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Supreme Court denies stays for two Florida death row inmates, clearing path for rare double execution

The Supreme Court denied stays of execution for two Florida death row inmates, clearing the way for the state's first double execution since 1964.

WATCH: E-bike teen takeover swarms downtown city streets blocking traffic, leading to charges

Video shows hundreds of teens on e-bikes swarming cars, blocking an ambulance and running red lights in downtown Orlando, leading to charges.

Bryan Kohberger waived his appeal rights but plans on pursuing post-conviction relief

Bryan Kohberger plans to file for post-conviction relief after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students, two sources say.

Former college soccer player found dead off San Diego beach in one of nation's wealthiest beach communities

Bryn Waite, a former Central Washington University soccer player from Anchorage, was found dead in waters off La Jolla Shores Beach in San Diego.

eBays agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner under a newly finalized settlement resolving a lawsuit over a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former company employees.

Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss a charge against a labor union leader who was arrested while protesting against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in California.

Supreme Court denies stays for two Florida death row inmates, clearing path for rare double execution

The Supreme Court denied stays of execution for two Florida death row inmates, clearing the way for the state's first double execution since 1964.

Around the world

Romanian F-16 shoots down drone after airspace breach, marking first for NATO ally

A Romanian F-16 shot down an unauthorized drone over Buzău County, marking the first such interception in the NATO member's national airspace.

ICC prosecutor whose Netanyahu warrant fueled Mamdani arrest threat is fired over sexual misconduct

ICC member states voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, marking the first such dismissal in the court's history. His lawyer says he will appeal decision.

Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1

Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday Sunday.

Freed American reveals brutal Iran prison ordeal, warns hostages face greater danger

Morad Tahbaz describes harsh Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detention in Evin Prison and warns that the U.S.-Iran war could make Americans still held in Tehran more vulnerable.

Burma approves death penalty for scammers months after FBI's $8 billion crypto crackdown

Burma's new law mandates the death penalty for internet scammers months after the FBI's $8 billion Bitcoin seizure from a criminal network.

Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says

The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June.

Is Israel really isolated? Polls and diplomacy point in opposite directions

Trump says the Saudi Arabia nuclear deal hinges on joining the Abraham Accords, as experts debate whether Israel faces isolation or expanding ties.

Technology

OpenAI tells ChatGPT to stop impersonating famous authors

On the heels of a $1.5 billion copyright infringement ruling against Anthropic, OpenAI has adjusted ChatGPT’s programming to refuse requests to mimic the style of well-known authors.

Claude users’ shared conversations were showing up in Google searches

Thousands of conversations between Claude and its users, alongside tools created during those chats, were available for a period of time through Google searches earlier this month—echoing a similar issue that blighted OpenAI’s ChatGPT and was first reported by Fast Company almost a year ago to the d

AMD's Venice is the first 2nm x86 server chip, but the stack doesn't fully ship until 2027

AMD's Zen 6 Venice EPYC is a 2nm, 256-core, 512-thread juggernaut which comes into play at the same time as Nvidia is gunning for the data center CPU market.

2026 network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes, a Cisco company, monitors how ISPs, cloud providers and conferencing services are handling any performance challenges and provides Network World with a weekly roundup of events that impact service delivery.

Can you really rent out the sea bed? Oregon set to start charging service providers for undersea cables within three miles of its coastline

Oregon plans to boost its Common School Fund with one-time fee to cable operators for undersea installations within three miles of the state’s coastline.

Self-dressing clothes could help older adults

KAIST and Stanford researchers built soft robotic tubes into fabric that use air pressure to guide clothing into place in about 10 seconds flat.

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5 for both AI coding and general office work

Today Anthropic released its new Opus 5 model, which the company claims delivers performance comparable to its more advanced Fable 5 model at half the price. Opus 5 is designed for both complex coding and general office work.

Sports News

Amateur cricket match goes viral after cheating allegation

An amateur cricket match in England has become a viral sensation after allegations of cheating were shared on social media.

Athletics' Shea Langeliers, top MLB trade deadline target, could be out for season after devastating injury

Shea Langeliers' torn meniscus could end his 2026 season and shakes up the MLB trade deadline catcher market, as the Athletics' All-Star ponders surgery.

Atlanta Braves fan taunts The Freeze with a blown kiss and gets passed in spectacular fashion

The Atlanta Braves' The Freeze delivered a viral moment after a fan's mid-race taunt backfired spectacularly during the warning track showdown at the ballpark.

US goalkeeper Matt Freese says he'll never get over his team's loss to Belgium in the World Cup

Goalkeeper Matt Freese admits he's still not over the United States' exit from the 2026 World Cup after losing to Belgium.

FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA

FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family.

Amateur cricket match goes viral after cheating allegation

An amateur cricket match in England has become a viral sensation after allegations of cheating were shared on social media.

Athletics' Shea Langeliers, top MLB trade deadline target, could be out for season after devastating injury

Shea Langeliers' torn meniscus could end his 2026 season and shakes up the MLB trade deadline catcher market, as the Athletics' All-Star ponders surgery.

Politics News

Democrats target more GOP House seats after socialist victories rock left-wing primaries

The DCCC is backing five new House candidates in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Montana as Democrats fight to wrest House control from Republicans.

Politics Friday: Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan meet for final head-to-head matchup

The two senatorial candidates vying for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination faced off Monday in a debate hosted by MPR News, with immigration enforcement and fraud as key policy issues separating their campaigns.

Prominent Holocaust museum challenges Mamdani with offer in response to claims about 'genocide' in Gaza

Holocaust Museum Chairman Jeff Miller invited Zohran Mamdani to visit and learn what genocide actually means after the NYC mayor's repeated use of the term.

Republican and Democratic coalitions put to the test in unusual elections on Tuesday

Gov. Larry Rhoden faces outsider Toby Doeden in South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial runoff while Georgia Democrats vie to replace Rep. David Scott.

Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's law banning prediction markets, which was set to take effect Saturday.

Lindsey Graham's final mission nears finish line as world leaders gather to honor him

Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill faces a key Senate vote Tuesday night, hours after his funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

EXCLUSIVE: Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says

Rep. James Comer warns Dr. Anthony Fauci that former President Biden's pardon has limits ahead of his Senate hearing, saying he must be held accountable if he lies.