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Americas News

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry box-office flop shows 'infamy' doesn't equal success: expert
World

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry box-office flop shows 'infamy' doesn't equal success: expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Girl Scouts documentary opened in 446 theaters, but royal experts question whether Sussex star power sells tickets.

Charley Schiller · 15 Aug, 2026
Lindsay Clancy murder trial becomes social media obsession as TikTokers, sleuths debate controversial case
World

Lindsay Clancy murder trial becomes social media obsession as TikTokers, sleuths debate controversial case

Attorney Peter Elikann calls the Lindsay Clancy murder trial a cultural obsession as TikTokers and social media sleuths dissect the controversial case.

Ruthe Spencer · 15 Aug, 2026
EY is creating a 'value realization' office to make sure its AI spending pays off
Business

EY is creating a 'value realization' office to make sure its AI spending pays off

AI can't be managed by any existing department, so the Big Four firm EY is creating a new one. It's called the AI Value Realization Office.

Polly Thompson · 15 Aug, 2026
Everything we know about how biggest Wall Street banks are using AI
Business

Everything we know about how biggest Wall Street banks are using AI

Wall Street banks like JPMorgan, Citi, and Goldman Sachs are investing billions in AI, reshaping workflows and culture.

Alice Tecotzky,Michelle Abrego · 15 Aug, 2026
Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy PayPal
Technology

Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy PayPal

Stripe and private equity firm Advent previously offered a deal PayPal didn't take, the Wall Street Journal says. Now, they're negotiating a new price.

Enoch Greenfelder · 15 Aug, 2026
I'm 76 and can't afford to stop working full time. Caring for my brother costs $10,000 a month.
Business

I'm 76 and can't afford to stop working full time. Caring for my brother costs $10,000 a month.

Fran Judd works full-time at 76 while caring for her disabled daughter and helping pay for her 85-year-old brother's long-term care.

Noah Sheidlower · 15 Aug, 2026
I stared deep into the heart of LinkedIn AI cringe slop. Darkness (and engagement) stared back.
Business

I stared deep into the heart of LinkedIn AI cringe slop. Darkness (and engagement) stared back.

Turns out a deliberately cringy AI slop generator is better at LinkedIn than I am. This doesn't bode well.

Katie Notopoulos · 15 Aug, 2026
Factory to front lines: A Western spy drone’s journey to war in Ukraine
Business

Factory to front lines: A Western spy drone’s journey to war in Ukraine

Business Insider traveled from a production line in the UK to southeastern Ukraine, following a surveillance drone on its journey to war.

Jake Epstein · 15 Aug, 2026
Iran jails psychologist over Trump plea as regime demands he make Americans ‘look stupid’: family
World

Iran jails psychologist over Trump plea as regime demands he make Americans ‘look stupid’: family

Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Islamic Republic after posting a video appealing to Trump to support protesters.

Diamond Schiller · 15 Aug, 2026
Killer ex-cop executed for child's slaying as sheriff says he’s sure same monster murdered another girl
World

Killer ex-cop executed for child's slaying as sheriff says he’s sure same monster murdered another girl

James Duckett's execution brought closure to two families who believe the former police officer killed both Teresa McAbee and Jeanifer Weldon in 1987.

Alaina Renner · 15 Aug, 2026
Gun rights gets 'greatest restoration' in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails
World

Gun rights gets 'greatest restoration' in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails

Rep. Andrew Clyde calls the ruling removing the $200 tax on silencers and short-barreled rifles the greatest Second Amendment restoration in a century.

Darrin Abernathy · 15 Aug, 2026
DSA brand on trial as El-Sayed struggles where Dems can least afford it
World

DSA brand on trial as El-Sayed struggles where Dems can least afford it

Abdul El-Sayed struggles to unify Democrats after the divisive Michigan Democratic Senate primary, giving Mike Rogers a 51%-47% polling edge.

Jonatan Carroll · 15 Aug, 2026