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Skincare and social media: 13 Investigates the dark side of product marketing for tweens

Skincare and social media: 13 Investigates the dark side of product marketing for tweens

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If your child is asking for designer skincare products, heed this warning: not all products are meant for young kids. The growing trend among young children could leave them with skin damage. Ask most young girls--their...

Lions Hit With Unfortunate News That’s All Too Familiar

Lions Hit With Unfortunate News That’s All Too Familiar

Getty The Detroit Lions can't seem to break a certain cycle that they've been in, and it's happening all over again. The Detroit Lions are getting ready for the 2025-26 season, and this time around, they’re hoping for a season with fewer injuries...

Remember when Hulk Hogan helped Peter Thiel bankrupt a media empire after it outed Thiel as gay?

Remember when Hulk Hogan helped Peter Thiel bankrupt a media empire after it outed Thiel as gay?

Iconic pro-wrestler and MAGA supporter Hulk Hogan (aka Terry Gene Bollea) died today at the age of 71, amid reports of a possible heart attack. While many remember Bollea for his wrestling persona and his support of the current president at the...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 18 – July 24, 2025 

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 18 – July 24, 2025 

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

WKU Public Media’s future in question after federal rescission of funding

WKU Public Media’s future in question after federal rescission of funding

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -The U.S. House of Representatives cast the final vote last week on a rescission bill that pulls back over $1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Rescission has been the word of the week in...

Hollywood | Jul 24, 2025 | 12 min read Entertainment News

Hollywood | Jul 24, 2025 | 12 min read Entertainment News

Rana Daggubati seeks alternate date from ED in betting apps case Actor Rana Daggubati has sought an alternate date to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in the case relating to alleged promotion of illegal betting apps. The Tollywood actor...

Updates: Artillery heard in Thailand-Cambodia border area on early Friday: media

Updates: Artillery heard in Thailand-Cambodia border area on early Friday: media

Royal Thai Army soldiers are seen on armored vehicles on a road in Chachoengsao province on July 24, 2025. Thailand reportedly launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on the day, and Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, in a dramatic...

Big Ten media days: USC-Notre Dame rivalry expires in 2026 — with no sure bet it will be extended

Big Ten media days: USC-Notre Dame rivalry expires in 2026 — with no sure bet it will be extended

LAS VEGAS — All the reshuffling of schedules, conferences and playoff formats in college football has placed one of the sport’s best traditions in peril: the USC-Notre Dame game. The contract for a rivalry that dates to 1926 expires after their...

Wichita community rallies to save public media after federal cuts

Wichita community rallies to save public media after federal cuts

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After Congress slashed $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the team at KMUW knew they had to act fast, and so did their listeners. In an emergency fundraiser, the Wichita-based NPR station...

X Factor star Ella Henderson, 29, reveals ‘difficult’ health news: ‘There is no cure’

X Factor star Ella Henderson, 29, reveals ‘difficult’ health news: ‘There is no cure’

Ella Henderson has urged people to have “more open conversations” about menstrual health as the X Factor star revealed she suffers with endometriosis. The pop star, 29, recently told Instagram fans she was diagnosed with the condition back in...

Nick and Joe Jonas slam media over inappropriate questions in their teens

Nick and Joe Jonas slam media over inappropriate questions in their teens

Nick and Joe Jonas are addressing their earlier interviews from their teenage and the pressure they received from the press. The Jonas Brothers stars made an appearance in a recent episode of Penn Badgley's Podcrushed podcast, during which the...

After ABC7 report, more social media users say Meta wrongly suspended their accounts

After ABC7 report, more social media users say Meta wrongly suspended their accounts

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- People from around the country have reached out to 7 On Your Side Investigates following our report Wednesday on Instagram users saying they have been wrongly locked out of their accounts. We've heard from people in Florida,...

Trump Signs Bill Saving Taxpayers $1 Billion by Defunding NPR, PBS Public Media

Trump Signs Bill Saving Taxpayers $1 Billion by Defunding NPR, PBS Public Media

“UPDATE: President Trump has officially signed the first ‘rescissions’ bill into law. Taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS has officially been clawed back,” the White House announced Thursday. By signing the H.R. 4 defunding bill, which was passed by...

World News | Prosecutor Who Handled High-profile Capitol Riot Cases Sues Government over His Firing

World News | Prosecutor Who Handled High-profile Capitol Riot Cases Sues Government over His Firing

Washington, Jul 25 (AP) Michael Gordon prosecuted some of the most notorious members of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His latest case to make is proving that the Justice Department fired him because he was good at his...

Deriding media and the ‘peanut gallery,’ Walters touts new teacher test that could face ‘legal problems’

Deriding media and the ‘peanut gallery,’ Walters touts new teacher test that could face ‘legal problems’

During his nearly 45-minute-long remarks at Thursday’s Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters drew questions from board members by making controversial claims about available money for...

Aussie UFC star Tai Tuivasa lights up a massive joint on social media, here's the reason why he won't face any sanctions for it

Aussie UFC star Tai Tuivasa lights up a massive joint on social media, here's the reason why he won't face any sanctions for it

Has been on an extended UFC layoff Working on comeback after huge weight gain By JOSH ALSTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 21:54 EDT, 24 July 2025 | Updated: 22:12 EDT, 24 July 2025 UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has never been shy about living...

Bill Belichick Mania Takes Over ACC Media Days

Bill Belichick Mania Takes Over ACC Media Days

CHARLOTTE — Chapel Bill has arrived. In case it wasn’t officially official that the serial Super Bowl–winning head coach was now plying his trade in college football when he signed a contract with North Carolina, or conducted spring practice, or...

Archdiocesan news briefs

Archdiocesan news briefs

Catholic Charities scam warning There have been reports nationwide of scammers claiming to represent Catholic Charities, most recently including many falsely claiming enrollment in nonexistent immigration legal services programs and demanding...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 25, 2025

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 25, 2025

INDONESIA 1.RI-US TRADE DEAL POSSIBLE THREAT TO DATA SOVEREIGNTY -- THE JAKARTA POST A trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States set to include provisions on personal data transfers has raised alarms about the potential undermining...

Senator John Cornyn disputes media claims about deportations and immigrant due process

Senator John Cornyn disputes media claims about deportations and immigrant due process

Senator John Cornyn, a Republican representing Texas in the U.S. Senate, addressed several claims about immigration enforcement and due process in a series of posts on July 24, 2025.In one post from that day, Cornyn challenged assertions regarding...

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