LOS ANGELES, United States – The biographical film "Michael," directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, has become the highest-grossing biopic in box office history. Over the weekend of June 28, 2026, the film’s global ticket sales reached $977 million, edging past the $975 million record...
In a June 29, 2026 episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, recorded in Los Angeles, actor Kevin Spacey said he felt alienated and targeted by members of the gay community years before sexual misconduct allegations surfaced in 2017. The 66-year-old Oscar winner claimed that other gay men frequently made...
Washington, D.C. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to the U.S. Capitol this week and delivered a floor speech explaining a months-long absence from the House after missing more than 100 votes since March 5; he said doctors treated him during a hospital stay and that the diagnosis was depression. His disclosure...
A major sewer line failure in Haverhill, Massachusetts is discharging about 8 million gallons of untreated wastewater per day into the Merrimack River, prompting widespread beach and shellfish closures north of Boston. The break at a South Mill Street pump station occurred during heavy rains Friday night, according to Mayor...
Shell PLC, in its LNG Outlook 2026, warns that global liquefied natural gas trade could stagnate or even contract in 2026 because of severe shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The chokepoint, vital for exports from Qatar and other Middle Eastern producers, has seen tanker movements sharply reduced since...
BLUFFDALE, Utah — Police in Bluffdale, Utah, confirmed that officers were contacted at about 10:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2026, by Dakota Mortensen, the ex-partner of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, about a possible violation of their mutual protective order. Mortensen, 33, asked officers...
UNITED STATES – A severe and expanding heat wave is affecting large parts of the country, with the National Weather Service placing about 47 million people in the Midwest and Ohio Valley under extreme heat warnings and another 56 million under extreme heat watches. Forecasters report “dangerously hot conditions,” with...
New York, United States — The New York Liberty will host the Las Vegas Aces in the 2026 WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The matchup renews one of the most intense rivalries in modern women’s professional basketball, with both franchises...
LONDON — Amanda Anisimova led the American contingent into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday, easing past Lina Gjorcheska of North Macedonia 6-3, 6-2 under overcast skies at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. The sixth seed and last year’s women’s finalist advanced in straight sets to open...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee – International Paper, one of the world’s largest producers of fiber-based packaging and pulp, has announced plans to permanently close four facilities across the United States, resulting in approximately 330 layoffs. The Memphis-based company said late Friday that it will shut down a sheet plant in Aurora, Illinois,...
