SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan, a well-known television and Atlanta radio personality and former host of BET's "Rap City," was arrested on June 20, 2026, on charges of aggravated battery and third-degree cruelty to children, according to Fulton County Jail records. Sandy Springs Police took Morgan into...
Washington, United States – A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration plan that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in five states from using their benefits to buy candy and sugary drinks. The halted policy sought to prevent millions of low-income Americans from purchasing products that...
Maryland: Voters cast ballots this week in state primaries across Maryland, New York and Utah while Colorado's primary is scheduled for June 30; mail ballots were distributed in early June and drop boxes and polling places were operational. Adrian Boafo won the Democratic primary in Maryland's 5th District on Tuesday,...
GEORGIA – Bryson Bryant, the 36-year-old eldest son of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” television personality NeNe Leakes, remains in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail following his May 1, 2026, arrest on three separate warrants. According to jail and court records from Gwinnett County, local law enforcement officers took...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 22, 2026 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has signed a computing infrastructure agreement worth up to $6.3 billion with open-source artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI, according to materials and regulatory filings viewed on Monday. Under the deal, Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million per month...
A large commercial cold storage facility fire in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, has led to an extended particle pollution and toxic smoke advisory for much of the Los Angeles basin. The blaze, designated INC1019, began at 1400 S. Los Palos Street and continued burning into Monday, June 22, 2026, with...
Shareholders of Uber Technologies Inc., led by the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit, have filed a derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint, submitted on June 22, 2026, alleges that Uber’s board of directors and top executives,...
BARSTOW, California – A severe multi-vehicle collision involving several commercial semi-trucks shut down northbound Interstate 15 near Barstow on Monday afternoon, June 22, 2026, and triggered a major hazardous materials response. The crash occurred shortly before 3:00 p.m. near the off-ramp for Old State Route 58, where the California Highway...
A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that Workday Inc. must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging its artificial intelligence-driven recruiting and human resources software discriminates against certain job applicants. In the June 22, 2026 decision, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin largely denied Workday’s motion to dismiss, allowing claims...
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Monday, June 22, 2026, signed two executive orders to speed U.S. quantum computing development and mandate a government-wide transition to post-quantum cryptography. Executive Order 14409, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks,” sets the first enforceable federal deadlines for upgrading encryption. All federal...
