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President Trump is embraced by media mogul Rupert Murdoch during a 2017 dinner in New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea during WWII. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its powerful owner has taken a …

Gunman kills four, including police officer, in Manhattan skyscraper, then takes own life  Reuters 4 people, including NYPD officer, killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting  CNN Park Avenue Gunman Drove Cross Country Before Committing the Attack, Police Said  The New York Times 345 Park Avenue NYC shooting: NYPD officer, 3 others shot, killed in Midtown, Manhattan; gunman dead by suicide  ABC7 New York NYPD officer …

By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -UnitedHealth’s newly returned CEO, Stephen Hemsley, will likely face investor scrutiny over the largest U.S. health insurance and services company’s efforts to rein in the elevated medical costs behind the withdrawal of its annual forecast. Hemsley returned to the role in May following the abrupt departure of then-CEO Andrew Witty, who stepped down amid rising operational …

Antigravity, a new brand backed by a team from Insta360, promises to “redefine aerial exploration” with a new drone in August that offers world-first 360-degree capture in a sub-249g package, with 8K resolution. The drone market may be about to get more interesting. Antigravity, a new consumer drone brand incubated by Insta360 in collaboration with third parties, officially launched today …

Microsoft has announced a brand-new overhaul coming to the Edge web browser today that transforms it into an AI-powered experience dubbed “Copilot Mode.” The company says this is a new experimental feature that’s designed to make browsing the web easier with AI as a collaborator. “It doesn’t just give you endless tabs to sift through but works with you as …

Jay Leno, who previously helmed The Tonight Show, criticized late-night hosts whose political jokes only appeal to “half their audience.”  During a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Leno said it’s important to use humor that gets the “whole audience.” He added that hosts risk losing viewers if they are seen “cozying up to one side or the …

OXNARD, Calif. — When it comes to tight ends, the Cowboys tied up a very sizable loose end. Jake Ferguson is all smiles as padded practices get underway for training camp, and there’s plenty of reasons for it — roughly $52 million of them, considering that’s the max value of his shiny new multi-year contract extension landed in the early …

INDIANAPOLIS — Amid the formality of the NASCAR Cup pre-race drivers meeting, Doug Boles had a message for competitors. The president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway noted that this year marked the 30th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s 1995 victory at the track, Boles then highlighted Tony Stewart’s win here in 2005 and Kyle Busch’s victory in 2015 at the Brickyard. “So …

Another day, another barb thrown Micah Parsons’ way by a member of the Cowboys brass. The team and the star edge rusher are at a contract-extension standoff with training camp already open, and with few signs of any significant movement toward resolving the situation.  Parsons is in the final year of his rookie deal, making $24 million, and would hit …

Jul 27, 2025, 06:22 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400. The third NASCAR Cup victory of Wallace’s career was also …