Iran will halt its own military attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday. According to the senior Iranian source, Tehran’s position remains attack for attack, meaning that if the U.S. air strikes stop, Iran will also halt its operations, and … Read more
Iran has passed another night without US air strikes as Washington pauses a military campaign nearing its fifth month, while reports indicate that shrinking munitions stockpiles have constrained plans for further escalation, according to recent media reports. The temporary halt has revived diplomatic hopes for a return to negotiations after nearly two weeks of consecutive … Read more
CalFresh recipients throughout Los Angeles County can now use online Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments to buy farm-fresh produce through Food Access LA’s delivery program, according to official announcements issued by the nonprofit. The initiative integrates online EBT purchasing directly into the organization’s Farmers’ Market Delivery subscription service, which aggregates fresh food from five to … Read more
Alpine farmers producing traditional Gruyere cheese in Switzerland are working to offset sales drops caused by new United States import tariffs, according to industry sources. The U.S. market, which traditionally accounted for about 13% of Gruyere sales, was hit by a 10% tariff last year that increased to 12.5% this year under the Trump administration, … Read more
The mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells following a July 4 beach party on the remote Horn Island off the Mississippi coast has sparked nationwide scrutiny, pitting grieving family members and civil rights leaders against local law enforcement over demands for transparency. According to Reuters and local reporting, Wells traveled by boat with high school … Read more
A remarkably preserved 75- to 85-million-year-old fossil of the burrowing snake Tametara mirim, discovered in Presidente Prudente, Brazil, has allowed researchers to reconstruct early snake brain anatomy, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Led by Princeton University evolutionary biology professor Tiago Simões, the find reveals a complex, non-linear evolutionary history of neurosensory … Read more
U.S. singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty to a charge of affray at London’s Southwark Crown Court, according to prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe, resolving a legal case stemming from a 2023 incident at a London nightclub involving music producer Abraham Diaw. The plea allows the 37-year-old performer and his co-defendant, Omololu Akinlolu, to avoid a trial on … Read more
Chinese memory chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has seized newfound pricing power amid a global supply scramble, hiking costs for major tech firms like Huawei and securing a multi-billion dollar deal with TikTok owner ByteDance, according to sources familiar with the matter. The shift highlights a dramatic turnaround for domestic semiconductor firms once reliant … Read more
Indian actors Ranbir Kapoor and Yash arrived at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday to promote “Ramayana,” a two-part film adaptation of one of Hinduism’s most revered epics, according to Reuters reporting from Los Angeles. The international promotional push marks an effort by filmmakers to introduce the ancient story to a global audience ahead of its … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, to discuss ongoing economic reforms and market access. According to a U.S. Treasury statement issued Wednesday, Bessent welcomed Islamabad’s push to implement fiscal consolidation and prepare for a return to international capital markets, though the … Read more