Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas detained and jailed pending trial for insulting Erdogan and religious values.
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas was detained at Istanbul Airport on Thursday after returning from abroad and subsequently jailed pending tr...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Politics 33 divergence 33
NPR published and retracted a false story claiming Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.
NPR published a story on June 30, 2026 stating Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. The story was retracted within approximat...
War 26 divergence 26
Ship runs aground in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing negotiations over waterway.
A foreign container ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, 2026, while using a route not approved by Iran, according to Iran...
Other 3 divergence 3
Spain defeat Austria 3-0 to advance to the World Cup round of 16.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Pedro Porro added a third as Spain beat Austria 3-0 in their World Cup knockout match. Spain maintai...
Health 6 divergence 6
CDC reports U.S. death rate reached record low in 2025.
Provisional CDC data shows the U.S. age-adjusted death rate fell to 689.2 per 100,000 in 2025, a 4.6% decrease from 2024 and the lowest o...
Politics 57 divergence 57
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Senator Ruben Gallego.
The Senate Select Committee on Ethics dismissed a complaint filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) alle...
Politics 13 divergence 13
German Chancellor Merz defends defense spending record after Trump criticism.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated Germany is doubling its defense budget within four years and has no reason to be ashamed of its s...
Politics 13 divergence 13
President Trump reads children's book on Usha Vance's podcast and comments on past presidents.
President Donald Trump appeared on Second Lady Usha Vance's "Storytime with the Second Lady" podcast, reading the children's book "Presid...
Other 18 divergence 18
Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for financial fraud
Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese billionaire and Communist Party critic, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Judge Analisa Torres in ...
Politics 29 divergence 29
ICE arrested approximately 10,000 people during a five-day period in late June 2026.
ICE arrested roughly 10,000 people over five days in late June, averaging about 2,000 arrests per day, according to internal data obtaine...
Economy 13 divergence 13
Sony will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs for new releases starting January 2028.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that physical game disc production for all new PlayStation games will be discontinued starting J...
Economy 17 divergence 17
Tesla reports 25% increase in second-quarter deliveries.
Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, a 25% increase from the same period a year ago, exceeding Wall Street ana...
War 33 divergence 33
US strikes Iran after Iranian drone attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz.
Iran attacked the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely with drones on Thursday as it transited the Strait of Hormuz. The US condu...
War 36 divergence 36
US and Iran agree to halt strikes and resume talks after weekend of tit-for-tat attacks near Strait of Hormuz.
The US and Iran agreed to pause military attacks and hold talks in Doha on Tuesday after exchanging strikes over the weekend. A US offici...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Syria's interim president appoints 70 lawmakers to complete the first post-Assad parliament.
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed 70 lawmakers to Syria's 210-seat People's Assembly on July 1, 2026, completing a formation pr...
Other 3 divergence 3
England defeats DR Congo 2-1 to advance to World Cup round of 16.
Harry Kane scored two late goals as England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in Atlanta. England will face co-hosts Mexico in the ro...
Other 13 divergence 13
Village People lead singer Victor Willis dies at age 74.
Victor Willis, co-founder and lead singer of the disco group Village People, died on June 30, 2026, at age 74 after a short illness. Will...
Politics 54 divergence 54
Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of Trump administration on two immigration cases involving TPS terminations and asylum seeker border policy
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two 6-3 rulings on June 26, 2026, along ideological lines, both authored by Justice Samuel Alito. The first...
Other 6 divergence 6
Five people killed in shooting at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany.
A shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany, on June 29, 2026, left at least five people dead. Two suspects were ar...
Other 3 divergence 3
Dog named Buddy rescued after eight days trapped under rubble in Venezuela.
A 6-year-old dog named Buddy was pulled alive from beneath his collapsed home in Caraballeda, Venezuela, after being trapped for eight da...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Trump nominates Lance Schroyer as ICE director.
President Donald Trump announced on June 27, 2026 that he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and U.S. Marine, ...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Manny Rutinel wins Democratic primary in Colorado's 8th Congressional District.
Colorado state Rep. Manny Rutinel defeated former state Rep. Shannon Bird in the Democratic primary for Colorado's 8th Congressional Dist...
Politics 17 divergence 17
A grand jury indicts Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges of intimidating New Orleans officials.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill was indicted on 16 criminal counts, including malfeasance and intimidation, for sending letters to...
Other 17 divergence 17
LeBron James will not return to the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play his 24th NBA season elsewhere.
LeBron James will leave the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons and enter free agency to play a record-extending 24th NBA season. The ...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Supreme Court rules geofence warrants constitute a search under Fourth Amendment.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that law enforcement's use of geofence warrants to obtain cellphone location data from third parties constitu...
Politics 17 divergence 17
DOJ directs federal prosecutors to prioritize birth tourism investigations after Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship.
The Supreme Court ruled against President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Following the decision, the Justice...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Supreme Court agrees to review Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting laws and voter purge procedures.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next term on whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship for state voter registration and cond...
Politics 23 divergence 23
Seven pro-Palestinian protesters convicted of misdemeanors for 2024 Golden Gate Bridge blockade.
A San Francisco jury convicted seven protesters on six misdemeanor counts each, including false imprisonment and obstruction, for blockin...
Other 13 divergence 13
France defeats Sweden 3-0 in World Cup round of 32 with Mbappé scoring twice.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Bradley Barcola added a goal as France beat Sweden 3-0 in the World Cup round of 32 on June 30, 2026, at M...
Other 3 divergence 3
Britain's National Archives discovers rare copy of Declaration of Independence in captured American ship's papers.
Michael Scurr, a volunteer at Britain's National Archives, discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence while catalogi...
