Wearing the most famous last name in football on the back of his jersey, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning may be the most hyped college football player in the last 30 years. Fans are about to find out if the 21-year-old can live up to expectations as he leads one of the best teams in […]
FBI agents were tasked earlier this year with flagging any mentions of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. Durbin included the allegation in a letter he sent Friday, July 18, to the FBI and the Department of Justice. CNBC first reported the […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the California High-Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration over the termination of $4 billion in federal grants toward the project. The lawsuit claims that the government terminated federal funds out of political spite, not due to any legitimate issue. It argues that President Donald Trump specifically targeted California […]
The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday, July 17, that it plans to destroy 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits because they’re expired, but emphasized that the loss accounts for just 1% of its global food aid. That amount equals roughly 1 million pounds of food, enough to fill more than a dozen semi-trucks. […]
An Arizona man is fighting more than $600 in fines from his homeowners association for leaving a cooler with a “free cold water” sign in his driveway. The man, David Martin, who lives near Phoenix, told USA Today that he first began offering a cool drink to passersby in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Along […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is cleaning up the rulebook for geothermal energy in an effort to remove redundant and obsolete regulations. The move comes as interest is heating up in geothermal as a clean, around-the-clock energy source. In documents published in the July 17 Federal Register, the BLM said, “It is neither efficient […]
A kiss cam, a Coldplay concert and two top executives caught mid-cuddle — now, their company is stepping in. Data operations company Astronomer has launched an internal investigation after a viral stadium moment turned into a very public HR headache. In an X post on the afternoon of Friday, July 18, Astronomer confirmed it is […]
If you purchased Poppi sodas between January 2020 and July 2025, you’re eligible to get money back as part of a class action settlement. The suit claimed the beverage company misled customers about its health claims. Poppi settlement The lawsuit alleged that Poppi improperly marketed its products by making claims that they were healthy for […]
More than 250 Venezuelan migrants who were sent to El Salvador’s high-security counterterrorism prison, CECOT, by the United States government have been flown back to Venezuela. Their return on Friday, July 18, came as part of a diplomatic prisoner swap: in exchange, the Maduro government released ten U.S. citizens it had been holding. Prisoner swap […]
Congress passed a $9 billion rescissions package, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk just after midnight on Friday, July 18. The bill blocks $8 billion from foreign aid programs and nearly $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If signed, it will prevent those funds from being spent during the remainder of […]
