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A gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and injuring at least two others. Surveillance video shows a male approaching the restaurant from a nearby parking lot with a rifle. The suspect is also dead; the FBI and ATF have joined the investigation, and motive and identity remain under investigation as of Sunday morning.
Beginning July 26, hackers targeted more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota by compromising programmable logic controllers at wells and treatment plants; the attacks have since spread to at least seven states including Michigan. Federal investigators believe Iran is the likely culprit, but President Trump publicly rejected that attribution and instead blamed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for leaving systems exposed. No water quality was affected, though the federal government has issued sweeping warnings to utilities across the country to harden their defenses.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency Saturday as the Gray Fire exploded to roughly 9,500 acres in Spokane County, driven by extreme heat and high winds. At least one person has died, and more than 185 structures have been destroyed; evacuation orders are in effect for the towns of Four Lakes and Medical Lake. State officials warn that 2026 is already shaping up to be one of Washington's worst wildfire years on record.
A "Sophie Night" rally is scheduled outside Target Center today before the Indiana Fever face the Minnesota Lynx, the third consecutive Fever road game accompanied by a protest organized by the Save Women's Sports movement, centering on Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's public stance against transgender athletes in women's sports. Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said protesters have the right to demonstrate while pushing back on what she called misleading framing — and the WNBA has still not issued a formal policy on transgender athletes, guaranteeing the controversy will continue to follow the Fever city to city.
Late Saturday night, President Trump announced he called off a planned joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran's energy infrastructure after reaching what he described as a rough framework agreement with Tehran. Trump says Iran has agreed to an immediate, complete, and total reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with a formal deal signing expected to be announced shortly. The announcement follows a turbulent summer in which Trump declared a June ceasefire, then declared it over in early July when Iran resumed attacks on shipping.
President Trump's Board of Peace announced Friday that Hamas has agreed to complete disarmament in Gaza, surrendering heavy and light weapons over six to eight months, disclosing tunnel locations, and allowing a new Palestinian governing authority to assume control as Israeli forces withdraw. The deal was brokered with Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey and represents a major phase of Trump's 20-Point Gaza Plan. Israeli officials and Western diplomats remain openly skeptical that Hamas will follow through on its commitments.
Between Thursday and Friday, an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 migrants surged across Morocco's border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta — nearly matching the city's entire population in under two days. The death toll has climbed to 67, including drownings and deaths in a breakwater stampede. Spain deployed its military, Italy suspended Schengen-zone free movement at its border with Spain, and 22 European heads of state demanded an emergency EU interior ministers meeting. Investigators say the crossing was largely coordinated via WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram.
Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated quantum entanglement over 24 kilometers of live commercial fiber-optic cable between their Evanston campus and downtown Chicago — while that same cable simultaneously carried 1.6 terabits per second of real internet traffic. The quantum signal survived with over 94 percent fidelity, crossing the threshold required for a viable real-world quantum internet. The team's next step is attempting full quantum teleportation across a metropolitan network using existing infrastructure.
The FDA has approved bemotrizinol — the first new active sunscreen ingredient to clear regulatory review in the United States in more than 25 years. Already widely used in Europe since 1999, bemotrizinol provides broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection, is more photostable than older filters, and absorbs minimally through the skin. Products containing it are expected to appear on American store shelves as early as this month, ending a decades-long gap that had left U.S. consumers with fewer options than their European counterparts.
Employees at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania had to eject an unusual trespasser this week: a white-tailed deer that wandered into the theme park without paying admission. Staff eventually corralled the animal and returned it to the wild. No injuries were reported — to guests, employees, or the deer — and it remains unknown whether the animal expressed any opinion on the roller coasters.
