North Texas Hosted 631,000 World Cup Fans and Kept the Peace With Just 51 Arrests
A Massive Tournament Comes to a Close in Arlington When the final whistle blew on Spain’s 2-0 semifinal victory over France on July 14, it marked the end of something remarkable for North Texas — not just a thrilling run of world-class soccer, but a…
One of the Largest T. Rex Fossils Ever Found Goes Up for Auction Today
A Giant from the Hell Creek Formation Sixty-seven million years ago, a massive Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now South Dakota. Today, what remains of that creature — a skeleton nicknamed “Gus” — goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York City, with a…
Oil Prices Could Spike to $90 as Hormuz Crisis Leaves World Dangerously Undersupplied
Global oil supplies are under growing pressure as stockpiles continue to shrink and demand is expected to climb. The situation puts the Trump administration in a difficult position regarding the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil flows, with limited time to prevent a potential energy crisis.
Oregon Backs Down From Effort to Delay Massive Paramount-Warner Bros Merger
A Last-Minute Legal Skirmish Ends Without a Winner Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield withdrew the state’s records request and motion to delay the closing of the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, according to a filing with the Multnomah County Court on Friday, July 11….
Japan’s Seafloor Is Hiding the World’s Richest Gold Deposit Inside Fool’s Gold
Gold You Can’t See, in a Place You Can’t Reach In a submerged volcanic crater off the southeastern coast of Japan, researchers have identified black smoker chimneys and hydrothermal mounds actively forging vast quantities of gold — and not just the kind you can see….
Wall Street Bets Big on SpaceX as AI and Space Ambitions Dazzle Analysts
A Wall Street Endorsement Unlike Any Other Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two lead underwriters on SpaceX’s initial public offering, arrived at price targets more than $1 trillion apart in value as the 25-day quiet period for IPO underwriters expired on July 7. The…
How Monsoon Season Quietly Turns a Common Infection Into a Kidney Crisis
The Season That Looks Refreshing but Feels Dangerous Inside There is something deceptively soothing about monsoon season — the cool air, the sound of rain on rooftops, the break from relentless summer heat. But doctors who treat infectious diseases know a different story. Every year,…
Evidence Mounts in Charlie Kirk Murder Case as Pivotal Hearing Enters Day Two
A Courtroom Reckons With a Nation-Shaking Crime The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk — founder of the conservative youth movement Turning Point USA and a close ally of President Donald Trump — occurred on September 10, 2025, at an outdoor rally at Utah Valley University…
More People Are Getting Cancer But Fewer Are Dying From It — Here’s Why
Cancer diagnoses are more frequent today than they were 50 years ago, but the overall picture is more hopeful than it might seem. Advances in screening and detection mean more cases are being caught, and improved treatments have led to fewer cancer-related deaths. An oncologist breaks down why cancer feels so prevalent and what the numbers actually tell us.
Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls Begins With a Hemingway Centennial in the Air
A Festival 400 Years in the Making The 2026 Running of the Bulls at the Festival de San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain kicked off on July 6th , and as of today, Tuesday, July 7, the city’s legendary streets are alive with the thunder of…
