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Mary Jo Campbell’s official cause of death has now been confirmed, nearly two weeks after she died at the age of 91. The Kardashian-Jenner family matriarch, who was also Kris Jenner’s mother, died on July 16, 2026, just days before…
Colt Gray, the Georgia teenager who carried out a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024, repeatedly asked his mother to search the internet for mentions of his name and bring him “fan art” drawings of himself during…
A person cited in the David Hearn case says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had already sustained damage before the former Olympian is accused of making contact with it. David Hearn, a former US Olympian, was indicted by a grand…
Andy Lippman, the longtime Los Angeles bureau chief for the Associated Press who oversaw coverage of some of the most significant events of the 20th century, has died at 78. He died at his home in Tucson on July 25,…
— American consumers’ confidence in the nation’s economy continued its slide this month as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran sent gasoline prices soaring back above four dollars per gallon, undoing fragile gains from a brief period of…
Fraudsters are constantly finding new ways to target people’s money, and one payment scam experts want consumers to watch for is ‘ghost tapping’. With fewer people relying on notes and coins, most purchases are now made electronically. The Federal Reserve’s…
An investigative report released Tuesday has revealed that Old Dominion University was unaware of a student’s prior terrorism conviction before he opened fire on campus in March, killing an ROTC instructor and wounding two others. The gunman, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh,…
Florida is scheduled to carry out its first double execution of the modern death penalty era today, July 28, but campaigners and experts say the pace of the process could raise serious concerns. James Duckett, 68, is due to be…
As Tennessee prepares for what would be its first execution of a woman in more than two centuries, a special master has now been assigned to Christa Gail Pike’s case. The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Shelby County Senior Judge Mark…
Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that it has proposed a landmark $5.5 billion settlement to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer, marking a potential turning point in a…
Early in-person voting is beginning in swing state Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor, with a democratic socialist trying to overcome the incumbent governor’s preferred choice to replace him. The primary is set for August 11, less than two weeks…
The Secret Service says it is looking into a troubling video from Iran that appears to threaten First Lady Melania Trump. The footage, titled ‘How to Kill Melania Trump’, features images of Melania Trump in her motorcade and at multiple…
A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison mandated that Jose…
Florida is set to make history on Tuesday with an unprecedented double execution that will mark the first time in more than six decades the state has put two people to death on the same day. The executions represent a…
Pete Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles after the Mets allowed him to walk in free agency. Pete Alonso, first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles Getty Images Prior to re-signing with the New York Mets…
The story I can verify is actually broader: Jon Heyman has been analyzing the Mets’ trade deadline situation extensively, including his six-point plan for David Stearns that was shared on social media on July 13. The Straight Outta Flushing show…