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Donald Trump’s planned commemorative $1 coin for the United States’ 250th anniversary has sparked a legal debate, with critics questioning whether a living president can appear on a U.S. Coin at all. On July 15, 2026, the Treasury Department and…
U.S. Wholesale prices fell unexpectedly in June, offering a brief respite from months of elevated inflation. The producer price index dropped 0.3% from May to June, marking the largest monthly decline since April 2025 and a sharp reversal from May’s…
Experts say women on death row can face harsher treatment than men, especially during the notorious ‘death watch’ period, with some warning that the process may inflict additional trauma on female prisoners. Christa Gail Pike is scheduled to become the…
Chuck Schumer had an uncomfortable moment while addressing Donald Trump’s role in the Iran conflict, after an apparent fart drew attention in the middle of his remarks. The awkward clip surfaced as the Senate was debating the annual National Defense…
A 28-year-old man has died following a skydiving accident in Orange, Massachusetts, on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Authorities said the victim was Mani Chandra Teja Gaddam, a Boston-based software engineer. According to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office on Monday, he…
With new-vehicle prices hovering near record highs and monthly payments consuming a growing share of household budgets, many shoppers are looking for ways to make every car-buying dollar go further. Car experts at Edmunds have compiled five top strategies to…
Detainees held at Camp East Montana, the nation’s largest immigration detention facility located at Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas, have reported experiencing a pattern of frequent beatings, sexual abuse, and severe medical neglect, according to reports from…
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the…
Broadcasters covering women’s sport are being advised to rethink how events are filmed, with new rules aimed at reducing camera angles that can appear overly sexualized. The guidance, published by the European Broadcasting Union in June 2026, has already prompted…
Donald Trump has criticized what he called “Country hating sleazebags” after damage was discovered at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., and he shared details about what he says happened to the site. The Reflecting Pool sits between…
Massive plumes of Canadian wildfire smoke are set to blanket the Midwest and Northeast this week, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people across the region. The smoke originates from an explosive wildfire outbreak in western Ontario,…
Former Goldman Sachs top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler is set to face questioning by the House Oversight Committee about her extensive ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the latest development in Congress’ sweeping investigation into the late financier’s network…
Heavy downpours in South Texas have washed out highways and stranded motorists as forecasters warned that more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico. Storms dumped up to a foot of rain…
One person is dead and two others are missing after a three-deck recreational pontoon boat capsized in San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon near Alcatraz Island, prompting a massive rescue and search operation that involved multiple agencies and vessels. The…
Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000 Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent SUVs across the United States due to inaccurate certification labels attached to the vehicles. The recall was announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week following…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, passing legislation that could end the twice-annual clock changes that millions of Americans have participated in for decades. The measure, formally known as the Sunshine Protection Act,…