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‘He was a fantastic man,’ Trump honors Lindsey Graham, orders flags at half-mast through Saturday

President Trump ordered flags across the country to fly at half-mast until Saturday evening in honor of Sen. Lindsey Graham, an extended tribute the president said the South Carolina Republican earned.

July 14, 2026

Mick Jagger says singers shouldn’t lecture fans at shows

MICK JAGGER says performers shouldn't lecture fans at shows: "The bottom line... my job in the live music world is [for] the people that come to have the best time they possibly can."

July 14, 2026

FBI joins investigation into newborn’s death at Michigan music festival Electric Forest

The FBI has joined Michigan State Police in investigating the death of a newborn found inside a portable toilet at the Electric Forest music festival, offering a reward of up to $15,000 as authorities push for new leads in a case that has drawn national attention.

July 14, 2026

More than 90 heat records could fall this week — mostly overnight

Yes -- nighttime heat is more dangerous than daytime heat, doctors say, because the body's core temperature never gets a chance to cool down. More than 90 U.S. temperature records could fall this week, mostly overnight lows.

July 14, 2026

Comedians Tom Segura, Christina P. split after 18 years of marriage

Comedians Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky, known professionally as Christina P., have separated after 18 years of marriage.

July 14, 2026

Oil pipeline’s owner agrees to pay $26.9 million over Keystone spill in Kansas

The Justice Department announced that it has filed a complaint and proposed consent decree against South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow Infrastructure Operations Inc., the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline, to resolve allegations that the company violated the Clean Water Act in connection with a 2022 pipeline rupture in Washington County, Kansas.

July 13, 2026

5 questions about Hungary’s constitutional amendment to remove President Tamas Sulyok

Hungary's Parliament voted to oust President Tamas Sulyok, a key ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as Prime Minister Peter Magyar moves to dismantle the old political order.

July 13, 2026

DOJ charges inmate with laundering seized cryptocurrency funds

A Bulgarian national already serving federal prison time for a multimillion-dollar online fraud scheme now faces new charges after allegedly conspiring to move cryptocurrency that had been seized by the U.S. government, according to the Justice Department.

July 13, 2026

Ex-ransomware negotiator gets 70 months for betraying clients to hackers

A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring with BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, ransomware operators to extort multiple victims, according to the Justice Department.

July 13, 2026

South Carolina’s Senate seat wide open after Lindsey Graham dies

Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday. Here's how South Carolina's special election process -- and the growing list of Republicans eyeing the seat -- will play out.

July 13, 2026

DOJ: 764-linked extremist network leader sentenced to 40 years in prison

A San Antonio man tied to a nihilistic violent extremist network was sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering and child sexual exploitation crimes, the Justice Department announced.

July 13, 2026

Trump, world leaders mourn Sen. Lindsey Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and one of President Trump's closest congressional allies, died Saturday evening at 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said in a social media post.

July 12, 2026

Appeals court lets Florida revive suit against pediatricians group

A full federal appeals court has cleared Florida to resume a lawsuit accusing the American Academy of Pediatrics of misleading the public about the safety of gender-transition treatments for minors, pausing a lower court injunction that had blocked the case.

July 11, 2026

Conor McGregor makes UFC return against Max Holloway in Las Vegas main event

Conor McGregor steps back into the octagon for the first time in five years Saturday night, headlining UFC 329 against Max Holloway at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

July 11, 2026

Rosie O’Donnell predicts Trump won’t survive term, cites ‘dementia’

ROSIE O'DONNELL says Trump won't survive his term due to "dementia": "He makes the kind of mistakes that you would forgive at Thanksgiving dinner, but you would never let grandpa cut the turkey, because it might be dangerous because he doesn't know what he's saying."

July 11, 2026

South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams dies at 25, weeks after World Cup

Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has died at age 25, weeks after appearing in all three of Bafana Bafana's group-stage matches as the team advanced to the World Cup's Round of 32 for the first time in the country's history at a men's World Cup.

July 11, 2026

Nolan calls ‘Odyssey’ backlash irrelevant, leans on Batman experience

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN on 'Odyssey' backlash: "These conversations that happen before people see the film, they're always irrelevant."

July 10, 2026

Joe Rogan warns Trump’s war on Iran may hand Democrats the White House in 2028

JOE ROGAN on Iran: "This war is not something anybody that's conservative wanted."

July 10, 2026

74 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: July 10-12

Museum activities dominate this' weekend's calendar of events in Washington, with 32 exhibitions making our list. Of course, these are just a few of the many exciting happenings in the area. Here are our picks for the weekend, all 74 of them.

July 10, 2026

‘Citizen Vigilante’ director: Netflix too politically correct to make the movie

'Citizen Vigilante' director Uwe Boll calls his movie a "revolt" against major studios: "If you watch any German movie, all the migrants are perfectly integrated, intelligent, perfectly German-speaking people, and that's just wrong. That's not the case."

July 10, 2026