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US airstrikes shake Iran's capital, Tehran, as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz escalates, state media reports 07/15/2026 09:23pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� US airstrikes shake Iran's capital, Tehran, as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz escalates, state media reports. Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications 07/15/2026 09:20pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers. Videos and photos from multiple media outlets showed officers w Iranian attacks target Bahrain and Kuwait as US launches more airstrikes on Iran 07/15/2026 09:04pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iranian attacks target Bahrain and Kuwait as US launches more airstrikes on Iran. UK unveils plans for social media curfew for older teens ��� but it's voluntary 07/15/2026 09:02pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds ��� though they will be able to override the proposed default setting. In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain's Zambia's Guy Scott, who was Africa's first white head of state in decades, has died at 82 07/15/2026 08:57pm • LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) ��� Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who briefly served as acting president to become Africa's first white head of state in more than two decades, died Wednesday, the Zambian government said. He was 82. Scott was Zambia's vice president and stood in as president of the southern Sunday crash that killed 3 fuels more calls for fixes at Prince George's Co. intersection 07/15/2026 08:30pm • People in the Balmoral neighborhood near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, said they have been worried for years about the intersection of Route 301 and Governors Park Lane. After a crash that killed three people over the weekend, they are hoping state leaders finally make changes. A makeshift memori Hawks forward Gueye has surgery for fractured left foot and could miss start of 2026-27 season 07/15/2026 08:29pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye could miss the start of the 2026-27 season after having surgery for a fractured left foot suffered in a workout. The Hawks announced on Wednesday that Gueye had the surgery on Tuesday after suffering the injury on July 8. The 6-foot-11 Gueye aver Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia 07/15/2026 08:28pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The Trump administration on Wednesday replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington���s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation���s history. The new exhibit was installed in the same area where the Declaration o Donald Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor 07/15/2026 08:19pm • President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as ���one of America���s greatest and most hard working Patriots��� and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says w Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a cargo ship 07/15/2026 08:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet who was working on the vessel as part of the academy���s Sea Year training program. John Merrone, 53, pleaded guilty just as his trial was about to start Rumbunctious pro-Argentina crowd makes defending World Cup champions feel at home in Atlanta 07/15/2026 08:06pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Argentina fans are well known for their rabid, boisterous support of their national soccer squad, and that fevered passion made their beloved team feel right at home in Atlanta at the World Cup. This wasn't Buenos Aires, but the rumbunctious pro-Argentina crowd made their voices hea ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says 07/15/2026 08:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings. It's not clear whether ICE New York Times files challenge to reporter subpoenas, accusing government of trying to punish newspaper for its coverage 07/15/2026 08:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� New York Times files challenge to reporter subpoenas, accusing government of trying to punish newspaper for its coverage. Today's Mortgage Rates Drift Lower: July 16, 2026 07/15/2026 08:00pm • Today's average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.736%, down from 6.768% yesterday, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. For refinancing mortgages, today's 30-year rate is 6.85%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.858%. Interest rates on home loans have risen since the begi 7 Best Schwab ETFs for Retirement 07/15/2026 08:00pm • Building a retirement portfolio does not mean you have to research and buy dozens of individual stocks and bonds. Charles Schwab offers a family of low-cost exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that make it easy to build a diversified portfolio while keeping expenses very low. That matters because every