Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/isna | Via Reuters The International Maritime Organization has paused its efforts aimed at evacuating ships and seafarers stranded inside the Middle East Gulf after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The pause follows a…
The number of flu cases continues to rise at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ending the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air Force confirmed 275 cases as of Wednesday, up from 160 last week, a figure Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said… Source link
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images SoftBank Group plunged more than 12% on Friday, leading a broad selloff in Asian technology stocks, amid mounting concerns over the rising cost of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Japanese conglomerate led…
As part of the next CBA with players, MLB wants a maximum of 5-year contracts for free agents who change teams, while organizations will have the ability to keep their players for up to 6 years, called the Cornerstone Player Provision. Source link
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday released an installment of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over vaccine messaging. Emails indicate Kennedy directed CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines, allowing… Source link
Two Federal Reserve officials on Thursday indicated some optimism on inflation, though neither indicated a likelihood that interest rates will change anytime soon. Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that inflation is still trending the wrong way though there have been a few bright spots. A little later in the afternoon, New York…
The equation for Ecuador was simple: win or go home. And just in time, he found his scoring touch against heavily favored Germany. Source link
The Hill’s Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Welcome to Defense & National Security The Big Story Iran attacks cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz Iranian forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to news reports, in a move that could compromise efforts to reopen…
Workers clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 25, 2026, in Washington. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats is probing President Donald Trump‘s troubled renovation of the reflecting pool in Washington that has drawn scrutiny for running over budget and rapidly deteriorating. The Democrats, in a…
