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Oil pipeline’s owner agrees to pay $26.9 million over Keystone spill in Kansas

The Justice Department announced that it has filed a complaint and proposed consent decree against South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow Infrastructure Operations Inc., the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline, to resolve allegations that the company violated the Clean Water Act in connection with a 2022 pipeline rupture in Washington County, Kansas.

July 13, 2026

5 questions about Hungary’s constitutional amendment to remove President Tamas Sulyok

Hungary's Parliament voted to oust President Tamas Sulyok, a key ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as Prime Minister Peter Magyar moves to dismantle the old political order.

July 13, 2026

DOJ charges inmate with laundering seized cryptocurrency funds

A Bulgarian national already serving federal prison time for a multimillion-dollar online fraud scheme now faces new charges after allegedly conspiring to move cryptocurrency that had been seized by the U.S. government, according to the Justice Department.

July 13, 2026

Ex-ransomware negotiator gets 70 months for betraying clients to hackers

A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring with BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, ransomware operators to extort multiple victims, according to the Justice Department.

July 13, 2026

South Carolina’s Senate seat wide open after Lindsey Graham dies

Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday. Here's how South Carolina's special election process -- and the growing list of Republicans eyeing the seat -- will play out.

July 13, 2026

DOJ: 764-linked extremist network leader sentenced to 40 years in prison

A San Antonio man tied to a nihilistic violent extremist network was sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering and child sexual exploitation crimes, the Justice Department announced.

July 13, 2026

Trump, world leaders mourn Sen. Lindsey Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and one of President Trump's closest congressional allies, died Saturday evening at 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said in a social media post.

July 12, 2026

Appeals court lets Florida revive suit against pediatricians group

A full federal appeals court has cleared Florida to resume a lawsuit accusing the American Academy of Pediatrics of misleading the public about the safety of gender-transition treatments for minors, pausing a lower court injunction that had blocked the case.

July 11, 2026

Conor McGregor makes UFC return against Max Holloway in Las Vegas main event

Conor McGregor steps back into the octagon for the first time in five years Saturday night, headlining UFC 329 against Max Holloway at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

July 11, 2026

Rosie O’Donnell predicts Trump won’t survive term, cites ‘dementia’

ROSIE O'DONNELL says Trump won't survive his term due to "dementia": "He makes the kind of mistakes that you would forgive at Thanksgiving dinner, but you would never let grandpa cut the turkey, because it might be dangerous because he doesn't know what he's saying."

July 11, 2026

South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams dies at 25, weeks after World Cup

Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has died at age 25, weeks after appearing in all three of Bafana Bafana's group-stage matches as the team advanced to the World Cup's Round of 32 for the first time in the country's history at a men's World Cup.

July 11, 2026

Nolan calls ‘Odyssey’ backlash irrelevant, leans on Batman experience

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN on 'Odyssey' backlash: "These conversations that happen before people see the film, they're always irrelevant."

July 10, 2026

Joe Rogan warns Trump’s war on Iran may hand Democrats the White House in 2028

JOE ROGAN on Iran: "This war is not something anybody that's conservative wanted."

July 10, 2026

74 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: July 10-12

Museum activities dominate this' weekend's calendar of events in Washington, with 32 exhibitions making our list. Of course, these are just a few of the many exciting happenings in the area. Here are our picks for the weekend, all 74 of them.

July 10, 2026

‘Citizen Vigilante’ director: Netflix too politically correct to make the movie

'Citizen Vigilante' director Uwe Boll calls his movie a "revolt" against major studios: "If you watch any German movie, all the migrants are perfectly integrated, intelligent, perfectly German-speaking people, and that's just wrong. That's not the case."

July 10, 2026

Ryanair flight makes emergency landing after window dislodges midair

A Ryanair flight bound for Germany was forced into an emergency landing in Greece on Friday after a cabin window dislodged in midair. A passenger was partially pulled through the opening before fellow travelers pulled him back inside.

July 10, 2026

CNN pundit calls Bernie Sanders ‘establishment’

CNN pundit on BERNIE SANDERS: "Bernie's been in elected office for 45 years. Why isn't he establishment?"

July 10, 2026

Cardinal reverses course on why he fired the priest who linked UFOs to demons

Washington's cardinal fired a priest who linked UFOs to demons -- then changed his story on why. Here's what he's saying now.

July 10, 2026

Ex-James Bond casting chief says 007 must stay white and male

The casting director behind the last 14 James Bond films says the character should not be reimagined as a woman or a person of color, pushing back on years of speculation over who will replace Daniel Craig as 007. "Ian Fleming wrote a character, and that's the character that stays," she said.

July 10, 2026

LGBTQ characters in film decline for third straight year, GLAAD says

The share of major studio releases featuring LGBTQ characters fell for a third consecutive year in 2025, according to GLAAD's 14th annual film representation study, dropping to 20.4% from 23.6% in 2024 and a record high of 28.5% in 2023.

July 10, 2026