Number one-ranked Jannik Sinner avenged his French Open defeat with a win over Carlos Alcaraz to capture his first Wimbledon title on Sunday, July 13. Sinner won 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The win makes Sinner the first Italian player to win a Wimbledon singles title. “I think it’s the whole journey, from where we started […]
A man shot a Kentucky trooper, then fled to a nearby church where he opened fire, killing two people, on Sunday, July 13. According to Kentucky State Police, the suspect was shot and killed at the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington. KSP reported the trooper is receiving medical attention. During a press conference, Lexington Police […]
Several children were killed in an Israeli strike on central Gaza as they went to collect water on Sunday, July 13, according to multiple media reports. The BBC wrote that ten Palestinians, six of whom were children, died in the attack. The Israeli military said it aimed for the missile to hit an Islamic Jihad […]
President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on goods from the European Union and Mexico, escalating global trade fights. In letters posted to Truth Social over the weekend, Trump said the U.S. would apply a 30% levy on all imports from the EU and Mexico starting Aug. 1 unless trade imbalances and drug trafficking […]
One year ago, a 20-year-old man climbed to a rooftop in Butler, Pa., and attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump. During that rally, Thomas Crooks shot at the president, grazing his right ear as he addressed the crowd. Secret Service agents swarmed Trump. He eventually rose to his feet with a raised fist in the […]
A Palestinian American man from Florida, 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet, was beaten to death by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, July 11, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Musallet’s family said in a statement that he was killed “in our family’s land by Israeli settlers who were attempting to steal it.” Another […]
President Donald Trump says he is considering revoking the United States citizenship of Rosie O’Donnell. The president took to social media on Saturday, July 12 to share his thoughts on the actress and comedian. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to […]
It was the first time a woman won Wimbledon without dropping a single game since 1911. On Saturday, July 12, Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to become only the eighth first-time women’s player to win Wimbledon. The previous 6-0, 6-0 Wimbledon women’s final was when Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Dora Boothby. The 24-year-old […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer thousands of calls made to its disaster assistance line after deadly flooding in Texas, documents reviewed by the New York Times show. A person “briefed on the matter” who spoke to the Times anonymously said this was because the agency fired hundreds of contractors at call centers. […]
Florida lawmakers on Saturday, July 12, toured what some have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” after state and federal officials allowed access to the new immigration detention center for the first time. The Associated Press reported that five Democratic lawmakers sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for entry on Thursday, July 10, after being denied access on July […]
