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Rare cannonball emerges from ground at the Alamo, likely untouched for nearly 190 years
Archaeologists have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo — just three months after making a similar rare discovery. The cannonball was discovered on June 2. The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16. It was found outside the northeast corner…
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Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 7
Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine’s president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent. Another 24 were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s City Military Administration in a post on Telegram. A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially…
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Neighbor arrested after girl, 11, vanishes during boat trip on Lake Erie, other passenger found dead
An Ohio woman was arrested after her young neighbor vanished during a boating trip on Lake Erie — with another passenger shockingly found dead in the water the next day, according to reports. Angelique Cunningham, 11, disappeared while boating on the western basin of the picturesque lake on Wednesday night with her neighbor, Kristen Gerrie,…
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Khamenei’s Funeral Is Meant to Project Strength. But Iran’s New Leader Has Yet to Appear
A man holds a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran on July 5, 2026. —Altaf Qadri—AP Tens of thousands of mourners packed Tehran on Sunday amid a six-day…
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Erling Haaland Is Proving Himself Wrong
Norway’s Erling Haaland leads the team as they participate in a Viking Row after defeating Brazil on Sunday, July 5, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. —Frank Franklin II—AP Norwegian captain Martin Odegaard handed the drum sticks over to his teammate, all-universe striker Erling Haaland, after Norway bounced Brazil, the five-time World Cup champion, out of…
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Inside the White House push to get Folarin Balogun back on the field
The campaign to keep Folarin Balogun on the field for the United States’ World Cup run began just minutes after the team’s leading goal-scorer received a red card that would sideline him for the team’s next match. Following Wednesday’s victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina, White House FIFA World Cup Task Force executive director Andrew Giuliani…
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Lionel Richie reassures fans he is ‘doing well’ after dizzy spell forced concert cancellations
Lionel Richie thanked his fans for their support after suffering a health scare on stage which forced him to cancel a string of shows. Richie, 77, smiled widely and danced on stage in a carousel of concert images posted on Instagram over the weekend. “Thank you for every message, every kind word, and for all your love,”…
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Horde of teens pummel South Carolina cops breaking up July 4th party in wild brawl
A mad horde of teens pummeled a pair of South Carolina cops in a wild brawl after the officers tried to break up a dangerous Fourth of July celebration that included gunshots and fireworks launched at cars, police said. The shocking attack unfolded when officers attempted to shut down an Independence Day celebration in the…
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Eliezer Alfonzo has emotional day as Dodgers lose to Padres
As the announcer called out his name in the lineup, Eliezer Alfonzo hugged fellow Venezuelan Miguel Rojas before the catcher walked down the dugout to greet his teammates and coaches. The two had written messages on their caps in silver ink: On Alfonzo’s, “EyP, RIP,” the initials of his stepmother Patricia and his younger sister…
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Grown man allegedly whipped 12-year-old boy with belt near NYC playground in anti-gay hate crime attack
A grown man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly whipping a young boy with a belt and hurling anti-gay statements at him near a Manhattan playground earlier this year. Kevin Maxwell, 37, was cuffed just before 1 a.m. on Sunday for allegedly assaulting the 12-year-old boy near a playground at the NYCHA Baruch Houses on…