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8 indicted in planned sniper attack at White House UFC 250 event, DOJ says

Eight suspects face terrorism charges after allegedly amassing explosives, firearms, and drones while coordinating on Signal, Discord and TikTok.

California seizes 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis worth $104 million in major crackdown

Authorities seized 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis, firearms and cash across 10 California counties in a three-month organized crime crackdown.

EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists

After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.

Illegal immigrant soccer coach who used alcohol and drugs to sexually abuse kids learns fate

A tipster discovered explicit videos on a cellphone left at a Franklin, Tennessee, business, launching a probe into the illegal immigrant coach.

Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local elections officials.

ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting were not wearing body cameras, sources say

ICE agents involved in the fatal Houston shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo were not wearing body cameras, sources say, as investigations mount.

8 indicted in planned sniper attack at White House UFC 250 event, DOJ says

Eight suspects face terrorism charges after allegedly amassing explosives, firearms, and drones while coordinating on Signal, Discord and TikTok.

Around the world

Experts ‘deeply’ concerned over Iran’s work at underground nuclear site

Pickaxe Mountain, a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountains, shows continued construction, according to satellite imagery. IAEA inspectors have not been allowed to visit.

Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand

Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March have filed a lawsuit against the vessel’s operator.

A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China's persisting worker safety risks

Authorities are investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China's Fujian province that killed 28 people, raising renewed concern over worker safety.

Israel fortifies border with Jordan as Iran seeks new terror path

IDF Division 96 has thwarted more than 20 smuggling attempts this year as Israel reactivates 45 military bases along the Jordan Valley border.

French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign

Marine Le Pen's embezzlement ban was shortened to allow a 2027 presidential run, but she must wear an ankle monitor that could complicate campaigning.

Who is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? How NATO's most unpredictable leader keeps reinventing himself

Experts say Erdoğan's defining trait isn't Islamism or nationalism but political survival, as Trump calls Turkey's leader "a friend" ahead of NATO summit.

World leaders, dignitaries pay tribute to America on historic 250th birthday

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV were among world leaders sending messages to Trump on America's 250th Independence Day. From Jerusalem to the UAE and Japan congratulations were sent.

Technology

The economic cost of Trump’s clean energy rollbacks has been enormous—and it’s still growing

It’s been a little more than a year since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act began dismantling federal clean energy incentives—just one part of the Trump administration’s broader attacks on renewables, from freezing funds and canceling permits to paying developers to cancel plans for offshore wind farms

Practical challenges in managing Kubernetes at enterprise scale

The first time I used Kubernetes in an enterprise setting, I understood the hype. It gives every team the same way to package, deploy and run their apps. No more custom scripts or unique deployment hacks, just one control plane to rule them all.

This Apple alum’s AI startup wants to turn your iPhone into an AR messenger

A talking cat recently sat next to me on the couch, thanked me for interviewing his creator, and proceeded to tell me a series of dad jokes.

IBM Bob expands beyond code generation to orchestrate the entire SDLC

Enterprises are using AI to write more code than ever before; anywhere between 25% and 75%, depending on who you ask. This means developers are moving to other parts of the process, where they run into whole new sets of problems.

How to watch Big Brother 28: Free Streams & TV Schedule

Here's how to watch Big Brother 28 for free from anywhere, with host Julie Chen Moonves anchoring a 'Time Trip'-themed season of the reality show.

How the Gap’s CEO uses ‘brand love’ to track the company’s comeback

Gap was never uncool. It just disappeared for a while. CEO Richard Dickson explains how he’s bringing it back, using the same pop culture playbook he used to resurrect Barbie at Mattel.

Visual Studio update rejiggers GitHub Copilot usage tracking

Microsoft has fitted the June 2026 update to Visual Studio IDE with a GitHub Copilot usage window that gives a clearer view of where a user stands against the GitHub’s new usage-based model. The update also adds trust validation for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

Sports News

Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th World Cup goal before leaving game with a 'slight' ankle injury

Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of the World Cup, helping France to beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row.

Dodgers will again visit White House to celebrate World Series championship, official says

The White House confirmed the Los Angeles Dodgers will visit Trump on July 23 to celebrate their back-to-back World Series championship wins.

Prestigious international pro wrestling tournament begins in US for second time, Rocky Romero breaks it down

G1 Climax 36 kicks off Saturday in Chicago with Yota Tsuji and Konosuke Takeshita headlining as the top favorites in the legendary NJPW event.

Major NBA trade won't be official until league's investigation into team's salary cap accusations is complete

The NBA is investigating whether Kawhi Leonard received off-the-books money through an endorsement deal to help the Clippers circumvent the salary cap.

It's Fery vs. Zverev and Sinner vs. Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals

British wild card Arthur Fery is facing French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the opening men's semifinal at Wimbledon.

Chris 'The Bear' Fallica's World Cup Best Bets Today

Chris "The Bear" Fallica delivers his daily best bets for the World Cup. Here's what he's backing on Match Day 29.

DHS secretary touts security operation to protect World Cup fans

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal, state and local law enforcement cooperation at World Cup venues in Seattle and LA has been amazing.

Politics News

Democrats are ‘completely stained’ after backing Platner through multiple scandals, Republicans charge

Republicans are linking Graham Platner's toxic controversies to Democrats in key House and Senate midterm races that will determine congressional control.

FIRST ON FOX: School lied, hid daughter's gender transition under district policy, parents allege

America First Legal alleges Anne Arundel County Public Schools hid a student's gender transition from parents, citing district policy to justify secrecy.

Marine vet Victor Marx narrowly notches victory in Colorado GOP gubernatorial primary

Marine veteran Victor Marx edged out Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, winning the state's Republican gubernatorial primary contest.

What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as he drove his construction crew to a job. His death set off protests in Texas’ largest city and calls from Democrats and Salgado Araujo’s family for an independent investigation.

DHS plans costly crackdown on states that don’t cooperate on election security

DHS will withhold over $1 billion in homeland security grants from states refusing citizenship verification, manual audits and paper ballots.

Stephen F. Austin State University to close child care center due to budget constraints

The Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center will close classrooms in phases over the next few years, beginning with infants in the 2027-28 academic year.

Iran's biggest weapon against the US may be slipping away, experts say

Iran's attacks on commercial shipping sent oil prices higher, but alternative routes and rising OPEC+ production may be weakening Iran's leverage.