Video game performers vote on contract that could end nearly three-year-long battle over AI
Union members have until July 9 at 5 p.m. Pacific to vote on a tentative contract between video game performers and their employers.
Day: July 9, 2025
How the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers and other third parties shaped US politics
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since almost the beginning.
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo,” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.
Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31
Monday’s demonstrations, which were met with police roadblocks preventing access to downtown Nairobi, were planned to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba pro-democracy protests.
European intelligence officials warn that a Russian sabotage campaign is escalating
European intelligence officials say they’re worried the risk of serious injury or even death is rising in a campaign of sabotage blamed on Russia as untrained saboteurs set fires, plant explosives or build bombs.
Protesters rally against closure of largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the US
Protesters are rallying against the closure of a major gender-affirming care center for kids and teenagers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
At least 31 dead, 532 arrested in Kenya’s antigovernment protests
Human rights office calls for accountability after 31 people are killed in nationwide ‘Saba Saba’ marches.
Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”.
Billionaire Melinda Gates Explains Why She Won’t Fund Daughter’s Startup
Daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, Phoebe Gates recently co-founded digital fashion platform Phia with her former Stanford classmate Sophia Kianni.
Vet says there are five dog breeds he would ‘never own’
With more than 200 registered dog breeds in the UK, it can be overwhelming when it comes to deciding which to get. But there are five breeds veterinarian Amir Amwary would avoid.