Month: July 2025
Scandal-plagued former congressman George Santos begins 7-year federal prison sentence
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scandal-plagued former congressman George Santos reported to federal prison Friday to begin his more than seven-year sentence after pleading guilty to a series of fraudulent schemes after being [Read More…]
18-year-old suspect arrested in shooting at University of New Mexico that left 14-year-old dead
sshepard/Getty Images/STOCK (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A shooting inside a dorm room at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque early Friday morning left a 14-year-old boy dead and another teen wounded, state police said. The [Read More…]
Texas Democrats escalate fight against Republican-led redistricting efforts with Pritzker, Newsom meetings
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Democrats on Friday traveled to California and Illinois for meetings with Democratic governors who have criticized Republicans’ plans to redraw the Texas congressional map to protect the GOP [Read More…]
Some of Mamdani’s platform is surprisingly similar to Bloomberg’s, experts say
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — He proposed free crosstown buses. He pushed for steep tax hikes on the wealthy—including an 18.5% property tax increase— insisting none of his rich friends threatened to leave [Read More…]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson remembers Hulk Hogan, calling him ‘a childhood hero’
Hulk Hogan and The Rock at Wrestlemania X8 (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is paying tribute to Hulk Hogan. Hogan, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion, whose real name was Terry Gene [Read More…]
U.S. leads global milk production growth
Milk production is going up in the U.S., Argentina, and New Zealand while declining in Australia and the European Union. USDA’s July World Markets and Trade report says U.S. farmers increased herds in anticipation of [Read More…]
Trump administration releasing $6 billion in education funding
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The roughly $6 billion in education programming that was frozen by the Trump administration earlier this month is being released, according to a Department of Education spokesperson on Friday. This includes [Read More…]
‘The Buccaneers’ stars Josh Dylan, Alisha Boe unpack season 2’s shocking death
Apple (SPOILER ALERT) Fans of The Buccaneers were left in shock after a main character died in this week’s episode. While in pursuit of saving Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) and her baby, Freddie, from his brother, [Read More…]
‘Doomsday mom’ Lori Daybell given 2 life sentences in murder conspiracy trials
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Lori Daybell was sentenced to two life sentences in Arizona on Friday for conspiring with her late brother to kill her fourth husband, who was fatally shot in 2019, and [Read More…]
Iris Apatow, Edwin Ryding join ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ cast
Phillip Faraone/VF25/Getty Images for Vanity Fair, Mike Marsland/WireImage via Getty Images If you thought we were done with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping cast announcements, think again. Iris Apatow and Edvin Ryding are [Read More…]
EU threatens trade retaliation
Member states of the European Union say a retaliation plan is in place if trade negotiations fall apart with the U.S. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says the EU took a similar stance [Read More…]
Buyers return as cash dairy prices close week mixed
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday and buyers are back after what seems like a one week vacation at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.54. Six sales were recorded, ranging [Read More…]
Deputy AG Blanche set to meet for 2nd day with Ghislaine Maxwell
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, after answering questions for six hours on Thursday, is meeting for a second day on Friday with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Maxwell is “hoping [Read More…]
Inside the Idaho prison where Bryan Kohberger is being housed
ABC News (KUNA, Idaho) — Kristi Goncalves stared down Bryan Kohberger, who violently murdered her 21-year-old daughter Kaylee, telling him at his sentencing, “May you continue to live your life in misery. You are officially [Read More…]
100 million Americans on alert for extreme heat, humidity
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 100 million Americans are on alert for dangerous heat and humidity — stretching from Texas to Maine — on Friday, with parts of the Eastern Seaboard feeling like [Read More…]
2 shot, 1 dead, at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, suspect at large
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — Two people were shot at a student housing complex at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque early Friday and the suspect remains at large “and may still be on campus,” the [Read More…]
Officer dies after gunman opens fire in ‘ambush attack’ in Ohio: Police
Lorain Police Department (LORAIN, Ohio) — An Ohio officer has died a day after a gunman opened fire on him and a fellow officer while they were eating lunch in their patrol vehicles, authorities said. [Read More…]
Habba set to remain as top prosecutor in New Jersey after White House maneuver
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to ensure his pick remains in charge of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey has taken a new twist. On Thursday, one day before Alina [Read More…]
What to know about Trump’s golf business in Scotland and British Open bid amid overseas trip
A general view of the Trump Turnberry club house, July 24, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland/ Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is making his fourth international trip of his second term this week, [Read More…]
UNET Announces Drug Seizure and Arrests Made in Pennington County
The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team recently announced the arrest of two individuals on Wednesday following an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Western South Dakota. The arrests resulted in the seizure of significant quantities [Read More…]