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Volume 2 • Issue No. 211 • Updated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 02:03 AM UTC

Fauci Faces Contempt Vote After Pleading the Fifth

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources: AP News


US Launches Strikes on Iranian Targets After Foiled Attack

The U.S. military says it’s launching strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces a day earlier.

Sources: AP News


Trump and DOJ Ask Supreme Court to Toss $83M Defamation Verdict

Trump and the Department of Justice ask the Supreme Court to toss the $83 million defamation verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case.

Sources: AP News


Man Convicted in Terrorism Trial Over Stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A man has been convicted in a terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.

Sources: AP News


Elon Musk's xAI Sues Minnesota Over 'Nudification' Ban

Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps.

Sources: AP News


Oil Prices Jump as Wall Street Drops on AI Stock Decline

Oil prices jump, while the Dow drops more than 1,100 as sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower.

Sources: AP News


Seattle Shooting: Bullets That Killed Bystanders Not from Teen's Gun

Bullets recovered from two bystanders killed during a shootout at a Seattle festival do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing.

Sources: AP News


Southern Europe Burns as Wildfires Rage and Firefighters Die

Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles a blaze four times the size of Paris.

Sources: AP News


Japan Earthquake Kills at Least 18, Rescuers Search for Survivors

Rescuers search for survivors after a quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan.

Sources: AP News


Oscar Winner Glen Hansard Dies in Motorcycle Crash

‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in a motorcycle crash.

Sources: AP News