The Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Edition

›Belgium ends U.S. World Cup run. Belgium beat the host United States 4-1 in the Round of 16. The loss came days after a disputed call from President Trump to FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun's red-card ban.

CBS Sports

›Ronaldo confirms his World Cup farewell. Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed the 2026 tournament was his last World Cup after Spain eliminated Portugal 1-0 in the Round of 16.

ESPN

›Celtics explain the Jaylen Brown trade. Boston president Brad Stevens cited a 'challenging' path and the need for draft flexibility in explaining the trade sending Jaylen Brown to the 76ers.

Hollywood Reporter

›Lauren Bennett dies at 37. The singer, known for her vocals on LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem' and as a member of girl group G.R.L., has died at age 37.

ESPN

›Gauff reaches first Wimbledon quarterfinal. Coco Gauff faces fellow American Jessica Pegula in her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, a milestone for a player who has long struggled on grass courts.

NPR News

›Microsoft cuts nearly 5,000 jobs. The company eliminated about 4,800 roles, 2.1% of its global workforce, with cuts hitting Xbox gaming studios and commercial sales divisions as part of an AI-driven restructuring.

TechCrunch

›Chinese AI models gain ground with U.S. companies. New releases from DeepSeek and Z.ai rival leading U.S. frontier systems, as surging costs from OpenAI and Anthropic push American firms to explore alternatives.

CNBC Top News

›Human lifespan may cap at 125 years. A new analysis in Nature argues all available evidence points to a hard biological ceiling of roughly 125 years, challenging claims of radical life extension.

Nature

›Google backs nuclear fusion startup. Fusion startup Proxima raised $468 million with Google's backing to build Europe's first commercial fusion power plant, a step toward commercializing the energy technology.

CNBC Top News

›Toyota reshores Tacoma production. Toyota will invest $3.6 billion to move Tacoma midsize pickup production from Mexico to its San Antonio campus, a major reshoring move for U.S. manufacturing.

CNBC Top News

›Samsung profit sets record. Samsung Electronics reported preliminary second-quarter profit up 1,800% to a record high on AI chip demand. But shares fell as investors worried about capital spending.

CNBC Top News

›Top earners drive U.S. spending. A Bank of America analysis finds the top 10% of U.S. households spend nearly as much on non-essentials as the bottom 70% combined.

MarketWatch

›SpaceX joins Nasdaq-100. SpaceX officially joins the Nasdaq-100 Tuesday, and analysts warn the addition could widen the volatility gap between the tech-heavy index and the S&P 500.

MarketWatch

›Senate Democrats urge Platner withdrawal. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand called on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021.

The Hill

›BBC exposes Russian prison officials. A BBC investigation named the men running Russian detention centers in occupied Ukraine, where former prisoners allege systematic torture and call for international prosecution of those responsible.

BBC World

›Ukrainian drones strike Omsk refinery. Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, about 1,700 miles from Ukraine, in the war's longest-range drone attack, as Zelensky pressed NATO for more air defense.

CNBC Top News

›Trump weighs Turkey F-35 return. President Trump is expected to offer Turkey a path back into the F-35 fighter program at the NATO summit, a move facing pushback from Republicans and Israel.

Reuters

›NATO summit opens in Ankara. NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions as President Trump arrived in Ankara; Axios reported he remains angry at allies who denied basing rights during the Iran campaign.

Axios

›French court rules on Le Pen. A French appeals court rules today on whether to uphold Marine Le Pen's embezzlement conviction, which could bar the National Rally leader from the 2027 presidential race.

BBC World