Facts, not takes
A federal indictment unsealed on July 14, 2026, charges three Russian nationals and two bulletproof hosting companies with cybercrimes that caused more than $62 million in losses across 21 U.S.
Federal officials are investigating a White House teleprompter operator suspected of using advance knowledge of President Trump's speeches to place profitable wagers on prediction markets, the Financial Times and NPR reported on July 16,…
Smoke from active Canadian wildfires spread across a wide swath of North America on July 16, 2026, reaching two provinces and multiple U.S.
The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on July 15, 2026, that the driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal Texas crash had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, overriding the vehicle's Full Self-Driving system rather than being…
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, described as leading members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective, were each sentenced to five years and six months in prison on July 16, 2026, after pleading guilty to a cyberattack on Transport for…
SpaceX shares dropped below their $135 IPO price on July 15, 2026, the first time the stock had traded at that level since the company's Wall Street debut in June, according to the Financial Times.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, appeared before the Senate on July 15, 2026, seeking confirmation as the nation's top law enforcement official.