An EU-funded report released on Thursday warns that Europe’s semiconductor industry faces a bleak outlook unless it rapidly reinforces domestic supply chains and reduces strategic dependencies. Produced by the EU Institute for Security Studies and French think tank Institut Montaigne, the study cites Chinese export controls on critical minerals and...
Ann Arbor — J.P. Estrella will remain with the University of Michigan men's basketball program after transferring from Tennessee, ESPN reported this week. The 6-foot-11 forward averaged 10.0 points and 5.4 rebounds across 33 games for Tennessee in the 2025-26 season and had the option to re-enter the transfer portal...
New York City police arrested two Russian climbers, Ivan Beerkus (legally Ivan Kuznetsov) and Angela Nikolau, on Wednesday after they illegally scaled the spire of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan. The pair, previously featured in a 2024 Netflix documentary, bypassed security to reach a narrow platform near the...
In San Francisco on July 2, 2026, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating entity backed by a $2.5 billion investment to accelerate enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence. The unit will help large corporate clients evaluate, select, deploy, and integrate multiple AI models, combining proprietary and...
Central and eastern Kentucky are recovering from catastrophic flash flooding that began on Saturday, June 27, 2026, after a slow-moving weather system dumped up to 10 inches of rain in less than 48 hours. The extreme rainfall overwhelmed creeks, rivers and drainage systems, causing deadly inundations, extensive home destruction and...
U.S. federal health authorities are investigating a new Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak and a concurrent surge in infant botulism cases, according to information released this week. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have begun coordinated traceback efforts to identify the contaminated food source...
EUGENE, Oregon – Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus, one of the world’s leading 800-meter runners, is set to make his Prefontaine Classic debut on Friday night at Hayward Field, bringing a combination of veteran composure and high school routine to one of track and field’s premier stages. The Northwest High School student...
GILLETTE, Wyo. The Campbell County Fire Department responded to multiple incidents across July 1–3, 2026, including medical emergencies, vehicle collisions, structure and equipment fires, and grass fires. On July 2 crews contained the All Night Creek Fire to 73.3 acres and the Dry Creek Fire to 0.26 acres, with daily...
Bermuda — Nordic American Tankers Ltd. said on July 2, 2026 that three of its vessels, which had been immobilized in the Arabian Gulf since February 28, 2026, transited the Strait of Hormuz and have returned to international commercial operations, the company reported. The statement noted that crew safety had...
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - England midfielder Elliot Anderson has joined Manchester City from Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest in a deal reported to be worth up to £116 million ($153 million), making it the most expensive transfer for a British player. The fee, which the clubs did not officially...
