Ticketmaster cut approximately 350 employees on Wednesday May 6, 2026, roughly 8 percent of its global workforce, in a restructuring that affected staff across 25 countries and targeted primarily the company’s engineering, product and design divisions. Contractors were also reduc
The Indianapolis Colts released cornerback Kenny Moore II on Thursday May 7, 2026, bringing an unceremonious end to one of the most unlikely nine-year careers in franchise history. Moore had requested a trade in early April after the Colts and the veteran cornerback mutually agre
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the birth of her second child on Thursday May 7, 2026. The baby, a girl named Viviana, already nicknamed Vivi, was born on May 1. In an Instagram post that included a photo of herself holding her newborn daughter, Leavitt wro
Mortgage rates climbed again this week as escalating Iran war tensions and an uncertain path to peace jolted financial markets. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.37% through Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac data, up from 6.30% a week earlier. For buyers and homeown
Rapper Kodak Black was booked into the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday May 7, 2026 on a charge of drug trafficking, according to jail records. He is being held without bond. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested him on a charge of trafficking 10 grams or
A purported note that Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed to have found following Epstein’s first suspected suicide attempt in July 2019 was made public on Wednesday May 6, 2026, unsealed by a federal judge nearly seven years after the incident it describes. The document ha
Nintendo announced a new Star Fox game for Nintendo Switch 2 on Wednesday May 6, 2026, and the announcement itself was as striking as the game. There was no Nintendo Direct scheduled. No countdown. No rumor mill preparation. The Nintendo Today! app sent a notification approximate
Kyle Loftis, the founder of 1320Video, the platform widely credited with turning underground drag racing and street car culture into a global online phenomenon, died on Tuesday May 5, 2026. He was 43 years old. The announcement came from 1320Video on Wednesday May 6 via Instagram
Todd Monken was hired as the Cleveland Browns’ first-time head coach in January 2026. He has not coached a single regular season snap. He has been on the job for approximately four months. And according to Fox Sports NFL reporter Henry McKenna, he is already on a hot seat, along
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and one of the most consequential media entrepreneurs in American history, died on Wednesday May 6, 2026, at the age of 87. Turner Enterprises confirmed his death. A specific cause was not immediately provided, but Turner had been battling Lewy body
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman used the company’s first quarter 2026 earnings call on April 27 to deliver a message that is either bold or obvious depending on how you look at the wireless industry, and based on what the numbers show, it appears to be both. Free phones and free lines a
Uber Technologies reported its first quarter 2026 earnings before the market open on Wednesday May 6, and the stock surged approximately 10 percent in response to a report that required some reading past the headline numbers to understand. Revenue came in at $13.20 billion, sligh
