WWE is mourning the loss of Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr., one of the most accomplished champions in professional wrestling history, who has died at 85.
The legendary wrestler leaves behind a career that stretched more than six decades and helped shape generations of talent. After breaking into the business in 1963, Funk reached the top of the sport in 1969 when he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He went on to hold the title for more than four straight years, giving him one of the longest uninterrupted championship reigns ever.
His influence didn't stop when his in-ring career slowed. Funk became one of wrestling's most respected trainers, helping develop future stars including Kurt Angle, Edge, the Hardy Boyz and Christian Cage.
Triple H announced Funk's death Tuesday with a lengthy tribute honoring the wrestling icon's impact on the business.
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A discarded piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the moon early Wednesday, striking near the Einstein Crater at an estimated 5,400 mph.
The abandoned upper stage was expected to hit the lunar surface at roughly 2:35 a.m. Eastern time on Aug. 5, traveling at more than seven times the speed of sound.
Scientists believe the collision carved a fresh crater into the moon's northern side and may have kicked up a plume of lunar dust large enough to be detected from Earth.
The rocket stage could not burn up before impact because the moon has no atmosphere. NASA said the collision posed no threat to Earth.
The exact impact site had not been immediately confirmed, but researchers tracking the debris predicted it would crash close to the Einstein Crater.
Libby Jackson, head of the Science Museum in London, told Sky News that satellite images of the
Wall Street roared to fresh records Tuesday as strong corporate earnings and signs of possible progress between the United States and Iran sent stocks surging and oil prices tumbling.
The S&P 500 jumped 1.79% to close at a record 7,736.52, marking its first new high since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 907.47 points, or 1.71%, to finish at a record 54,085.88.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite posted the biggest gain of the day, soaring 2.59% to 26,584.99 as investors piled back into artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks.
Markets received another jolt after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration was speaking with Iran amid efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm the conflict.
"we are in talks with the Iranians," Bessent said during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
He then added, "There is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is taking her outspoken political brand directly to supporters through Cameo, where fans can now pay for personalized video messages.
The former Georgia Republican announced Tuesday that she had joined the celebrity video platform, offering birthday greetings, pep talks, advice, roasts and answers to questions.
"If you have a special message for a friend or loved one, I would love to deliver it for you," a smiling MTG told her TikTok followers. "Or any other message for anyone."
Greene's personalized videos start at $164, giving longtime supporters a chance to receive a direct message from one of the most recognizable figures in the America First movement.
Her profile also offers business videos starting at $5,000. Those clips may be used for marketing purposes for 15 days, according to Cameo, with flexible options available for businesses seeking to extend the license.
Greene's page includes a
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was booed by attendees while speaking at the Minnesota Farmfest gubernatorial candidate forum alongside Republican candidates Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, and retired health care executive Kendall Qualls.
The approximately hour-long event, moderated by Blois Olson, took place under a large shed as part of the annual agricultural gathering that draws farmers, rural residents, vendors, and political figures. Candidates discussed topics including the farm economy, urban-rural divides, affordability, fraud in state programs, and immigration.
The three Republican candidates expressed support for the Trump administration's immigration policies during the policy segment. "Protecting our borders is what was desperately needed after the failed Biden Administration," Demuth said. Lindell focused on increased state cooperation with federal authorities to prevent the surges that were made necessary by last year's anti-ICE rioting.
Klobuchar then spoke after the Republican candidates. The senator said she had
President Donald Trump scored another immigration victory Wednesday after a federal judge officially cleared the way for his administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians, removing the final legal roadblock to deportations.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a brief order declaring that her earlier injunction is no longer in effect, formally allowing the administration to move forward with ending the humanitarian program after the Supreme Court overturned her previous ruling.
"The court's order, which had stayed the effective date of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status pending judicial review, is no longer in effect," Reyes wrote.
The decision ends weeks of uncertainty following the Supreme Court's ruling in late June, when the justices sided with the Trump administration but left unanswered exactly when the protections would officially expire.
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Just The News editor-in-chief on Wednesday discussed the status of a Department of Justice request for certain Senate transcripts during an appearance on "Steve Bannon's War Room." Solomon stated that the materials, which involve former CIA Director John Brennan's interviews before Senate committees, had not been provided to investigators.
"I'm going to go back to being a reporter for a second. I do not know this information from anything I've gained in government. I can tell you with 100% certainty that Republicans are obstructing the investigation into weaponization," Solomon said.
"There are two Republicans I can name by name, Senator John Thune and Senator Tom Cotton. They have refused for months, four months now. The first request came in late January, early February. They are refusing thus far to provide to Joe DiGenova, to the prosecutors in Florida, to the Miami U.S. Attorney, to the Justice
A 24-year-old Thai footballer died after a lightning strike struck the pitch during a regional tournament match in southern Thailand on Tuesday evening. Several additional players and bystanders were also injured in the strike.
The event took place at Santiphap Stadium, also referred to as Santipap Stadium or Babu Field, in the Su-ngai Kolok municipality of Narathiwat province, near the border with Malaysia's Kelantan state. It occurred during the semi-final of the Golok FA Cup 2026, a regional tournament involving local Thai teams and mixed Thai-Malaysian sides.
The match was between SAMCOLTS (also spelled SAMCOLT or Samcolts), a mixed team of Thai and Malaysian players, and Abu x Nong Sirin.
According to Sungai Golok police chief Colonel Thun Sirikhunt, the lightning strike occurred at about 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. local time. Police received an emergency call around 5:30 p.m. and responded to the scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a potential violation of safety protocols after a commercial aircraft and Marine One, which was carrying President Donald Trump, experienced a momentary loss of separation near Reagan Washington National Airport on August 4.
The incident occurred as Trump departed the White House on Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for a subsequent flight to Los Angeles. According to pool reports, Marine One lifted off from the Ellipse near the White House at approximately 2:33 p.m. Eastern Time. One minute later, at 2:34 p.m., Envoy Air Flight 3742, a regional Embraer E170 jet operated by an American Airlines subsidiary and bound for Pensacola, Florida, departed from Reagan National Airport
Under procedures established by the FAA following the January 29, 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near the
Columbia Journalism School has appointed former "60 Minutes" correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi as Journalists in Residence for the 2026–27 academic year.
The announcements were made as part of the CJS2030: Democracy Initiative, which it described as "a pillar of Dean Jelani Cobb's vision for the J-School's next decade." The initiative was described as drawing on classroom training and the work of CJS centers to strengthen accountability reporting and journalism's role in sustaining democracy."
During their residency, both journalists "will work closely with students, individually and as a group, through lectures, workshops and special events designed to sharpen their reporting, investigative and sourcing skills." Columbia added that they "will also each contribute a piece to the Columbia Journalism Review."
The statement continued, "Their appointments give CJS students access to two journalists whose reporting has shaped the national conversation for decades. Alfonsi and Pelley have covered many
U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) announced Wednesday that he would withdraw from his re-election campaign. The decision followed the release on August 3 of a report by the bipartisan House Committee on Ethics that recommended the full House vote to censure him.
The Ethics Committee report concluded that there was substantial reason to believe Edwards violated House rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces. It stated that he "engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers" and found that the congressman "violated the House Code of Official Conduct by failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers."
According to the report, Edwards provided the staffers with "lavish and recurrent gifts," including jewelry totaling over $1,000, designer purses, guns, shoes, flowers, a laptop and cellphones, a KitchenAid mixer, a
Senate Republicans took another step Thursday in their effort to force Dr. Anthony Fauci to answer questions about the government's COVID-19 response, voting to hold the former top health official in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the contempt resolution on a party-line vote after Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions during last week's hearing, citing his constitutional right against self-incrimination.
Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., had warned there would be "repercussions" after Fauci declined to testify, and moved quickly to follow through with a contempt referral.
Under Paul's resolution, the matter would bypass a full Senate vote and instead be sent directly to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, allowing the Department of Justice to review the referral without waiting for action on the Senate floor.
Paul said he also
