South Korea has announced plans to build a $518 billion semiconductor megacluster south of Seoul to strengthen its role in global chip supply and meet fast-rising demand from artificial intelligence applications. The project, centered in Yongin and nearby cities, will be developed through 2047 and is expected to involve major...
A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s bid under the Trump administration to abandon a 2024 rule that tightens limits on fine particulate, or soot, pollution across the United States. The regulation, adopted in 2024, was designed to reduce toxic industrial emissions and protect public...
LOS ANGELES — The 2026 BET Awards, held on June 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, drew swift criticism after the network cut away from British R&B singer Kwn’s debut performance during the live broadcast. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from East London was performing her single “Risk It All”...
Trenton — Lawmakers passed a $60.7 billion fiscal year 2027 budget and approved a supplemental spending bill late Sunday, June 28, and advanced an increase to the child tax credit; the supplemental package reportedly contains about $359 million in targeted projects that lawmakers moved into the 2026 budget period before...
United States. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. was added to the Russell 1000 Value benchmark and removed from the Russell 3000 Growth, Russell Small Cap Composite Growth and Russell 2000 Value benchmarks this week, Market Screener reported; the listings reflect index eligibility outcomes announced as part of the Russell annual reconstitution...
BEAVER, Utah. Fire crews battling the Cottonwood Fire in Fishlake National Forest reported Sunday that the blaze had burned about 93,607 acres with 0% containment, as firefighters worked from State Highway 153 toward Lion Flat and strengthened lines around South Creek, Circleville and Cork Ridge while building dozer lines along...
The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its current term, expected to conclude in early July, with several major rulings pending on presidential authority and election rules. Justices are set to decide challenges to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand removal power over officials in independent agencies...
In Nashville on Saturday, June 27, 2026, a pre-recorded video tribute from Taylor Swift drew a noticeable mix of boos and cheers during Alan Jackson’s farewell concert at Nissan Stadium. The event, titled “Last Call: One More for the Road -- The Finale,” marked Jackson’s final scheduled touring performance in...
Denver experienced escalating heat, gusty winds and persistent wildfire smoke Sunday and into the workweek as local forecasts signaled mid-90s temperatures and gusts up to 40–45 mph. Meteorologists issued Red Flag Warnings beginning Sunday afternoon for high country and foothills, and warned conditions could return Monday and continue through the...
Mesa County, Colorado. Three wildland firefighters died and two were injured while fighting the Snyder Mesa Fire on the Colorado–Utah border on Saturday and reported into Sunday; authorities said the lightning‑started blaze merged with nearby fires, showed extreme behavior, and had grown to roughly 28,000 acres with 0% containment as...
