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The hantavirus outbreak that struck a cruise ship in April, killing three people and sparking fears of further spread, is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.”Today, the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, said in his opening remarks at a news conference Thursday (July 2). “We are therefore very pleased to say that WHO considers the outbreak of hantavirus over.”The total number of cases…

WASHINGTON — Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month.  Hearn, 67, is facing a felony charge for destruction of property, which carries up to 10 years behind bars, for allegedly tearing up roughly two square feet of sealant from the bottom of the pool, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced.  The gold-winning former Olympic athlete was arrested on June 19 amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on alleged vandalism at the Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued by a nasty algae bloom and peeling sealant despite more than $16 million in renovations.  “The evidence will prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hearn willfully…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Senate Republican revealed that even if President Donald Trump’s flagship election integrity legislation had the votes to pass, there’s not enough time to actually have it take effect for the upcoming midterm elections.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has increasingly become a problem for congressional Republicans desperate to move onto other must-pass legislation. But Trump has consistently demanded they find a way to pass it, particularly in the Senate, by any means necessary.But Republicans aren’t unified behind the bill, and Democrats unanimously despise it. Even if it got 60…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The FBI’s newly created Joint Mission Center has identified suspects, uncovered “nefarious” funding sources behind violent interstate protests and begun building criminal cases with federal prosecutors, FBI Co-Deputy Director Chris Raia told Fox News Digital.In an exclusive interview at FBI headquarters, Raia said the bureau’s multi-agency mission center has moved beyond intelligence gathering and into active financial investigations aimed at dismantling the networks that finance political violence.”We found funding from nefarious sources,” Raia said. “We have subjects identified. Getting those folks to indictment and/or a conviction is a little…

California’s massive new desert surf park has finally made its debut, with one surfing star hailing it as the “best wave pool in the world” after helping to test-drive the long-awaited attraction. DSRT Surf, the expansive new Palm Desert oasis set to open in late summer, recently threw its first super session, welcoming some of surfing’s biggest stars to experience the Wavegarden-powered lagoon before the public gets a chance to dive in, according to Surfer. The invite list included Jacob “Zeke” Szekely, Rob Machado, Griffin Colapinto, Skip McCullough and several other standout surfers, while former World Tour star Josh Kerr…

From emotional confessions to dance-floor anthems, this summer’s most anticipated albums promise something for every mood. Niall Horan and Olivia Rodrigo are pushing their sounds in unexpected directions, while legends like Madonna return with long-awaited new music. Add in rock anthems from The Pretty Reckless and The Rolling Stones, cinematic storytelling from Shaboozey and Role Model and a long-awaited pop comeback from Ariana Grande, and the soundtrack of summer 2026 is shaping up fast. Below, Us Weekly rounds up the 16 releases that are heating up the season. Niall Horan Dinner Party (June 5) is a concept album about the…

Retired U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and Kayla Reid’s divorce has been finalized after the former Playboy model filed the legal papers last March, court records show. Lochte, who got engaged last month to girlfriend Molly Gillihan after one year of dating, said in a statement to People that the pair can start planning their wedding now that his divorce is behind him. “Finally, now my new and improved chapter of full happiness can start,” the 41-year-old Lochte said. “Wedding planning starts today.” He proposed to Gillihan in Gainesville, Fla., at the same restaurant where they had their first date.…

Astronomers have spotted an ancient galaxy shining through the cosmic fog of the early universe, revealing a detailed view that was thought to be impossible.Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, along with data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), researchers detected “ionizing” ultraviolet photons — energetic light capable of stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms — coming from the galaxy, called MXDFz4.4. It’s the earliest such detection on record, arriving only around 250 million years after the end of a major cosmic transition called the Epoch of Reionization, the researchers explained in…

A 34-year-old California man with bipolar disorder is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging dangerous ChatGPT updates fueled his delusions that he was Jesus Christ and drove him to attempt suicide. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco state court, Michael Lines alleged a ChatGPT update put users with mental health issues at risk – keeping them engaged in order to pull ahead in the AI race instead of flagging troubling chats for human review. In March 2025, on the day Lines attempted suicide, OpenAI did not alert authorities or push him to get help – instead…

They’re party poopers at America’s birthday! Every US state was supposed to set up a booth celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary at President Trump’s massive fair at the National Mall in Washington, DC — but killjoy lefty states protesting the event had laughably pathetic no-show exhibits. The Great American State Fair kicked into high gear this week with a towering, 110- foot ferris wheel overlooking the Washington Monument and pavilions set up to tout what’s special about each of the 50 states. New York, for example, boasted a photobooth in front of its iconic “I heart NY” sign while Colorado…