• Wed, 15 Jul 2026

• Stocks drift on Wall Street as oil prices swing
• Rescuers are still searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, killing 1
• Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearing
• Busy wildfire season continues exposing millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke
• US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports
• More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
• Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
• ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says
• Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership as war with Russia grinds on
• Senate committee reviews Erica Schwartzs nomination to take over beleaguered CDC
• Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio
• Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session as UK leader
• Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
• Biden will publish Promise Me, America memoir after the November midterm elections
• Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territorys border fence with Spain is removed
• Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 32 as 2 more die in hospital
• 26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave
• House passes bill to ditch the switch and make daylight saving time permanent
• US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehrans attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

• Tue, 14 Jul 2026

• Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
• Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
• Writers Guild of America seeks to block Paramounts buyout of Warner in latest merger challenge
• Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony
• Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbapp, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory
• US stocks rise after data shows slowing inflation, even as IBM plunges
• Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
• As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
• E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
• Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term
• Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
• Trump touts tremendous chemistry with new Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi during White House visit
• Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign, says claims of economic woe are perverse
• Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates foundation after Microsoft cofounders Epstein ties disclosed
• An experimental Alzheimers drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
• Warsh says Fed has no tolerance for high inflation but provides no hints on next move
• Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses
• Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease
• Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
• Chinas June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand
• Iran executes 2 Islamic State members convicted of armed rebellion
• Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as unprecedented threat to press freedom
• After Lindsey Grahams death, questions linger about aging politicians and health transparency
• Why its so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz
• ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was fearing for public safety, agency says
• US attacks Iran as Tehran retaliates against UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz and Bahrain

• Mon, 13 Jul 2026

• Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
• No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
• Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay
• 12 states challenge Paramounts takeover of Warner, say merger would extinguish competition
• Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East, while AI stocks sink
• Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles
• Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for improper purpose, refers lawyer for possible discipline
• Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dies at 78
• People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms
• Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules
• Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
• The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states
• UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard
• Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire
• Support for Israel isnt a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
• Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, medical examiner says
• Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call
• Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people
• Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
• Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Grahams death with uncertain agenda

• Sun, 12 Jul 2026

• Lindsey Grahams journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power
• Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy thats fading in Washington
• Jannik Sinner bounces back with another Wimbledon title after his French Open meltdown
• McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
• The US launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates
• Keystone Pipeline systems operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill
• Philadelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms
• From staunch critic to fierce ally: Grahams long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump
• Ukraines prime minister steps down as Zelenskyy announces government reshuffle
• Qatars former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at 74
• Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing
• World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sports Olympic equipment for the first time
• McCullum fired as England test coach but will continue with T20 and ODI teams
• Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
• Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China
• Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists
• Conor McGregor suffers early knee injury in return, loses to Max Holloway at UFC 329
• Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
• Alvarezs 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
• Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say
• Bellingham scores twice to lift England past Haaland and Norway 2-1 and into World Cup semifinals
• Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US

• Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• US military says it is striking Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz
• Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp
• Noskovas glimpse of Wimbledon trophies on bathroom break helped her regroup to claim 1st Grand Slam
• Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
• Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires amid disease outbreak
• Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12
• Russian attacks kill 6 and wound 29 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers
• Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trumps broad clemency
• New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns
• A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-olds death and a familys search for answers in the Deep South
• A lost AirPod, AI fakes and the secret garden: How fans experienced Taylor Swifts private wedding
• Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee
• Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trumps troubled revamp

• Fri, 10 Jul 2026

• Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip call for transparency and deeper investigation
• Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
• Fellow passengers pull back man partly sucked out of broken window on a flight from Greece
• US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran wont attack ships anymore
• US stocks rise as Wall Street shows its still hungry for AI winners
• Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirks killing
• Charles hosted Prince Harry and family for first time in years as they try to repair a family rift
• Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
• Defending champion Sinner beats Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final vs. Zverev
• Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
• Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
• Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
• Wildfire devastates an expat community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 with 23 missing
• A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it wont be simple or quick
• China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it
• EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
• Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwans capital shuts schools
• Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand
• In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
• Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said he wishes he hadnt done it, roommate says in video

• Thu, 09 Jul 2026

• US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
• Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
• Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide
• Who will replace Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hands
• US star Christian Pulisic fractured his leg in World Cup loss to Belgium
• Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces
• US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise
• Nominations open in the contest to be UK leader, with Andy Burnham likely the only candidate
• Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze
• Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic Total Eclipse of the Heart, has died at 75
• New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war
• Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
• Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if thats enough
• US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

• Wed, 08 Jul 2026

• Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition
• Prosecutors play video in court of suspect in Charlie Kirks shooting after he turned himself in
• Oil prices rise, and stocks drop worldwide after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over
• Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
• Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals
• Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems
• The tenuous state of a US-Iran ceasefire renews anxiety over high fuel prices

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