New York, NY – Wall Street was rattled Friday morning after a surprise announcement from Washington confirmed that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will be shut down by the end of the fiscal year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average responded with a sharp decline, dropping 600 points in early trading before closing down 593.34 points, or 1.65%, marking one of the steepest single-day losses in months.

Washington - President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for high school students, signaling a return to traditional physical fitness benchmarks first established in 1966 under President Lyndon B. Johnson. The decision, formalized through an executive order, would once again require students to complete a series of athletic challenges designed to measure strength, endurance, and flexibility, with high-performing students eligible for a Presidential Fitness Award.

Birmingham - In an emotional and unexpected moment at the private funeral of legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was seen wiping away tears as she paid tribute to the Prince of Darkness in what many described as one of the most heartfelt eulogies of the day.

Seattle - A powerful 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, prompting immediate tsunami warnings along the Pacific coastlines — including the west coast of the United States. The quake, centered approximately 50 miles off the eastern coast of Kamchatka, was felt as far as northern Japan and parts of Alaska, though no fatalities have been reported as of press time.

Washington, D.C. — In the wake of viral video footage sparking allegations that President Donald Trump engaged in cheating during a recent golf outing at his Turnberry resort in Scotland, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has firmly defended the president’s golfing conduct.

New York, July 26, 2025 — In a surprising casting development, Oscar‑winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is set to portray Kristin Cabot, former Chief People Officer of the data‑operations firm Astronomer, in a forthcoming biographical film chronicling the life—and downfall—of the company’s former CEO, Andy Byron.

BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. — Former Congressman George Santos has begun a new chapter of his ever-unpredictable career — this time as a marine biologist.

Santos, 37, who was expelled from Congress in 2023 following multiple ethics violations and criminal fraud charges (many still pending), announced this week that he has joined a shark-tagging research team operating off the coast of New Jersey. The project, operated under the Atlantic Apex Predators Initiative (AAPI), focuses on tracking migratory patterns and breeding behaviors of great white sharks in the region.