flex Junior Secured Notes, a registered offering to issue notes across key U.S. basins that will allow income-focused investors to receive fixed annual interest...
The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, significantly easing Russia’s potential return to full participation at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The decision, taken in Lausanne and disclosed this week, includes formal guidance to international sports federations to dismantle the three-year vetting...
London — A new four-part documentary series, “Katie Price: Nothing to Hide,” premiered on Sky Documentaries and the streaming service NOW on July 8, 2026, offering an extended examination of the British media personality’s turbulent private and public life. Produced by Louis Theroux’s company Mindhouse Productions, the series uses candid...
United States – Severe shortages and sharply rising prices of DDR5 memory, driven by surging demand from artificial intelligence datacenters, are pushing parts of the PC industry and major technology firms to revert to the older DDR4 standard. Manufacturers are prioritizing high-margin AI hardware, which has tightened supplies of DDR5...
New Braunfels, Texas-based Whitewater Amphitheater has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after its operating company, Kona Coast Venture Ltd., filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The voluntary filing, submitted shortly after 10:00 a.m., triggered an automatic stay that halted a...
Columbus, Ohio — Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer said he will update the criminal case involving four adults charged after 16 children were rescued from a Hamden home on June 30. Authorities arrested Gary Siders Sr., Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders and Christina Siders; each faces 16 counts of child...
