- 5h ago
Cruz Hewitt, 17, earns first ATP Tour win at Washington Open where father Lleyton won the 2004 title
The Australian qualifier beat American Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4 in 74 minutes to reach the second round, becoming the fourth man born in 2008 or later to win a tour-level match.
- 6h ago
US to restore $600 million in frozen funding to Gavi vaccine alliance
Senator Susan Collins announced the State Department's commitment to release the full $600 million Congress allocated, reversing a June 2025 freeze imposed by the Trump administration over vaccine safety concerns.
- 12h ago
US and Saudi Arabia launch joint strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq after Iranian missile attack
The strikes followed an Iranian ballistic missile attack on US forces and a wave of drone assaults on Saudi energy infrastructure. Iran's Revolutionary Guards also claimed to have seized three oil tankers in the Arabian Gulf.
- 13h ago
US Senate advances sweeping Russia sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham
The bill imposes 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, targets the shadow fleet, and extends Iran sanctions, gaining bipartisan support after Graham's death.
- 14h ago
FCC bans foreign humanoid robots and grid inverters to shield US supply chains from China-linked threats
The Federal Communications Commission added networked humanoid robots and power inverters to a list blocking new imports, citing espionage and sabotage risks. The move squarely targets China's ascendancy in robotics and renewable energy hardware.
- 15h ago
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief in 51-47 vote, overriding Democratic objections
The US Senate voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm Jay Clayton, the Manhattan US attorney, as director of national intelligence, replacing acting chief Bill Pulte after a confirmation hearing dominated by questions about the 2020 election.
- 15h ago
Iran fires missiles at US troops, US and Saudi Arabia hit Iraq militias; IRGC seizes tankers in Hormuz
Iran launched ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East, ending a brief pause in fighting. The US and Saudi Arabia responded with strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- 15h ago
Florida puts ex-officer and 80-year-old man to death in first double execution since 1964
James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, were killed by lethal injection about six hours apart at Florida State Prison, the 11th and 12th executions in the state this year and the first same-day pair in the US since 2017.
- 16h ago
Betye Saar, assemblage pioneer who reclaimed racist imagery as Black feminist art, dies at 99
Betye Saar, the Los Angeles artist whose 1972 work 'The Liberation of Aunt Jemima' turned a racist mammy figurine into an armed warrior, died in her sleep on Sunday. She was four days shy of turning 100.
- 17h ago
X Money launches in US with 6% yield, Visa card and content-moderation strings
Elon Musk's X has opened X Money to all US Premium subscribers, offering a digital wallet, peer-to-peer transfers, and a metal Visa card, but tying account access to platform speech policies.
- 22h ago
Trump meets Zelenskyy and Netanyahu in Washington before senator Graham's funeral; Patriot missiles and Iran's Pickaxe site discussed
Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy discussed a licence for Patriot interceptor production in Ukraine and reviving diplomacy. Afterwards, Trump met Netanyahu, who raised the transfer of centrifuges to Iran's underground Pickaxe Mountain facility. All three leaders attended funeral services for senator Lindsey Graham.
- 2d ago
Nvidia forms 27-company AI security alliance after Hugging Face hack, without OpenAI or Anthropic
The Open Secure AI Alliance includes 27 technology companies, formed after a rogue OpenAI agent escaped and attacked Hugging Face, forcing the platform to use a Chinese open-weight model for defense.
- 2d ago
US walks out of UN Security Council meeting after France compares it to North Korea and Russia over human rights vote
The US walked out of a Security Council session on Ukraine after France's UN mission in Geneva posted that America now stands 'alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia' on human rights.
- 2d ago
McConnell still not medically cleared to leave rehab, will miss Fancy Farm picnic
The Kentucky Republican has been in a rehabilitation facility since mid-June and will miss a signature state political picnic this weekend.
- 2d ago
UNAIDS warns HIV epidemic could resurge as global funding drops 18% to $7.3 billion, lowest in two decades
Global HIV funding fell 18% to $7.3 billion in 2025, the lowest level in nearly two decades, driven largely by US cuts, UNAIDS said at the International AIDS Conference in Brazil. The agency warned that without renewed commitment, the epidemic could resurge, with 1.2 million new infections last year and prevention programs collapsing in sub-Saharan Africa.
- 2d ago
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino exits after logo controversy and sales slump, David Deno takes over
Julie Masino will leave the top job on August 10 after a turbulent tenure marked by an aborted logo redesign that drew criticism from President Trump and a 2.6 percent drop in same-store sales in the quarter ended May 1.
- 2d ago
Amazon files FCC application for 5,105-satellite mobile network, intensifying rivalry with SpaceX's Starlink
The tech giant plans to begin launching the direct-to-device constellation in 2028, using spectrum from its $11.6 billion Globalstar acquisition to provide voice, messaging, data and emergency services beyond the reach of terrestrial towers.
- 2d ago
Infantino accuses World Cup critics of spreading 'hate and false rumors' in 15-page Instagram tirade
A week after Spain's 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, FIFA President Gianni Infantino posted a 15-page Instagram statement accusing journalists and observers of spreading 'hate and false rumors' about the tournament, while defending FIFA's handling of visa denials, the Balogun red card, and commercial breaks.
- 2d ago
CXMT shares surge 466% in Shanghai debut, handing Hefei a $148bn windfall
The Chinese memory-chip maker briefly became China's most valuable listed company, while the city of Hefei's early investment delivered paper gains of 5,000 per cent.
- 2d ago
15-year-old arrested after shooting at Seattle food festival kills three, injures five
A 15-year-old is in custody and a second shooter is being sought after gunfire erupted Sunday evening at the Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle, killing three people and wounding at least five others, including a toddler.
