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An aerial view shows the Guadalupe River after a series of storms Friday, July 17, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Texas storms ground flights, delay thousands nationwide

Severe storms across Texas triggered a wave of flight delays and cancellations at airports nationwide Wednesday into Thursday. As of Wednesday evening, more than 3,600 flights had been delayed and 83 canceled nationwide.

July 17, 2026
A view outside Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Madison Square Garden sues Wired over celebrity database report

Three Madison Square Garden corporate entities filed a defamation lawsuit against Wired, its corporate owner Advance Publications and three of the magazine's journalists, accusing the outlet of twisting hacked customer data into a false narrative that the arena tracked and discriminated against LGBTQ celebrities.

July 17, 2026
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., sits on the Senate subway at the Capitol during votes in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Gallego dismisses new staffer relationship report as ‘gossip’

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego brushed aside a new report alleging he had relationships with at least two Dem House staffers while he was unmarried and serving in the lower chamber, telling reporters Thursday, "I'm not going to engage in gossip."

July 16, 2026
Richard Gere attends the launch event of a joint initiative on migration by Hertie School Centre for Fundamental Rights and The Gere Foundation in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Richard Gere calls Trump a rogue who has caused deaths

Actor RICHARD GERE on Trump: "He's a rogue personality who's destroyed so much; he's caused so many deaths. But it will be over. He's an old man; he's a damaged personality. You can see, he must have had a horrible childhood to be the man that he is now."

July 16, 2026
Six suspects attack a 74-year-old man outside of a 7-Eleven in Baltimore on July 7, 2026. (Credit: Baltimore Police Department)

Video shows Baltimore teens beating elderly man outside 7-Eleven

Baltimore police are searching for six suspects accused of attacking a 74-year-old man outside a 7-Eleven, releasing surveillance footage that shows the group knocking the victim to the ground while displaying what appears to be an assault rifle and a sword. The footage shows the suspects, described only as younger males, throwing objects at the man and knocking him down multiple times.

July 16, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States at City Hall on Friday July 3, 2026 in New York. (Anna Connors/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Video resurfaces of Mamdani intern’s ‘jihad’ remarks

A video showing a former intern to then-state Assemblyman and now-Mayor Zohran Mamdani invoking "jihad" while discussing her activism has recirculated on social media, reviving scrutiny of the mayor's past staffing choices. The intern said of Mamdani: "This is all jihad, this is all ibadah, this is all counted by Allah."

July 16, 2026