Lead On Tuesday, Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine, overcoming a string of personal controversies that shadowed his campaign. The victory positions Platner to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November in a race widely seen as pivotal to control of … Read more
Lead: President Trump said Iran shot down a U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman late Monday, and he announced that the United States “must, of necessity, respond.” U.S. Central Command began what it described as proportional self-defense strikes beginning at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday after the helicopter went down; both aircrew … Read more
President Trump said Tuesday that negotiators are in the “final throes” of talks with Iran and predicted a pact could be concluded in “two or three days,” while fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued along the Israel‑Lebanon border. U.S. officials are investigating an Apache helicopter crash off the coast of Oman; initial accounts say the … Read more
June 8, 2026 — U.S. equity futures climbed early Tuesday after a rally in semiconductor names extended into U.S. trading, helping futures tied to the S&P 500 gain about 0.43% while Nasdaq 100 futures rose roughly 0.72% and Dow futures added 0.26%. The move followed a chip-led bounce in regular trading on Monday, when the … Read more
Lead OpenAI disclosed on Monday that it submitted a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a preparatory step for a possible initial public offering (IPO) at an unspecified future date. The move formalises plans to sell shares on public markets and sets up direct comparison with rivals such as Anthropic and … Read more
Lead On June 8, 2026, Apple announced Siri AI, a rebuilt assistant powered by Apple Intelligence that aims to be far more conversational, context-aware and capable across devices. The company said developer testing begins immediately for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and visionOS 27, with a public beta slated for later this year. Siri … Read more
Lead Californians voted in a statewide gubernatorial primary on June 2, 2026, and ballots continued to be tallied through the following week. With a majority of ballots counted as of 9:07 a.m. on June 8, Democrat Xavier Becerra is leading the contest and has officially advanced, followed by Republican Steve Hilton. Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer … Read more
Lead: On June 8, 2026, a taped interview in Wisconsin between President Donald Trump and NBC News’ Kristen Welker ended abruptly after the president was pressed about his election-fraud allegations and could not produce corroborating evidence. The exchange, recorded Friday and aired Sunday on Meet the Press, centered on Mr. Trump’s assertions about both the … Read more
Clearwater police have concluded that professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, legally Terry Bollea, died of natural causes on July 24 at age 71, and they have closed a formal inquiry after releasing a 72-page investigative report. The review compiled witness statements, medical records, surveillance footage and a visual inspection of the body and found no … Read more
Lead The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced a $518 million emergency response plan on Friday to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda. The package, scheduled to run through November, funds coordination, surveillance, testing, infection prevention, clinical care and … Read more
Lead: Global markets reopened on Monday with a mixed response as energy and equity moves diverged: oil prices climbed after exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran, while major stock indexes recovered some losses following a sharp sell-off in AI-related technology shares. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% after a 2.6% drop on Friday, the Dow … Read more
Lead A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao shortly before 7:40 a.m. local time on Monday, 8 June 2026 (23:40 GMT, Sunday), killing at least 15 people and damaging buildings in southern Mindanao. The tremor, followed by more than an hour of aftershocks recorded by PHIVOLCS, caused severe damage in General … Read more
Lead Early on Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao, Philippines, killing at least 15 people and inflicting heavy structural damage in southern towns including General Santos. The United States Geological Survey recorded the event shortly before 07:40 local time (23:40 GMT Sunday). The quake set off more than an hour of aftershocks and … Read more
Lead: In Mongbwalu, Ituri province, medical staff are enduring long shifts, scarce protective gear and delayed pay while battling one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreaks. Since the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, health authorities report 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths as of Friday, with 71 new cases recorded in … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures opened mixed after reports that Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday, a move that threatens a fragile ceasefire and added to volatility following last week’s sharp Nasdaq sell-off. Israel reportedly retaliated Monday local time with strikes inside western and central Iran, intensifying geopolitical risk. The immediate market response included a … Read more
