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Election 2026 Senate Republicans

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in NC with Trump’s backing

Artificial Intelligence Teens

Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship

Airplane Bathroom Camera

Flight attendant who police say secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom sentenced to 18.5 years

One Tech Tip Cleaning Your Devices

How to clean keyboard grunge, earwax in earphones and screen smudges

Trump

Trump’s new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas

Matthew Perry

Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s death

Aptopix Four Dead University Of Idaho

Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students

Acc Media Days Reich Young Football

Frank Reich excited about Bryce Young’s resurgence after ‘terrible’ start to QB’s NFL career

Nascar San Diego Street Race Auto Racing

NASCAR will hold first street race on active military base at Naval Base Coronado in 2026

1000

US home sales fall in June as prices soar to new heights

Goldman Sachs: Artificial Intelligence Could Impact 300 Million Jobs

Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship

Congress Trump Epstein

House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote

2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

Hunter Biden George Clooney

Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024 presidential election

Mlk Day During A Pandemic

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition

Obit Malcolm Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning

Plane Maneuver Bomber

A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain

Kings Hornets Basketball

Knueppel scores 21 as Hornets win first NBA Summer League title by holding off the Kings

Trump Urges Sports Teams To Change Their Names Back

Trump urges NFL & MLB teams to restore their old names, threatens stadium deal

La Premiere Of "superman"

‘Superman’ flexes its might in second weekend with $57.3 million

Generic Money

Less selection, higher prices: How tariffs are shaping the holiday shopping season

Coldplay Jumbotron

Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert

Airport Security Liquids

New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

Los Angeles Vehicle Into Crowd

A vehicle drives into a crowd in Los Angeles, injuring 30 people, including at least 3 critically

Trump

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

Nascar Obit White

Rex White, who was NASCAR’s oldest living champion and a Hall of Famer, dies at 95

Coldplay Jumbotron

Coldplay’s jumbotron captures — what exactly? The internet has its theories

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Education Department says it will release some frozen funds supporting after-school and summer programs

Training Facility Exposion

An explosion at a LA sheriff’s facility has left three people dead

Generic Money

Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

North Carolina Governor Vetoes

North Carolina governor doesn’t appeal ruling on who gets say over highway patrol commander

Juul Fda

Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes

Election 2024 North Carolina

NC seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people

Trump Health

Trump is checked for swelling in legs and diagnosed with vein condition

2025 Espy Awards Arrivals

Photos of athletes sporting their high fashion on the red carpet at the ESPY awards show

Climate Steve Miller

Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern

Fever Liberty Basketball

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark out of All-Star weekend because of groin injury

A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, part of their Geek Week auction, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric price at auction

La Premiere Of "i Know What You Did Last Summer"

Movie Review: Nostalgia and gore collide in the new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

Election 2026 South Carolina Governor

SC Lt. Governor launches 2026 gubernatorial bid, touts Trump ties

People Beyoncé

ATL police ID suspect in theft of unreleased Beyoncé music

Emmy Nominations

‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates

Generic Money

The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees

Trump Education Grant Freeze

NC and 23 other states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer program funding

Ukraine Crisis

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine

Tv Elmo Hacked

Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control

Trump Education Grant Freeze

Boys & Girls Club programs, serving thousands of families nationwide, threatened by Trump administration grant freeze

Fire

Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents

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