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Americas News

Firefighters, police pull young woman from sewage-filled ravine after days trapped in 104-degree heat
World

Firefighters, police pull young woman from sewage-filled ravine after days trapped in 104-degree heat

First responders braved 104-degree heat and treacherous terrain to reach the young woman stuck in a mud-filled ravine behind a Dallas high school.

Joanie Schaefer · 06 Jul, 2026
Senate hopeful says Texas home to the 'best drag queens in the nation' in resurfaced comments
World

Senate hopeful says Texas home to the 'best drag queens in the nation' in resurfaced comments

James Talarico praised Texas drag queens as "some of the best" while criticizing a drag show law, drawing sharp attacks from his Republican rival.

Nicolas Jones · 06 Jul, 2026
Cybersecurity firm says it found 'the first documented case' of AI agentic ransomware
Business

Cybersecurity firm says it found 'the first documented case' of AI agentic ransomware

Researchers at Sysdig say they found "a warning sign" of where ransomware attacks are heading.

Brent D. Griffiths · 06 Jul, 2026
Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance
Technology

Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance

Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.

Ashley Belanger · 06 Jul, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel joins Obama-produced HBO show to mock Trump
World

Jimmy Kimmel joins Obama-produced HBO show to mock Trump

Jimmy Kimmel appeared on Larry David's Obama-produced HBO series to mock President Trump in colonial attire without ever saying the president's name.

Ewald Gulgowski · 06 Jul, 2026
This Midrange Samsung Galaxy Phone Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever
Technology

This Midrange Samsung Galaxy Phone Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever

The Samsung Galaxy A37 offers a more polished experience than the price might suggest.

Pradershika Sharma · 06 Jul, 2026
West Virginia man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Trump, ICE
World

West Virginia man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Trump, ICE

Cody Lee Smith admitted to lobbing threats against President Donald Trump and ICE agents, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of We...

Hollis Haley · 06 Jul, 2026
AI golem Tilly Norwood is reportedly 'starring' in a feature-length movie
Technology

AI golem Tilly Norwood is reportedly 'starring' in a feature-length movie

Get excited for a feature film starring an AI character that doesn't exist in any real way.

Rogelio Denesik · 06 Jul, 2026
'Mayhem' erupts in wealthy coastal enclave as hundreds arrested in massive takeover during July Fourth weekend
World

'Mayhem' erupts in wealthy coastal enclave as hundreds arrested in massive takeover during July Fourth weekend

Videos show fireworks launched in streets and possible looting at a Pavilions store as over 400 arrests were made during the Balboa Peninsula chaos.

Clint McLaughlin · 06 Jul, 2026
Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie
Technology

Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie

Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios - Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs - as part of the restructurin...

Jay Peters · 06 Jul, 2026
America owes black women 'everything,' Rep. Jasmine Crockett rants over July 4 weekend
World

America owes black women 'everything,' Rep. Jasmine Crockett rants over July 4 weekend

Rep. Jasmine Crockett told the Essence Festival that America owes Black women "everything," sparking fierce online backlash over the Fourth of July holiday week...

Meagan Bauch · 06 Jul, 2026
Newsom-backed commission transfers popular coastline to indigenous tribes
World

Newsom-backed commission transfers popular coastline to indigenous tribes

Blues Beach and 136 acres of Mendocino County coastline now belong to Kai Poma after Caltrans approved the first tribal land transfer in state history.

Xzavier Schoen · 06 Jul, 2026