July 2026

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old attorney who ran as a democratic socialist, has defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for Colorado's Denver-based 1st District — a striking upset of a lawmaker first elected in 1996 — though the seat will not be decided until November.

Researchers say they have documented Minanbé, a remarkably well-preserved ancient Maya city deep in Mexico's Campeche jungle — untouched by looters and offering a rare, intact glimpse of Maya life before the civilization's Classic-era decline.

Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca to reach the World Cup's last 16 — their first knockout-round victory in 40 years, since a win at the same stadium during the 1986 tournament.

Netflix says a new competition series will use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice of Gene Wilder, the star of the 1971 'Willy Wonka' film — a move his widow has endorsed, but one that revives a wider debate about digitally reviving late performers.

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle US Federal Trade Commission allegations that it failed to give identity-theft victims the transaction records they are entitled to under federal law — only the second time the agency has enforced that provision.

The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, sending the forward back to the team he led to its only NBA championship in 2019, in one of the biggest moves of the offseason.

A quarter-century after its release, 'Lagaan' — the Oscar-nominated epic about a cricket match against India's colonial rulers — is being celebrated on the festival circuit, a reminder of the moment Hindi cinema stepped onto the world stage.

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have let the Education Department strip nonprofit and government employers of eligibility for a popular student-loan forgiveness program, ruling a day before it was due to take effect.

Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new National Assembly — a test of a political system reshaped since the 2019 Hirak protests, and one many voters and opposition figures approach with deep skepticism.

The South Korean action-thriller 'A Shop for Killers,' a breakout hit of 2024, is coming back for a second season this July on Disney+ and Hulu — with 'Drive My Car' and 'Pachinko' actors joining the cast.

Nike reported quarterly results that comfortably topped analysts' expectations, but a closer look showed the headline profit was flattered by a one-time tariff benefit, while sales in China kept falling and the company's turnaround remained a work in progress.

Qatar is hosting delicate, indirect talks between the United States and Iran aimed at cementing the ceasefire that ended last month's confrontation — but the two sides are not meeting face to face, and Tehran is holding firm on its conditions.