Sudhanshu Srivastava 
Dodgers Land Two-Time Cy Young Winner Tarik Skubal in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, the reigning back-to-back American League Cy Young winner, in the headline deal of this year’s MLB trade deadline. The move, confirmed Saturday, August 1, further stacks a Dodgers rotation that was … Read more
‘Sopranos’ Star Vincent Pastore, Who Played Big Pussy, Dies at 80 Vincent Pastore, the veteran character actor best known for playing mob informant Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died at his home in the Bronx. He was 80. What’s Confirmed So Far Pastore’s manager of more than 30 years, Robert Attermann, … Read more
Cyclospora Outbreak Tops 6,700 Cases in 34 States — Here’s What’s Linked to Taco Bell’s Recalled Lettuce A large and unusually early outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic intestinal illness, has sickened thousands of people across the United States this summer, running more than six times higher than the same period last year. Health officials have … Read more
Judge Signals Trump Administration Still Lacks Evidence to Justify Anthropic “Supply Chain Risk” Ban A federal judge indicated Thursday, July 30, that the Trump administration still hasn’t presented enough evidence to justify labeling AI company Anthropic a national security “supply chain risk” — the latest setback for a Pentagon designation that has already been blocked … Read more
Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strike, Says Deal “Perimeters” Agreed as Saudi Crown Prince Urges Restraint President Trump announced late Saturday, August 1, that he had called off a planned U.S. military strike on Iran after Tehran and several Middle Eastern nations asked for more time to finalize a broader agreement — one that Trump said … Read more
Dangerous Heat Dome Puts 55 Million at Risk Across the West, With Death Valley Nearing 126°F An intense and slow-moving heat dome has settled over the Western United States, pushing temperatures to the highest levels of the year so far and placing roughly 55 million people under heat alerts as of this weekend. Forecasters warn … Read more
Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack That Hit Water Systems in 7 States A coordinated cyberattack disrupted water and wastewater systems across more than 30 Minnesota communities in late July, forcing some utilities onto manual operations and triggering boil-water notices. Federal officials say the attack, which also touched systems in six other states, may … Read more
Trump Threatens to Pull Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination as GOP Revolt Over IRS Settlement Deepens President Trump said Thursday, July 30, that he may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination to be U.S. attorney general rather than give in to demands from two Senate Republicans — a standoff that has now stalled the confirmation of … Read more
Trump Announces Hamas Disarmament Deal for Gaza — But Israel and a Key Militant Group Haven’t Signed On President Donald Trump announced late Thursday, July 30, that his administration’s “Board of Peace” had reached what he called a historic agreement for Hamas to fully disarm in Gaza. The announcement was met with immediate caveats: Israel’s … Read more
Fed Holds Rates Steady as Three Officials Revolt — Markets Swing Wildly, Then Rebound The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on July 29, 2026, but the decision was anything but routine. Three regional Fed presidents broke ranks to demand a rate hike, marking the most internal opposition a sitting Fed chair has faced in … Read more