EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California — A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California on Monday, June 15, 2026, killing all eight people on board, military officials said. The aircraft, tail number 60-0061 and nicknamed “The Spirit of Aggieland...
United States financial markets rallied sharply on Tuesday after Washington and Tehran announced a tentative framework agreement aimed at ending their ongoing conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy corridor. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% in Monday’s session, finishing just below its all-time high, while the...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that the wedding of singer Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce is scheduled to take place during the same general period as the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will include matches in New York. Speaking in New York during a public...
San Jose, California-based Cisco has released an emergency security update to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly known as vManage, which the company confirms is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-20262, the flaw stems from a critical weakness in the file upload...
United States — The 2026 FIFA World Cup began last week across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and early coverage documents multiple developments: a national team confirmed its coach's departure after a poor start, at least one player was ruled out with a training injury, Australia publicly criticized U.S. trash...
London-based Ineffable Intelligence, founded by AlphaGo visionary David Silver, has closed a $1.1 billion seed round, described as the largest early-stage funding of its kind in European history. Announced on June 16, 2026, the funding accompanies a strategic partnership with Google Cloud that will give the startup access to AI-optimized...
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters went to the polls Tuesday, June 16, in runoff elections to decide key Republican nominees for U.S. Senate and governor; Rep. Mike Collins faced former college football coach Derek Dooley for the Senate nomination while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faced Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial...
LOS ANGELES, United States – Iran’s national football team has been ordered to leave the United States immediately following its 2-2 World Cup opening draw against New Zealand in Los Angeles, tournament officials said. The directive came just hours after the final whistle, despite the team having arrived in the...
Madrid, Spain – Zendaya and Tom Holland drew significant global media attention on Tuesday during their first major promotional appearance for the upcoming film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The actors attended a high-profile photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel in Madrid, where they arrived in coordinated, polished black ensembles that...
United States – Cape Verde earned a 1-1 draw against former champions Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, June 16, in one of the tournament’s most notable surprises. The match, featuring World Cup debutants Cape Verde, marked the first time in the tournament’s modern era that a...
