The long-awaited sale of the Washington Commanders was unanimously approved by NFL owners on Thursday, July 20. The deal was worth $6.05 billion, the highest price paid for a North American professional sports club. The new owners are Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, a group led by investor Josh Harris. Harris, along with partner David…

Severe weather continues to take hold over the United States during the week of July 16, with a tornado hitting a Pfizer plant in North Carolina and passengers on a Delta flight getting sick due to the Las Vegas heat. The tornado hit just after midday on Wednesday, July 20. There were no serious reports…

Russia may be at war with Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin is still telling Russian tourists they should go to Crimea for their summer holiday. However, the Kremlin is warning tourists to be mindful of the ongoing war while they travel. After the bridge connecting southern Russia to Crimea was attacked again, tens of thousands of…

Former President Barack Obama is featured in an Illinois library’s TikTok video that promotes the reading of books banned in some libraries across the U.S. The video was posted by the Kankakee Public Library in the Chicago suburbs. In the first campaign video, readers are shown holding up books that have been on banned lists…

A U.S. Army soldier has been detained by North Korea after crossing the border from South Korea, according to the United Nations Command and the South Korean army on Tuesday. The U.S. national was taking part in a tour to the Joint Security Area, a border village in a demilitarized zone that separates the two…

Mexico says Texas may be violating international law by installing a border wall made up of orange buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande in the state’s latest attempt to secure the United States border. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Barcena said the move could be violating the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 between…

Russia announced it is pulling out of the Ukrainian grain agreement, and severe storms pummeled the Northeast. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, July 17, 2023.  Russia pulls out of Ukrainian grain deal Russia has announced it has halted its deal to allow grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the…