US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, August 24, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The United States has reached a deal with Venezuela to gain majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves as the war with Iran roils global … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail-in ballots for the crucial November election. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal … Read more
NEED TO KNOW The remains found near a waterfall in Tasmania in January belonged to Celine Cremer, 31, who disappeared during a hike in June 2023. Cremer’s cell phone was found during a new search in December 2025, and her bones, teeth and clothing were found months later. Seven months after his remains were found, … Read more
The legal odyssey regarding prediction markets versus games of chance continues. On Friday, Kalshi stumbled upon an island full of black-robed giants. Via the Associated Press, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that federal commodity trading law does not preempt Nevada gaming law when it comes to regulating sports betting. … Read more
On Thursday, Rockstar Games finally pulled back the curtain on Grand Theft Auto 6 and gave fans a nearly 30-minute trailer for the game. The game looks amazing and massive. But it’s also not the first time that the GTA series visits Vice City, Rockstar’s parody of Miami, Florida. 24 years ago, GTA Vice City … Read more
Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to an eight-year, $163.2 million extension, his agency announced Friday. The deal will be worth $20.4 million in average annual value. Makar becomes the first NHL player to sign a deal exceeding $20 million in annual salary, via hockey expert Frank Seravalli. years. Once the NHL’s new … Read more
On April 5, 2024, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Tewksbury, New Jersey. The tremor caught about 42 million people from Virginia to Maine by surprise; The east coast is certainly not known for its seismic activity. Now, researchers have finally discovered where this strange earthquake came from and its origin was not what they expected. … Read more
A woman who was diagnosed with bowel cancer after struggling to go to the toilet for two weeks has been denied surgery. Vicky Mcloughlin, 66, was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer in November 2024. Her daughter, Chloe, 33, started noticing that Vicky “wasn’t herself” and she later found out she’d been struggling to go … Read more
U.S. immigration officials arrested controversial far-right British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos in New Orleans on Thursday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration officials announced Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and charged with overstaying after legally entering the United States in May 2019 through New York City. An … Read more
Lindsay Clancy jury sent home for weekend; Deliberations resume MondayJury heard closing arguments Thursday morningSenior Digital Editor/Producer, WCVB.comPLYMOUTH, Mass. —The jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in the family’s Duxbury home in 2023, will return Monday to continue deliberations. A jury of nine women … Read more