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Former National Football League wide receiver Jordan Shipley is hospitalized in critical condition after a fire at his ranch in Texas, according to a video segment released Tuesday. The brief footage, broadcast by a national news outlet, states that Shipley was injured when flames swept through part of the property. No further personal details, such […]
Google announced a series of new Gemini–powered functions for Gmail on Thursday, extending artificial-intelligence capabilities that the company has been weaving into its consumer products for the past year. The latest update introduces automatic summaries of long email threads, a feature designed to condense extensive conversations into brief overviews that surface the main points as […]
An 18-second surveillance video recorded on January 7, 2026, captures a dog slipping out of an animal shelter in West Virginia without human assistance. The clip, which quickly circulated on social media, has drawn widespread attention because it documents the entire exit in a single continuous shot. The footage begins with the dog already outside its […]
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is moving to bar large institutional investors from acquiring additional single-family houses in the United States, contending that corporate ownership is aggravating the nation’s housing affordability problems. The announcement was delivered through a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump argued that surging inflation has put homeownership beyond […]
Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce a hands-free, “eyes-off” driving system on a forthcoming all-electric vehicle priced at approximately $30,000, the company said on Wednesday at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. The Level 3 system is scheduled to reach showrooms in 2028, positioning Ford in direct competition with Tesla, General Motors and Rivian […]
Gov. Tim Walz has directed the Minnesota National Guard to ready soldiers for possible deployment after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The order came amid growing demonstrations near the scene, located less than a mile from the intersection where George Floyd was […]
Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region opened Thursday on divergent paths, reacting to overnight losses on Wall Street, fresh remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at defense contractors, and a pullback in crude prices. Defense stocks pressured after White House warning Speaking in Washington late Wednesday, Trump said he will block defense manufacturers from […]
The mayor of Minneapolis has asked federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to withdraw from the city following a shooting in which an ICE officer fatally wounded a woman. The incident, which unfolded during an enforcement operation, has set off rapid responses from local and state leaders and sparked renewed debate over the role […]
India’s economy is poised to expand 7.4% in the fiscal year ending March 2026, according to the government’s first advance estimates released on Wednesday. The projection, which exceeds the 6.5% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year, underscores the country’s resilience amid lingering global trade disruptions and higher tariffs on exports to its largest market, the […]
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer delivered formal remarks Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, recognizing the fifth anniversary of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Speaking from the Senate chamber, Schumer reflected on the date’s significance and called attention to the events that unfolded exactly five years earlier, when demonstrators forced their way into the building during the […]
Mortgage demand tapered off at the end of 2025, signaling that a modest decline in borrowing costs was not enough to revive activity in the housing market. For the two-week period ending January 2, 2026, total mortgage applications dropped 9.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The organization combines the […]
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, in Los Angeles while surrounded by family members, according to a statement released two days later. He was 80 years old. The family confirmed that Reagan had been receiving treatment for cancer and had faced a period of declining health. […]