Uber has paused its local food delivery expansion across Europe as it focuses on pursuing a potential deal with Delivery Hero, according to a report published this week by the Financial Times. The company is shifting resources away from a city-by-city rollout strategy to explore a broader consolidation of its...
In Washington, D.C., on July 5, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a delayed "Salute to America" keynote on the National Mall as part of the United States' 250th independence anniversary celebrations. The event was postponed several hours due to severe thunderstorms and lightning, forcing a temporary evacuation before crowds...
The OPEC+ alliance has approved a 188,000 barrels per day increase in oil production quotas for August 2026, following a virtual meeting on Sunday, July 5, 2026. The move marks the fifth consecutive monthly hike of the same size, bringing the cumulative quota increase since April 2026 to about 940,000...
New York City. A masked gunman opened fire on a family barbecue in Coney Island Saturday night, July 4, wounding eight people including four children, police said; NYPD officials reported one 21-year-old woman in critical condition while the remaining victims were listed as stable and transported to local hospitals. Authorities recovered...
Chicago and several surrounding suburbs are under critical flash flood warnings as torrential rain on Sunday overwhelms drainage systems and submerges major roads, underpasses and urban areas across central Cook County and southeastern DuPage County. The National Weather Service has issued urgent alerts for these heavily populated areas, placing hundreds...
Kirk Schwabe, a former Chicago police officer, high school teacher, and early personal security guard for Taylor Swift, died on Friday, July 3, 2026, after a prolonged battle with cancer, according to The Telegraph. His death occurred the same day Swift reportedly married NFL player Travis Kelce at Madison Square...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 6:50 a.m. EDT (10:50 UTC), carrying a mixed payload that combined communications and manufacturing technology. The mission deployed 29 Starlink satellites into...
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, hundreds of masked members of Patriot Front, a neo-fascist white nationalist group, marched through Washington, DC as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence. The demonstration, reportedly led by Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau, began in front of Union Station before moving...
UNITED STATES – A powerful heat wave across the eastern United States has killed at least 25 people as extreme temperatures and severe storms disrupted Independence Day holiday events during one of the country’s busiest travel weekends. As of Saturday, the National Weather Service reported nearly 156 million people under...
SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers completed a British Grand Prix parade lap in life-size cars built from more than 28,000 Lego bricks each, entertaining a packed Silverstone crowd with low-speed spins and several cars sliding into the gravel at the first corner. Williams driver Carlos Sainz...
