Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. will be suspended for the first eight games of the 2026 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. Pearce was arrested in February following a domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend and WNBA player, Rickea Jac
PITTSBURGH (AP) — If only Mike McCarthy graded on production, then Drew Allar would be in for smooth sailing when the Pittsburgh Steelers sit down to dissect their preseason-opening win over Green Bay. The rookie quarterback, however, is already well-versed in how his head coach’s mind works. Yes, M
Former New York Mets player Butch Huskey died on Friday. He was 54. The team announced Huskey’s death prior to Friday’s game against the Washington Nationals. A cause of death was not revealed by the team. “It’s a solemn day with the passing of Butch Huskey this morning,” interim manager Andy Green
By Ross Kerber Aug 14 (Reuters) – The top U.S. financial regulator on Friday made permanent its decision to cease judging whether companies may exclude shareholder resolutions from votes at annual meetings, leaving investor activists concerned about diminishing influence. In practice, the change ann
The NFL suspended Tennessee Titans defensive back Nazeeh Johnson six games on Friday for violation of the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Johnson, 28, will begin his suspension when the Titans open the regular season Sept. 13 at home against the New York Jets. He will be eligibl
WASHINGTON (AP) — Full disclosure: this should really be two tales. How better to pay tribute to the natural and perhaps inevitable combination of two distinctly American icons: fast food and cars? Those two massive sociological forces had already joined up, Voltron-style, early in the 20th century
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a friend’s company in exchange for kickbacks. Jurors reached the verdict Friday, following a trial t
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor was arrested Friday and charged with fraudulently obtaining a pandemic loan and using the money to fund his election campaign as well as pay off high-interest mortgages on several of his properties and personal taxes. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena was charged Friday
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — He moved through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, documenting the damage to structures, neighborhoods and — most importantly — human lives. All through it, Associated Press photographer Fernando Vergara kept one thing top of mind: the respons
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Several others were injured at the Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in the Sitakunda area, police inspe
Drone Strikes and Intelligence Chief’s Killing Expose Libya’s Fragile Balance The unclaimed attacks have not been linked, but they come as rival power centers compete for influence and the US seeks to reunify Libya’s divided institutions By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line Drone attacks on energy fa
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Trump’s solicitor general petitioned the high court to susp
A U.S. soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil. Earlier this month, The Associated Press highlighted Maisa Lopes Eliaser as one of dozens of spouses or parents of U.S. troops who
NEW YORK (AP) — After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year. Retail sales fell 0.6% last month, marking the biggest decrease since May 2025, compared with a revised gain of 0.2% in June, acco
LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Nvidia’s colossal financing deal for AI infrastructure buildouts is the talk of private markets this week. The chip giant said it has partnered with six major financial institutions to launch compute financing platforms aimed at raising over $500 billion in third-party c
Aug 14 (Reuters) – Tesla plans to unveil a redesigned Roadster as early as this month, The Information reported on Friday, nearly a decade after the electric-vehicle maker first revealed a next-generation version of its original sports car. The event could include a demonstration of a limited-editio
Aug 14 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a record high, as investors assessed retail sales data and took stock of the latest developments in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.8 points, or 0.01%, at the op
Just weeks after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, neighboring Colombia suffered its own deadly temblor Monday, leaving responders, volunteers and loved ones desperately searching for missing people and tending to those displaced or injured. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake affected a large swath o
(SRN NEWS)- Hundreds have died in this month’s devastating earthquake and it is feared the toll will rise. Operation Blessing has moved quickly, providing hygiene kits, food, clean water solar lanterns and other supplies. The magnitude 7.4 earthquake roared through Colombia, flattening buildings and
(SRN NEWS)-According to a new study from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, only about one-third of Americans feel very comfortable expressing their views on abortion. When it comes to transgenderism, just 25% feel safe saying what they really feel. And about 22% say they would fee
(SRN NEWS)-According to an Axios review of numbers from the Public Religion Research Institute, the percentage of Hispanic Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated has risen steadily from 18% in 2013 to 23% in 2025. Among Catholic Latinos, the declines have been historic. The share of Latin
BERLIN (AP) — A fire in a 21-story Berlin high-rise injured an estimated five people and made some residents consider jumping to escape the flames before it was brought under control Friday morning, local media reported. The severity of the injuries was not immediately known, German news agency dpa
PARIS (AP) — Firefighters across France and in central England struggled against multiple fires Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of Europe, their task further complicated by exceptionally parched landscapes. With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced th
Aug 14 (Reuters) – Applied Materials shares fell about 5% in premarket trading on Friday, as the chip equipment maker’s upbeat outlook failed to soothe investors worried about the threat from intensifying competition. The muted reaction illustrates the high bar chip stocks have to clear and suggests
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans rookie Marlin Klein played just 11 snaps in his NFL debut Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers. But it was more than enough to impress coach DeMeco Ryans. Klein, a tight end who was born in Germany and moved to the United States to play football at age 16, ha
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man used a screwdriver to fatally stab his wife and their 7-year-old daughter inside a Minnesota daycare Wednesday morning before killing himself, according to a search warrant released Thursday. The Hennepin County search warrant obtained by The Associated Press identified the
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Chilean government transferred nearly 300 high-risk inmates from around the country to a sprawling new prison on Thursday, as hard-line President José Antonio Kast seeks to regain momentum on his core campaign pledge to combat organized crime. Kast traveled to the
Detention of Former Syrian General in Lebanon Opens Question of Extraditing Assad-Era Officials to Damascus Adel Issa’s detention under a Syrian warrant puts judicial cooperation between Beirut and Damascus to the test, as a Syrian source says Damascus has sought the handover of more than 200 former
Elderly Rabbi Assaulted and Threatened in Rome’s Jewish Quarter By The Media Line Staff An elderly rabbi was shoved and threatened by a man who also made references to Islam during a confrontation in Rome’s historic Jewish Quarter on Wednesday evening, Italian daily Il Messaggero reported. The rabbi
