- 3d ago
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson dies at 70 in Mississippi
Two-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson has died at age 70 at her home in Jackson, Mississippi.
- 3d ago
NBA fines Clippers $30 million and bans Steve Ballmer over Kawhi Leonard deals
The NBA stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks, issued a $30 million fine, and suspended owner Steve Ballmer following an inquiry into illicit player compensation.
- 5d ago
Premier League clubs spend £3.5bn as Enzo Fernandez joins Manchester City for £125m
English top-flight spending reached up to £3.528 billion before the September 1 deadline, driven by heavy domestic trading and Manchester City's £125 million acquisition of Enzo Fernandez.
- 5d ago
Learner Tien ends Gael Monfils' Grand Slam run as Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz advance at US Open
On Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Learner Tien ended Gael Monfils' final Grand Slam tournament, while Coco Gauff beat Paula Badosa and Taylor Fritz defeated Mattia Bellucci.
- Aug 29
Udinese secure 3-2 victory at Monza after first-half surge from Kamara and Ekkelenkamp
Udinese claimed their first Serie A victory of the season with a 3-2 away win over Monza, taking four points from two matches while consigning Ivan Juric's side to a second straight loss.
- Aug 28
Trump administration reviews proposal to swap Yosemite land with private developer
Federal officials have examined a plan to transfer a 400-meter strip of Yosemite National Park to Kingsbarn Realty Capital in exchange for separate California land.
- Aug 28
Germany retains men's hockey World Cup with 1-0 final victory over Spain
Michel Struthoff scored the only goal in the 44th minute in Wavre, Belgium, as Germany equalled Pakistan's record of four men's hockey World Cup titles.
- Aug 12
Anne Hathaway battles dinosaurs in David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street, an Amblin-style summer thriller
David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as a suburban couple whose 1982 neighborhood is transported to the prehistoric era, will reach theaters in mid-August with early reviews calling it the best dinosaur film since 1993.
- Aug 12
Farage regains Clacton seat with 62.8% as standards probe into £5m gift resumes
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton parliamentary seat with 62.8% of the vote on August 14, but the parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million undeclared gift resumed hours later. Comedy candidate Count Binface secured a record 26.7%.
- Aug 11
Lucy Davis, star of UK 'The Office,' reveals Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis
British actress Lucy Davis, best known as Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of "The Office," announced on Instagram that she has Stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her bones, spine, right hip and ribs. The 53-year-old said the cancer is "incurable, and too late for chemo."
- Aug 10
Las Vegas jury convicts ex-gang leader Duane Davis of murder in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
A Clark County jury deliberated for three hours before finding the 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips leader guilty of first-degree murder, concluding a two-week trial that rested largely on Davis's own public confessions.
- Aug 2
Chamberlain knocks out O'Leary in 10th to take IBO title; Reeves hospitalised after Cully stoppage
Mark Chamberlain claimed the IBO light-welterweight belt with a 10th-round knockout of Pierce O'Leary at the 3Arena, while Lee Reeves was stretchered from the ring after a stoppage loss to Gary Cully.
- 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 28
Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after landfall in Zhejiang, over one million evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 km/h, flooding Shanghai streets and forcing over one million people from their homes across eastern China.
- Jul 28
Global tech rout deepens as KOSPI plunges 10.8%, AI spending fears rattle markets
South Korea's benchmark index suffered its worst session in months, triggering a trading halt, as fears over AI infrastructure spending and Chinese competition rippled through global markets.
- Jul 22
D4vd murder hearing opens with photos of dismembered 14-year-old's remains
Prosecutors displayed photographs of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's severed body parts as they began presenting evidence against the singer, who is accused of killing her to protect his music career.
- Jul 16
Ryan Fox birdies 18th to win 154th Open at Royal Birkdale, first major title at 39
A 12-foot birdie on Royal Birkdale's 72nd hole gave the 39-year-old New Zealander his first major title, one stroke ahead of Cameron Young.
- Jul 13
Sam Neill died of pneumonia, agent reveals; 'Jurassic Park' star had beaten lymphoma with experimental therapy
The 'Jurassic Park' actor, 78, had been cancer-free after CAR-T therapy beat his lymphoma, but succumbed to pneumonia on Monday in Sydney. His agent spoke out to counter 'inaccuracies and falsehoods'.
- Jul 11
Ten dead after Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes on Andros Island on Bahamas' 53rd independence day
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed near San Andros Airport on Friday, killing all 10 aboard. The flight had taken off from Nassau roughly 30 minutes earlier on the nation's 53rd independence anniversary.
- Jul 11
East of England hit with first hosepipe bans in 30 years as heatwave breaks UK temperature records
Five water companies have announced hosepipe bans affecting over five million people as the UK endures its third heatwave of the year, with 2026 already registering more 35C days than any previous calendar year.
