In Vacaville, California, Survivor Season 48 and 50 finalist Joe Hunter and his mother, Patricia Hunter, have relaunched a public campaign disputing the official finding that Joe’s sister, Joanna Hunter, died by suicide in 2011. The case received new national attention when it was featured on CBS News on May...
At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera, Indian author and columnist Shobhaa De posted an Instagram video critiquing the presence and fashion choices of Indian celebrities on the red carpet, with particular focus on actress Alia Bhatt. De described the Indian turnout as a “No Cannes Do”...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars entered the 2026 offseason after a strong 2025 campaign and have made several roster moves this offseason, including last year's trade for cornerback Travis Hunter, the departure of running back Travis Etienne to New Orleans, and the March signing of running back Chris Rodriguez Jr.;...
South Korea said it will deploy all available administrative and legal measures, including rarely used emergency arbitration, to stop a threatened labor strike at Samsung Electronics, the country’s largest employer and the world’s biggest memory chip maker. Prime Minister Kim Min-seok outlined the stance after an emergency meeting with ministers...
Montgomery, Alabama — On Saturday, several dozen activists and bus riders traveled from Aiken, South Carolina and Atlanta to Montgomery to retrace the final steps of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march. Participants disembarked on Dexter Avenue near the Alabama Capitol and a stage used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
Washington, United States — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice have run at least 67 million state voter registration records through federal databases ahead of the November midterm elections, according to federal tracking data and agency statements. The nationwide review uses an expanded version of...
United States: Global risk assets declined after a sharp sell-off in sovereign bond markets forced investors to rapidly reassess the interest rate outlook and unwind leveraged positions. The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.58%, its highest level in more than a year, while the UK 10-year gilt yield jumped...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old student from Dexter enrolled at Washtenaw Community College, won the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville earlier this year and will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China. Reporters quoted Sposito saying...
Milwaukee, Dayton, Sarasota and Myrtle Beach meteorologists issued forecasts Monday warning of persistent warmth and increasing storm chances across their regions. Stations reported high temperatures in the 80s to 90s and noted late-afternoon and evening thunderstorm potential beginning Monday and into Tuesday, with isolated strong storms possible in parts of...
SILICON VALLEY, California — Meta Platforms is preparing to cut about 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, by Wednesday, May 20, 2026, according to multiple reports citing internal sources. The planned redundancies come despite Meta reporting what outlets describe as record financial results for the first quarter...
