US to tighten visa regulations for foreign students, journalists

Reuters

By Doina Chiacu and Kristina Cooke

July 16, 20266:23 AM PDT

Updated 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists.

WATCH: Epstein survivor, fired DOJ pardon attorney testify at Blanche confirmation hearing

By — Eric Tucker, Associated Press
By — Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Updated on Jul 16, 2026 1:03 PM EDT 

Published on Jul 16, 2026 9:49 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted skeptical questions at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about the creation of a fund to compensate President Donald Trump's allies and a tax immunity deal for the president as he aimed to lock down the Republican support needed to advance his nomination.

Associated Press: Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national address

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Updated 8:39 AM PDT, July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.

'Go to hell': Vance rails at reported Israeli-backed online campaign smearing Iran MOU

The Times of Israel
Story by Jacob Magid
July 15, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance fumed on Wednesday at a reported Israeli government-funded influence campaign aimed at criticizing the efforts of President Donald Trump’s administration to negotiate an end to the Iran war.

England falls as Messi's Argentina proves too hard to handle

July 15, 2026

By Yiannis Damellos

Messi was not contained, as he assisted on both goals against England to lead another comeback. His team will play Spain in Jersey on Sunday.

Argentina advanced to its second straight World Cup final after a thrilling 2-1 win over England on Wednesday. In a similar fashion to previous games, the biancoseleste scored two goals in the final minutes of the match for a come-from-behind victory, despite Gordon's magnificent goal. Enzo Fernández and Lautaro Martínez proved for another time why they belong among the elite. Macca was instrumental as well. Kane was not a factor today, just as the referee...

Jamie Dimon Says the U.S. Economy Is Showing ‘Resiliency’—But Risks Threaten ‘Meaningful Disruptions’

Several CEOs Cited Economic Strength as Major Banks Reported Earnings
By David Marino-Nachison Published July 14, 2026 
INVESTOPEDIA

Key Takeaways

• A slew of leading banks reported their latest quarterly results today, with several of their executives sharing economic commentary along with their numbers.
• JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, for one, said the U.S. economy remained resilient, though not without possible headwinds.

Progressives Clash With AIPAC Democrats Who Sponsor Netanyahu's Genocide in Palestine

July 15, 2026

Sources: DemocracyNow.org, 

Politico, and agencies

The internal Democratic divide over U.S. military funding for Israel has fractured the party, creating a massive chasm between progressive activists and the party's corrupt establishment, paid handsomely by AIPAC. Meanwhile, the tragic consequences of this military support are stark, as reports emerge of continued bombing resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians, including children.

Today, Progressive voices rose in opposition as key Democratic leaders continued to back military funding for Israel, disregarding its implications for the suffering of Palestinians. Despite a seismic shift in Democratic voter sentiment, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries explicitly rejected an amendment proposed by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie aimed at cutting $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel. This support came under scrutiny from progressive caucus members who argued that these funds contribute to a straight-out genocide in Gaza, where civilian casualties have skyrocketed.

AOC calls out Susan Collins’ claims about ICE after deadly Maine shooting of innocent man: ‘Wrote the blank check’

INDEPENDENT

The shooting in Maine has created a political firestorm for the sole Republican senator from New England
Eric Garcia

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pushed back on claims by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that she included safeguards for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after ICE shot and killed a man in Biddeford on Monday.

Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows they’re furious at his deportations.

A new survey of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating
By Samuel Benson
07/12/2026 02:00 PM EDT

Benny Melendez voted for President Donald Trump in 2024. But since Trump returned to the White House, it has been increasingly difficult for Melendez to run his small construction company in south Texas. He says immigration officers have detained workers at his job sites and while driving his company trucks. Since the beginning of 2025, more than 10 of those workers have been deported.

Mighty Good: The Beatles | Unseen Footage And Historic Interviews | Full Documentary

 

July 12 2026
Inside The Music
- No musical group has had a greater impact on pop music than The Beatles. In this groundbreaking documentary, Tony Palmer takes viewers inside the story of the band that changed everything. Through rare footage and revealing moments, the film captures their rise, their cultural influence, and the legacy that continues to shape music today.

Lying Trump Says His Approval Is High and Oil Prices Dropping—It’s the Exact Opposite

By Stephen Prager

Trump claimed to have “59% approval” rate while not a single pollster even has him above water. Meanwhile, oil prices are shooting back up after he restarted the war in Iran.
Jul 14, 2026

It is once again Opposite Day for President Donald Trump, who claimed in a late-night social media post that his approval rating is high and oil prices are dropping, neither of which is actually true.

E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case

July 14, 2026
By Bill Chappell
Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images

Writer E. Jean Carroll has received some $5.625 million in her sexual abuse and defamation case against President Trump — a payment that was delayed for years as Trump filed appeals in the civil case.

James Webb just detected the same mysterious signal on Pluto and Titan, and scientists say it doesn’t match any known molecule ever identified

Story by Sarah Jones
• 1w • 3 min read
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unexplained infrared absorption signal, appearing as a distinct spectral feature, on both Pluto and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The finding points to the possible presence of an unknown molecule that has not been identified anywhere else in the solar system or on exoplanets, according to a new study posted on arXiv.

World Cup favorites France unravel as Spain book spot in final with ease

Multiple contributors

Jul 14, 2026, 06:36 PM ET 

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Spain booked their place in Sunday's World Cup final after dismantling France 2-0. In a semifinal billed as a 50-50 between two European heavyweights, Spain dominated for the majority of the game and more than deserved their victory.

Can prosecutors compel New York Times journalists to testify in leak probe?

By Jack Queen
July 14, 20263:04 AM PDT
Updated 6 hours ago

NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - New York Times journalists have been issued subpoenas seeking to force them to testify before a Manhattan federal grand jury on Wednesday after reporting on security concerns over President Donald Trump's flight on the new Qatari-donated Air Force One.

How Plato Invented the Prison, Foucault Discovered the Prisoner, and AI Killed the Warden

Peter Ayolov
July 14, 2026

From Sōma Sēma to the Panopticon: The Soul, the Author and Twenty-Five Centuries of Symbolic Power

Introduction: The Long Escape from Plato's Prison

The history of Western civilisation can be read as the history of one invisible invention: the creation of symbolic prisons. Long before walls, watchtowers, surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence, philosophy itself built the first prison—not around the body but inside it. This prison had no stones, no chains and no iron bars. It was constructed from language, concepts and metaphors. It was called the soul.

ICE Kills Immigrant in Maine; Susan Collins Under Fire for Voting for ICE Funding

Just days after the killing of a Mexican immigrant in Texas, immigration agents fatally shot another immigrant, also driving to work, this time in a small town in southern Maine. Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, originally from Colombia, was 26 years old and the father of a 3-year-old daughter. He was reportedly authorized to work in the United States, had been issued a Social Security number and was not the target of any warrant. 

July 14 2026 

Oops, He Did It Again! Out goes the Toll, Enter Imaginary Investments and My Brain Hurts a Lot

July 14, 2026

Yiannis Damellos

I need a vacation, a case of beer, and a day when nothing happened. As Sam Neil once said (and I paraphrase), “My dream is to wake up one day and find there is no news at all. No wars, no death, no hate, just people getting along with each other.” Oh, Sam, rest in peace, man! I am sorry, but although you left us so soon, you are one of the lucky ones. That dream of yours is so naive and reminiscent of the glorious ’80s, when there was still a balance of power, and Donald Trump was a casino developer and a boxing match promoter, not the President of the United States.