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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democratic House hopeful vying for one of the nation’s most competitive districts is staying silent after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., voiced support for her campaign. Ocasio-Cortez, a leftist firebrand with growing influence in the Democratic Party, congratulated former Biden administration official Cait Conley on her primary victory in a social media post Wednesday.”I look forward to working together as a delegation as we fight for working families across New York,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.  The post also celebrated a Democrat vying to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., alongside three socialist candidates backed by…

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“There is a risk of extremely heavy rain at warning levels,” top government spokesman Minoru Kihara told reporters.”So far, we have received reports of one person seriously injured and three people with minor injuries”, as well as flooding in dozens of buildings mainly in the southern region of Kagoshima, he said.”We offer our heartfelt sympathy to all those affected by the disaster, and we will continue to gain an accurate picture of the damage situation,” he said, adding the government is cooperating with municipalities to take “emergency disaster response measures”.Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways cancelled a total of 120…

Go behind the scenes with Druski ahead of the BET Awards – CBS News Watch CBS News Comedian and entertainer Druski will host the BET Awards on Sunday. At 31, he’s the youngest host in the show’s history. He gave “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson a preview of what to expect.

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMicron Technology’s shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.The stock sank 4% as other tech firms also struggled. Intel fell 3%, Arm shed 4%, and Marvell declined 4%. Investors remain wary of the rising costs of artificial intelligence infrastructure, with the sell-off reverberating across global markets following a New York Times report that OpenAI is considering pushing back IPO timing to next year.In Europe, key chip stocks also saw losses. ASML was down 2.2%, Infineon fell 3.7%, ASM…

Luigi Mangione’s defense slams plea deal reports, drops emotional distress claim Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione’s defense criticizes reports of a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors. His attorneys claim this information is part of a deliberate pattern to manipulate public opinion and violate his fair trial rights. The defense also withdrew an emotional distress claim in Mangione’s state murder case, which could have reduced his murder charge to manslaughter. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Luigi Mangione’s lawyers are trying to push back on reports that the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination suspect has been in negotiations for a…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Japan time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 10:29 p.m. Japan time about 30 miles west of Tokyo, data from the agency shows.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 26, 2026 11:47 am Updated June 26, 2026 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sherritt International Corp. is shutting down operations at its refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., after running out of the feed inventory it receives from its Moa mine in Cuba. The company says the shutdown will continue until mining and processing activities at Moa resume and the refinery feed pipeline is rebuilt.Operations at Sherritt’s Moa joint venture in Cuba were paused earlier this year as the country faced fuel shortages since the U.S. cut…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national minimum tax on billionaires and a federal fund that would give every American a stake in the wealth created by artificial intelligence, laying out a populist economic agenda in an essay published Friday on Substack. At the same time, Newsom, who is mulling a 2028 White House bid, announced he will vote against a billionaire wealth tax on the ballot in California this November.His pitch for the federal tax on the nation’s wealthiest is what he calls a “true minimum tax on billionaires — a modern Buffett rule — that ensures the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Mets’ season has hit rock bottom, and they are making a major change in the clubhouse.Carlos Mendoza, who took the team to a National League Championship Series in his first year as an MLB manager in 2024, has been relieved of his duties.A nightmare season for the Mets reached a tipping point on Thursday night when the Mets were swept in four games by the Chicago Cubs. They have been outscored 58-22 during their current six-game losing streak, and they are 13 games under .500, the lowest mark of…