LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71.
Today in History. Today is Sunday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2026. There are 172 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 12, 1979, as an angry reaction to the popularity of disco music, the Chicago White Sox held the “Disco Demolition Night” promotion, in which a crate of disco records was blown up on the field between games of a doubleheader; the ensuing riot and damage to the field caused the White Sox to forfeit the second game.
BERLIN (AP) – Volkswagen’s CEO indicated in comments published Sunday that he’s trying to avoid closing plants as he seeks to turn around the automaker’s performance.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 12.8% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a time when demand for chips is surging thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence.
HONG KONG (AP) – Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world’s biggest auto market. At Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, China sales for the April-June quarter plummeted between 30% and 41% compared with the same period a year ago.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. military said Monday it ended its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran, insisting that Tehran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement that it hit air defense systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small boats.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s government, saying he had offered a new and important position to the former premier.
WASHINGTON (AP) – After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. “Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it.
US launches new airstrikes on Iran, as Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states
























































































































































