Day: July 5, 2025

Fever’s Sophie Cunningham responds to backlash over comments about Cleveland, Detroit as WNBA expansion sites

2:42 am July 5, 2025

Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham faced criticism for comments about the WNBA choosing Cleveland and Detroit as two of its next markets for expansion. The league announced that those two cities and Philadelphia will be getting WNBA teams by the end of 2030 in an announcement earlier this week, prompting Cunningham to question whether players […]

Sewn with pride: Flag factory gears up for 250th anniversary of nation

1:58 am July 5, 2025

With Independence Day and the United States’ 250th anniversary just a year away, one Missouri company is stitching its way into history. Allied Materials, based in Kansas City, has been manufacturing since 1951. The company now makes about 1,000 flags per day, with many destined for military funerals, government buildings and patriotic front porches nationwide. […]

Texas river flood leaves at least 13 dead and 20 children missing; camp evacuated by helicopter

1:38 am July 5, 2025

The National Guard was deployed in Texas on Friday after a devastating river flood killed more than a dozen people and swept away dozens of children at a local Christian camp. Heavy rain on Friday morning caused the Guadalupe River to rise nearly 30 feet in 45 minutes. Officials confirmed at least 13 people are […]

PETA distributes vegan wieners outside Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

12:51 am July 5, 2025

Joey Chestnut was not the only big name back in Coney Island for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) made their presence known outside the Coney Island staple on Friday before Chestnut took the stage. Members of the organization distributed vegan hot dogs to people along the […]

Who is Julio César Chávez Jr.? Mexican boxer to be deported by ICE after losing to Jake Paul

12:41 am July 5, 2025

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by ICE on Thursday for deportation. The arrest came just days after Chávez’s loss to YouTuber Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, on the last weekend of June. Chávez was arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. He was being processed for expedited […]