Top Open Championship storylines: Scottie and Rory…
Is Scheffler or McIlroy the favorite? Can an English golfer win on home soil? How will Royal Birkdale play this week? We’ve detailed what to look for at the 2026 Open Championships. Source link
Durbin says Blanche told him DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund was 'a mistake'
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weapons” fund “a mistake,” in what the senator described as a courtesy meeting ahead of Wednesday’s hearing to review Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department. According to Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, when the…
ASML hikes sales forecast on strong AI chip demand
ASML on Wednesday raised its guidance for the second time this year as its customers continue to ramp up production capacity of AI chips. The Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker said it now expects full-year sales to come in between 43 billion euros ($49 billion) and 45 billion euros, and a gross margin of between 54 and…
Sources: Maxey-led 76ers trio has talked to LeBron…
76ers stars Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown are in communication with LeBron James during the team’s search, with Maxi taking the lead, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Source link
Man in Florida killed by truck while fleeing ICE agents
A man died after being struck by a tractor-trailer in St. Augustine, Florida, on Tuesday following an incident involving federal immigration officers. Four people in a car fled on foot after a Homeland Security investigation and a “shootout” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a parking lot at a Wawa gas station… Source…
Blood-based test can predict risk of developing symptoms of Alzheimer's up to a decade early
A blood test for the biomarker phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) recently received federal approval, but questions have emerged about the extent to which such tests can accurately predict whether a cognitively healthy person will develop cognitive impairment—a key symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. Source link
Here’s the inflation breakdown for June 2026 — in one chart
Consumer prices pulled back in June on the heels of lower energy and gasoline prices, a reversal after moving sharply upward in recent months due to the Iran war. However, inflation risks re-igniting in coming months amid renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, economists said. The consumer price index, an inflation barometer, rose 3.5%…
The AL shuts out the NL to win the All-Star Game! …
The best player in baseball came to play. Relive all the action from the American League’s impressive victory over the National League. Source link
US hits 'dozens' of military targets in additional round of strikes
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday night that it completed an additional round of strikes on “dozens” of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s coastal region at 10 p.m. EDT. The attacks came as the US resumed a naval blockade at 4 p.m. EDT, involving more than 20 US Navy warships and……
Oil prices today: brent, WTI, Hormuz blockade
Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters Oil prices rose in choppy trading Wednesday as U.S. forces…