Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has reportedly died in Cuba, where she fled to after escaping from prison in 1979. Shakur was 78-years-old.
Read More Cuban officials: Assata Shakur, Tupac’s godmother who escaped prison and fled to Cuba after killing a cop, dead at 78
President Donald Trump speaks from the White House, highlighting a breakthrough agreement ensuring TikTok remains available to 170 million Americans.
Read More Trump announces TikTok deal with U.S. investors and addresses Gaza peace talks
President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House for high-level talks on NATO spending, U.S.–Turkey trade, and pressing global issues.
Read More President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House
Amazon.com will pay $2.5 billion in fines and payments to Prime subscribers to settle a FTC case alleging they signed users up for the subscription without their consent.
Read More Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle Prime deception allegations
The Institute of International Finance, a financial services trade group, said that global debt rose over $21 trillion in the first half of the year to $337.7 trillion.
Read More Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, says IIF
Following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last month, North Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at ending cashless bail for violent offenses — citing the need to strengthen public safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.
Read More N.C. lawmakers work to eliminate cashless bail with ‘Iryna’s law,’ following gruesome train stabbing caught on camera