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Space Needle rising over the Seattle Center campus where the Bite of Seattle festival shooting unfolded. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
U.S.

Bite of Seattle Shooting Leaves Three Dead as Manhunt Stretches On

Three people died and four were wounded when crossfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle festival, and police are still hunting a third gunman.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Historic county courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
U.S.

Lindsay Clancy Trial Opens With Husband as Leadoff Witness

Opening statements framed Lindsay Clancy as either a calculating killer or a mother lost to psychosis before her ex-husband took the stand in Plymouth.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Downtown Menasha, Wisconsin, the city that took some of the heaviest damage from Monday's tornado. Photo: Arnmhs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
U.S.

Wisconsin Tornado Carves Path of Damage Through Appleton and Menasha

Rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning preceded a tornado that tore through Appleton and Menasha, collapsing buildings and cutting power to over 100,000.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Refinery complex in Jubail, in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. Photo: Suresh Babunair, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World

Abqaiq Drone Attack Halts World's Largest Oil Processing Plant

Drones struck Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq complex on July 27, halting the world's largest crude stabilization plant and straining a fragile US-Iran pause.

27 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
Exposed white mineral ring on the canyon walls of Lake Mead showing how far the reservoir has dropped. Photo: U.S. Geological Survey / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
U.S.

Record Lows at Lake Mead and Powell Force Federal Hand on Colorado River

Combined storage in Lake Mead and Lake Powell has fallen to levels last seen in 1957, and Washington now prepares to dictate the next round of water cuts.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Smoke rises above a Wildberries warehouse fire in the Shushary district of St. Petersburg in January 2024. Photo: Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World

Wildberries Drone Strikes Carry Ukraine's War to Russian Doorsteps

Ukrainian drones have hit at least nine Wildberries warehouses in a week, disrupting deliveries for millions of Russians and testing wartime normalcy.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Satellite view of the Caspian Sea, where Ukrainian drones struck vessels and oil infrastructure on July 25. Photo: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
World

Ukraine's Caspian Sea Strikes Draw Iranian Retaliation Threat

Iran vows a response after Ukrainian drones hit an Iranian cargo vessel, a Russian missile boat and Caspian oil assets feeding Moscow's war effort.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Grand Anse Beach near St. George's, Grenada, where Elizabeth Waddell was last seen on July 22. Photo: Rein Ketelaars, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World

Search Intensifies for North Carolina Woman Missing in Grenada

Elizabeth Waddell, 44, vanished after a swim at Grand Anse Beach on July 22. Police, divers and volunteers are searching Grenada's southern coast.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Satellite image of Hurricane Genevieve spinning off the southwest coast of Mexico on July 27, 2026. Photo: NOAA GOES-18, processed by CooperScience / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
World

Hurricane Genevieve Hits Category 5, Sends Dangerous Surf North

First Category 5 of the Eastern Pacific season stays offshore Mexico while driving life threatening surf toward Baja California and Southern California.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong-un during 2025 talks in Beijing, where the two leaders deepened military cooperation. Photo: President of Russia press service / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
World

Russia Readies Bases for 30,000 North Korean Troops, Kyiv Warns

Zelensky says Russia's Voronezh region has been preparing since June to receive 30,000 fresh North Korean soldiers plus new ballistic missile launchers.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
The AstraZeneca headquarters building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England. Photo: D Wells, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Business

AstraZeneca Earnings Open a Heavy Week for Global Pharma Investors

AstraZeneca opens a packed reporting week with Wall Street focused on Farxiga generic erosion, oncology momentum and whether margins can keep expanding into 2027.

27 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
The Warner Bros. water tower rises above the studio lot in Burbank, California. Photo: Chris Yarzab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Business

Paramount Accepts 2027 Deadline in Warner Bros. Discovery Battle

Paramount Skydance agreed to hold off closing its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery purchase until as late as June 2027 while a state antitrust suit proceeds.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read