A building that once housed homes near Beirut’s center has turned into a cafe. Israel warned residents early Wednesday to leave before dropping an airstrike on the spot. Ahmad Aalwan and his family live above the cafe; they watched the attack from a safer distance. The cafe, called Zahyre,
The newest season of a popular reality series about Utah moms has been put on hold while the star, Taylor Frankie Paul, faces a police investigation involving her former partner. The show, which first aired in 2024, has followed the lives of Mormon mothers who became famous on TikTok’s “MomTok” tren
The United States has pushed back a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, citing concerns over the ongoing conflict in Iran and the need to address a stalled passage through the Strait of Hormuz. This move shows that Washington may have overestimated its influence in a region where Chin
Bob Iger will leave the Disney CEO role on Wednesday, handing it to Josh D’Amaro. The move ends a long tenure that began in 2005, paused for two years, and resumed in 2022. Iger’s return saw him tackle tough issues: the rise of artificial intelligence, labor strikes, and a wave of layoffs across the
In recent months the Democratic Party has moved from vague anti‑Trump slogans to concrete tax ideas. Earlier, many saw them as a group without clear plans beyond anger at the former president. Now they have rolled out several proposals that aim to tax the wealthy and redistribute money. Bernie Sand
The 53rd Territorial Fair opens Saturday from ten to four on the historic Arkansas Museum grounds. A partnership with the Quapaw Nation showcases native traditions and early settlers. Visitors can learn how to dry, pound, and cook corn while playing dice games and running foot races. Crafts include
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, claiming that Blanche is preventing the DEA from sharing an unredacted document tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s case. The file in question is a 69‑page profile that the Department of Justice once gave to the DEA’s Organized Crime Dr
The United States will reach a debt of $39 trillion next week. That number means each person owes about $113, 000 and each family about $288, 000. The government is running a yearly shortfall of nearly two trillion dollars in 2026. Interest on the debt already topped $520 billion this year,
The magazine published a glossy spread about crypto enthusiasts, showing them in fancy outfits at a pricey hotel. It featured well‑known names like Mike Novogratz, Devin Finzer, Cathie Wood, and Olaf Carlson‑Wee. The shoot was meant to show them as serious investors, but many moments felt out
Tempo, a crypto company backed by Stripe, has launched its own blockchain and an AI‑driven payment protocol that can work across different blockchains. The network began in a testing stage for about three and a half months before going live on Wednesday. The team says the idea of “agentic payment
