- 20h ago
Buss family votes to sell remaining 17.8% Lakers stake as Jeanie Buss launches legal challenge
Four Buss siblings voted to sell their remaining 17.8% Lakers stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, though team governor Jeanie Buss is contesting the move under a 2017 court order.
- 5d ago
Lakers sold for record $12.5B to Kushner and Iger as Walter exits after 10 months
Mark Walter agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation, the most expensive sports team sale ever, just 10 months after acquiring the franchise from the Buss family.
- 5d ago
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies at 98, architect of WTO entry and market reforms
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who forced through state-enterprise reform and secured China's WTO entry, died of illness in Beijing on 12 August 2026 at the age of 98, state media reported.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 5
Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri as AIPAC spending tops $3 million again
Representative Wesley Bell defeats former Representative Cori Bush in a St. Louis Democratic primary rematch, propelled by more than $3 million in outside spending from pro-Israel groups.
- Aug 2
Progressive El-Sayed edges Stevens in Michigan Senate primary, setting up November showdown with Rogers
Progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated establishment-backed Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, fending off $98.2 million in spending to set up a November contest with Republican Mike Rogers.
- Jul 31
Hull funeral director Robert Bush jailed 20 years for swapping ashes and failing to bury 35 bodies
Robert Bush, 48, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting 67 offences, including failing to bury 35 bodies, giving families the wrong ashes, and stealing charity donations over nearly 12 years.
- Jul 21
US aid cuts shut 1,700 HIV clinics, 77,000 fewer children on treatment, studies find
Two studies presented at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro reveal the toll of last year's PEPFAR funding cuts: 1,700 clinics closed, 16,000 health workers laid off, and a 14% drop in children receiving US-backed treatment.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
- Jul 16
Trump pushes for Poland's permanent G20 membership as Washington Post op-ed lays out economic and strategic case
A Washington Post op-ed by Hudson Institute fellows Peter Rough and Ulrich Speck says President Trump is advocating for Poland's permanent seat at the G20, citing its $1 trillion economy, 3.5% growth rate, and heavy defence spending.
- Jul 14
Sen. Thom Tillis withholds vote on Todd Blanche's AG confirmation until he meets Epstein victims
Senator Thom Tillis says he will not advance Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination unless the acting AG meets with Jeffrey Epstein's survivors, a demand that could sink the confirmation.
- Jul 13
Rubio vows to 'dismantle the ICC brick by brick' as US launches whole-of-government campaign against the Hague court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a State Department campaign on Monday, 13 July 2026, aiming to 'systematically disable' the International Criminal Court, accusing the Hague-based tribunal of waging a 'war' on American sovereignty through international law.
- Jul 12
Darline Graham sworn in as US senator after Lindsey Graham's sudden death, raising questions over Ukraine sanctions bill
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, a political novice, was sworn in Tuesday as South Carolina's first female senator, just days after her brother Lindsey Graham, 71, died suddenly of an aortic tear while pushing for Russia sanctions.
- Jul 5
July 6 in history: Messi tax fraud sentence, Graf's last Wimbledon title, and a deadly European storm
A look back at events that fell on July 6, from Lionel Messi's 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud to Steffi Graf's seventh Wimbledon singles crown and a thunderstorm that killed at least 25 people across Europe in 2001.
- Jul 5
Ukraine secures US political agreement for Patriot missile production licences, interceptors on the way
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the political deal after NATO summit talks with Donald Trump in Ankara, with deliveries of PAC-3 interceptors expected in days. Technical teams now work to finalise the manufacturing licence.
- Jul 1
US Navy searches for missing crew member after helicopter emergency landing in Arabian Sea
Three crew members were rescued but one remains missing after a US Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday. There is no indication the incident was caused by hostile action, officials said.
- Jun 30
Trump earned $2.2bn in 2025, with $1.4bn from crypto ventures launched after his return to the White House
A mandatory financial disclosure shows Donald Trump earned at least $2.2 billion in 2025, with $1.4 billion coming from cryptocurrency businesses that benefited from his own deregulatory policies.
- Jun 30
LeBron James departs Lakers after eight seasons, Warriors favored in NBA free agency chase
After eight seasons and a 2020 championship, LeBron James informed the Lakers he intends to leave, with the Golden State Warriors now favored to land the 41-year-old star.
- Jun 22
US judge blocks subpoenas targeting Minnesota Democrats after finding DOJ probe politically motivated
A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department’s grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials were issued to harass political opponents, shutting down a probe into opposition to immigration enforcement.
- Jun 22
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100, leaving a legacy of growth and the seeds of the 2008 crisis
Alan Greenspan, the long-serving Federal Reserve chairman who piloted the US economy through a decade of prosperity and became a celebrity central banker, died on Monday at age 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease, his wife Andrea Mitchell confirmed.
