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Paris Jackson is reportedly seeking roughly $3 million in repayment for herself and her family from those overseeing her father’s estate, according to court filings. Documents obtained by US Weekly indicate that the 28-year-old is asking Michael Jackson estate manager…
FIFA is set to hand out Super Bowl-style rings to the winners of the 2026 World Cup after Sunday’s final on July 19. The final, which will see Spain face Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium, brings to a…
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has awarded Athletic Director Josh Whitman a new contract extension worth more than $31 million over the next 10 years, securing the former Illini football player’s tenure through 2036. The board approved the…
The FIFA World Cup is almost over, and one notable late arrival is President Donald Trump. This year’s tournament is the biggest in World Cup history, with 48 teams and 104 matches spread across 16 host cities in the United…
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounter at a Las Vegas airport that left an elderly man handcuffed has sparked widespread outrage after video of the incident went viral on social media. On Monday, July 13, at approximately 6:03 p.m., Las…
In a striking repeat of disaster, the Texas Hill Country awoke Thursday morning to catastrophic flooding that swept through the same vulnerable communities devastated barely a year ago. As slow-moving storms dumped torrential rain across the region, rivers rose with…
A 52-year-old Mexican construction worker named Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on July 7, 2026, in Houston’s East End as he drove his crew to a job site. The shooting has sparked…
Federal investigators have found evidence suggesting that a bird strike likely caused the catastrophic helicopter crash into the Hudson River in April 2025 that killed six people, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released this week. The discovery…
A Michigan mother accused of abandoning her three children in deplorable conditions for years pleaded no contest to welfare fraud charges, though she continues to face far more serious child abuse accusations that could result in a life sentence if…
J.J. Watt publicly criticized Real Salt Lake after the MLS side welcomed him and his family to the stadium on social media but failed to identify his wife, Kealia Ohai Watt, despite her deep ties to Utah and standout soccer…
Nearly three years after 18-year-old Henry Willis killed himself after buying a ghost gun online, a Louisville jury awarded his mother more than $100 million in damages. It’s the largest dollar amount awarded by a jury against a gun dealer…
After forty years of funding grassroots social justice organizations, the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation announced Wednesday it will shut down at the end of 2026 unless it wins a favorable court ruling in an ongoing legal dispute with its parent…
A legal battle has been launched in North Dakota after two families alleged that their sons were accidentally sent home with the wrong parents nearly 40 years ago. The complaint, filed July 7 in Walsh County District Court, names Christian…
Puerto Rico announced emergency water rationing measures as the island grapples with a severe and potentially historic drought that has left tens of thousands of residents without reliable access to running water. Governor Jenniffer González announced that customers in six…
The U.S. government has designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations, according to a publication in the Federal Register on Thursday. This action expands a major policy initiative that began earlier this year to combat Mexican…
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.55% this week, marking its highest level in nearly a year, as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East reignited concerns about inflation and energy costs. The surge in borrowing costs reflects a dramatic…