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July 2026

Tech leaders gather for 'AI Summit @ Stanford' to tackle breakthrough opportunities, risks

John L. Hennessyformer university president
We're still in our infancy on this technology, it's still early on. I think we've discovered it's more powerful and that there are potential misuses of the technology that are more dangerous than we thought,
As AI continues to develop, the more we're going to see the beauty of being human, and the more we're going to emphasize and capitalize on human-to-human connections,

Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed near San Diego, pilot ejected

Emergency responders were at the airbase following the crash

Former deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey denied early release

Sean Graysondeputy
Getting away from your hot steaming water,
I am writing to confirm that the Board voted 3-0 to deny Sean Grayson's medical release application,
Three shots is intent to kill,
I don't think I've seen one day since the day she died that I haven't cried,

Top FIFA executive resigns over controversial World Cup sell-off plan

UEFA's 55 member associations in Europe voted on Thursday to boycott the World Cup if FIFA continues with the plan

As a result of today's discussion, no UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership,
Carlos Cordeirohe is the senior advisor to the FIFA President and is serving as senior advisor to the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026
Let me be clear: I had no involvement in this proposal, and I oppose it unequivocally,
Gianni InfantinofIFA President
As its global governing body, FIFA is responsible for making sure the game reaches every corner of the world, and that the value it creates supports federations and communities everywhere,
During the meeting, the membership expressed deep concerns about the lack of due process surrounding the proposal, the artificially short deadline imposed, and the absence of any review or approval by the relevant FIFA governance bodies,

Nolan Wells' state autopsy completed amid investigation into teen's death: Officials

The results of the autopsy, conducted by the State Medical Examiner's office in Mississippi, have not yet been made public

Feds issue warning to local water systems over increased cyberattacks, following Minnesota incident

The federal government issued a warning about potential cyber threats to water systems after 30 utilities in Minnesota were hit earlier this week

We have provided relevant information to the federal government, which is evaluating this activity in the broader national context and leading efforts to determine whether it can be attributed to a specific threat actor,
This activity has resulted in boil water notices and sustained manual operations,
In this situation, 'impacted' means investigators confirmed malicious activity involving a system’s technology. It does not mean every affected community experienced a disruption to water service,

Ceuta border news: Spain territory sees influx of migrants after breach at border with Morocco, at least 41 dead as thousands move

People are still entering. The reinforcements that have arrived are only helping the injured and other humanitarian efforts,
Many people want to go to Europe, America, but they don’t have the opportunity,

Lifeguard in viral Santa Cruz surf rescue gains recognition as officials highlight beach safety

As teen lifeguard Ryder Williams continues to receive praise for his viral rescue at a Santa Cruz beach, officials hope to highlight beach safety

He's definitely a special individual. And we are really proud to have him on the team and definitely stoked on the actions that he took and that we were able to bring everybody home safely that night,
I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to return the child to his family safely,
He's just super overwhelmed by all of this attention. And, you know, he's still trying to figure out how to be a lifeguard,
Jimmy Panettacongressman
What they saw was a lifeguard, who's 16 years old, doing his first rescue, and saving a life with such dogged determination,

Arizona parents won't face charges after toddler found alive in hospital morgue

To file charges, the state would need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a unanimous jury that the parents failed to recognize a substantial and unjustifiable risk, and that this failure was such a serious lapse in judgment that it was a gross deviation from what a reasonable person would have done under the same circumstances,

Trump floats temporarily withdrawing Blanche's AG nomination over GOP holdouts

Donald Trumppresident
I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office,
Donald Trumppresident
John Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee,
John Cornynsenator
I know that Todd Blanch understands it, but I think he's probably getting some pushback from the White House, and that's making things more complicated than there needs to be,

Father sentenced to 15 years in prison in Georgia high school shooting carried out by teenage son

Colin Gray's son, Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to all charges in the 2024 shooting

Colt Graythe elder
This is a weapon that I want you to shoot when we go to the range, and if you keep doing really good in school, going to school and doing all the things you should, you graduate and you're 18, this will be your gun,
Colt Graythe elder
I struggle with it every day,
Brad Smithprosecution, Barrow County District Attorney
You just had to do one thing -- take that rifle away -- and this would have been prevented,

Father of boy saved in dramatic Santa Cruz surf rescue says son 'assumed he was going to die'

The family of the boy rescued by a Santa Cruz lifeguard in a dramatic viral video described the intensely emotional surf rescue for the first time

If I was watching that video, I wasn't sure if he'll make it, if I hadn't seen the end of it. And I wasn't sure, honestly, if the lifeguard would make it out with those conditions. I'm just so grateful that Ryder and others were there to help pull him out and save his life. Otherwise, I can't imagine what life would look like today,
Jimmy Panettacongressman
We are very proud of this young man and his first rescue, and are grateful that his inspiring actions were caught on video so that the world gets to see what our amazing local lifeguards do on a daily basis in Santa Cruz,
Another two of three seconds, I don't think my son would have made it,
If the lifeguards weren't there, it would've had a different ending,
I think he deserves every medal and award and honor that's possible. So does Aaron, you know, everyone that helped, the good Samaritans,
From what I gathered, he assumed he was going to die. He was drowning. He knew he was drowning. He blacked out. He went unconscious. When he came out of the water, he was clearly limp. It doesn't look like he was breathing,
We're just lucky -- fortunate, because of Ryder and those people that helped, that he actually survived this,
God bless them and, you know, thank you. I cannot express sufficient gratitude. There's nothing more valuable to me than my children. And so to save one of them and their lives, especially at such a young tender age, you know, which is such a premature way to lose someone. I can't thank them enough,

Manhattan DA challenges Trump's appeal of his 2024 hush money conviction

[T... T]here was no basis for the trial judge to recuse himself due to his years-old and de minimis ($35 in aggregate) contributions to candidates and organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party. The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics has already found that recusal was not required, and basic principles of judicial ethics support this conclusion,
The criminal charges here arose from defendant's unofficial, nonpresidential conduct -- as multiple courts have already found, and defendant now concedes. Defendant complains that the immunity doctrine was violated because the People introduced evidence of official acts during the trial, but he is wrong,

Nolan Wells' mother subpoenas social media, tech companies seeking answers in her son's death

Christinepetitioner
When we finally got his phone, me and my sister went through the phone. We went in his Snapchat. He had two accounts. Absolutely nothing,
This has been a difficult journey. Losing a child, it truly breaks your heart. It is a pain that is just you can't measure it. Especially someone like Nolan, who brought so much joy and light and life to everyone,
You don't find too many genuine people like him. So to lose that light at such a young age, under these circumstances, has been absolutely difficult. Which is why we've gone this route. There's so many people out in the public asking all of these questions, but the only question that we have is what happened to our son,

More than 18,000 cyclosporiasis cases reported across 45 states: CDC

Health officials are continuing to investigate as cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, spread across the United States

Federal immigration authorities targeting airports for arrests

A watchdog group on Tuesday released the agreement between TSA and ICE

DHS reversed the horrendous Biden-era policy that allowed aliens in our country illegally to jet around our country,
The scope of this Agreement is limited to the exchange of agreed-upon data between the Parties to enhance national security, transportation security, law enforcement, and immigration and border management,
Airports are becoming a new enforcement zone for people who have been living in the U.S. lawfully, holding valid work permits, complying with immigration law, but still in pending status awaiting their green cards,

BTS won't submit music for 2027 Grammy Awards consideration

We have decided not to submit an entry for Grammy consideration this year. We hope music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided into region or language,
Harvey Mason Jr.cEO
The changes advanced by our Academy members speak to the breadth of today's music industry and the many genres, crafts and creators shaping it,

Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development

Top staffers from the biggest AI and technology companies urged the US government to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development so that safety and security measures can catch up in an open letter

Sam AltmanopenAI CEO
[W... W]e may have to pace the rate of AI development to give ourselves enough time for society to harden around these new capability levels,
[T... T]here is a real risk that capability development rapidly accelerates beyond our ability to understand or control the resulting systems,
We’re glad to see broad agreement across the field on the need for technical and governance tools to pace the frontier of AI development, including the ability to slow it, so society can prepare,

Fresno teen identified as Jane Doe in nearly 50-year-old Kern County murder case

A Jane Doe in a nearly 50-year-old murder case in Kern County has just been identified as a Fresno teen

We are grateful to finally reunite Michelle with her family after 48 years and to finally restore Michelle’s name and provide her family with long-awaited answers,

4 takeaways from Dr. Anthony Fauci's journals ahead of his Senate testimony

Why Anthony Fauci is the greatest public servant I have known,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.health and Human Services Secretary
It took us about eight months to dig these out of 11 separate servers, where they had been sequestered and secreted and we handed them over this week to Rand Paul and [Sen.] Ron Johnson,
Anthony Faucidr
Now we know the market was not the source, it was the amplifier,
Anthony Faucidr
The Nats mask that Iwore [sic] to the Hearing is being put into the Cooperstown MLB Hall of Fame!"