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Entertainment
Mariska Hargitay Will Host the 2026 Emmys, Becoming the First Woman to Emcee in 15 Years
NBC just made one of the safest, smartest picks in recent awards show history.…
Breaking News
Teenager Arrested After School Attack in Schongau, Bavaria Leaves Four Seriously Wounded
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after attacking multiple people at a grammar school…
Sports
FIFA World Cup Betting: Upsets, Heavyweights, and Dark Horses
Picture Credit The 2026 FIFA World Cup has reached the point where every match…
Sports
Messi Scores Record 21st World Cup Goal as Argentina Stages Stunning 3-2 Comeback Against Egypt
Lionel Messi stood in the box in the 83rd minute, two goals down, his…
Entertainment
Mario Kart Tour Is Shutting Down for Good, and Nintendo Won’t Offer an Offline Version
Nintendo confirmed Tuesday that Mario Kart Tour, its mobile racing game that launched in…
Gaming
Xbox’s $20 Billion Problem: Why Microsoft Just Gutted Its Gaming Division
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma did not mince words in her memo to employees on…
Politics
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ as Oil Prices Spike 5% After Strait of Hormuz Attacks
The fragile peace between Washington and Tehran collapsed on Wednesday when President Trump, sitting…
War & Conflict
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ at NATO Summit as Strait of Hormuz Attacks Shatter Fragile Truce
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran…
Breaking News
Buckling Columns Force Mass Evacuations Around a Midtown Manhattan High-Rise as Officials Warn of Possible Collapse
A 37-story Midtown Manhattan tower that once housed Pfizer’s global headquarters began buckling from…
Politics
Nigel Farage Resigns as MP Amid Funding Scandal, Bets a By-Election Will Save Him
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage quit as the member of parliament for Clacton on…
Weather & Enviorment
Flash Floods Turn Brooklyn and Queens Into Rivers as NYC’s Infrastructure Fails Another Storm Test
Flash flooding tore through Brooklyn and Queens on Monday night, turning streets into waist-deep…
Entertainment
Big Brother 28 Drops Its ‘Time Trip’ Theme and First-Ever YouTube Cast Reveal Today
CBS is doing something it has never done in 26 years of Big Brother:…
Politics
NATO Summit Opens in Ankara With Trump’s 5% Spending Demand Hanging Over Every Meeting
NATO’s 32 member nations convened in Ankara on Tuesday for a two-day summit that…
Sports
USMNT’s World Cup Dream Ends in a 4-1 Rout by Belgium That Exposed Every Weakness
The United States men’s national team came into Monday night’s Round of 16 match…
Politics
Explosions Rock Damascus Near Macron’s Hotel During Historic Syria Visit
Two blasts tore through central Damascus on Tuesday morning, wounding at least 18 people…
Politics
When the President Picks the Lineup: Trump’s FIFA Red Card Call and the Cost to the World Cup
President Donald Trump personally phoned FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to challenge a red card,…
Weather & Enviorment
Wildfire in Southern France Forces Evacuation of 10,000 as Tour de France Stage Thrown Into Chaos
A wildfire tearing through the Pyrenees-Orientales department of southern France has burned more than…
Politics
Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Is Free After Nine Months in Detention and a Direct Appeal From Trump to Xi
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri landed in Los Angeles on July 4, reuniting with his…
Entertainment
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Premieres Today With the Most Ambitious Cast and Camera Rig in Film History
The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, has its London premiere tonight…
Sports
Summer McIntosh Just Broke the Longest-Standing Women’s Swimming World Record
Canada’s Summer McIntosh touched the wall in 2 minutes, 1.65 seconds in the 200-meter…
Entertainment
How Supergirl Became One of the Biggest Box Office Disasters in Superhero History
DC Studios poured $170 million into production and another $120 million into marketing for…
Sports
Folarin Balogun Is Back and the Biggest U.S. World Cup Game in a Generation Kicks Off Tonight
The United States men’s national team faces Belgium in a World Cup Round of…
War & Conflict
China Fires a Nuclear-Capable Missile From a Submarine in the South Pacific, and the Timing Is Not a Coincidence
China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South…
Environment
Meta’s Data Center Contractor Contaminated Cheyenne’s Water System With Rare Bacteria
Cheyenne’s Board of Public Utilities has suspended all data center wastewater discharges after tracing…
Celebrities
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Married After a Star-Studded Ceremony at Madison Square Garden
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot Friday night at Madison Square Garden…
Gaming
A Guide to Making Informed Choices in Online Betting, Football, and Fast-Paced Games
A guest guide to making informed, responsible choices across online betting, football predictions, and…
Entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale Are Officially Starring in Heat 2, and It Is a $170 Million Gamble
After more than a year of negotiations that nearly killed the project twice, Michael…
Top News
July 4th Heat Wave Forces Washington to Cancel Its Independence Day Parade for the First Time
The nation’s capital cancelled its Independence Day parade on Friday as a punishing heat…
Society/Culture
Two Influencers Climbed the Empire State Building, Got Engaged, and Got Arrested
Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov climbed to the top of the Empire State Building…