Serena Williams has learned her possible path to Wimbledon glory.  The tennis star stepped away from women’s singles after the 2022 US Open, but is making her return on the grass courts of the All England Club next week. Her first-round matchup is against 53rd-ranked Maya Joint, a 20-year-old Australian. Joint competed in the French Open and lost in the first round to No. 23 Anastasia Potapova. She also participated in last year’s Wimbledon, losing in the first round. If Williams wins, her matches will only get harder as she would likely have to face No. 29 Filipino Alexandra Eala.…

Empires have shaped human history, often growing from a single city or cultural group into territories spanning continents.Some empires rose through conquest, and others grew through trade or shrewd alliances. Their borders, captured in maps described by historians or revealed by long-forgotten burials and artifacts, show just how far their influences once reached.Whether you’re a casual history fan or a devoted scholar of the ancient to modern world, this quiz offers a chance to test your knowledge of bygone empires and the lands they once ruled.Remember to log in to put your name on the leaderboard; hints are available if…

Primm was down to it’s last hand. Now, the fading casino town on the California-Nevada border is staying in the game. Nevada gambling regulators have approved Terrible’s Gaming to take over the remaining casino and retail operations in the struggling desert outpost, saving more than 300 jobs and keeping the longtime Interstate 15 pit stop from going dark over the Fourth of July weekend. The Primm takeover appeared on Thursday’s Nevada Gaming Commission agenda before regulators approved the deal later that day according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Terrible’s is set to assume control of several Primm businesses on July…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to only one count of an 18-count indictment, but he will not be sentenced until the fall.During a hearing at the federal district court in Greenbelt, Maryland, Bolton pleaded guilty to the twelfth count, alleging he had unauthorized possession of a document related to national defense.The count typically has a maximum penalty of 10 years behind bars, but both sides agreed that five years will be the most prison time that can be imposed.U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes addressed reporters…

Luigi Mangione’s defense slams plea deal reports, drops emotional distress claim Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione’s defense criticizes reports of a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors. His attorneys claim this information is part of a deliberate pattern to manipulate public opinion and violate his fair trial rights. The defense also withdrew an emotional distress claim in Mangione’s state murder case, which could have reduced his murder charge to manslaughter. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Luigi Mangione’s lawyers are trying to push back on reports that the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination suspect has been in negotiations for a…

Living wages could see a major boost. Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 an hour. However, Democrats in Congress have a new proposal that would see it jump to $25. But some lawmakers say it’s still not enough. The Living Wage for All Act was introduced back in April and would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour with a “two-track phase-in.” This would be made possible by forcing large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition.  These major employers would need to reach $25 by 2031, while smaller employers would phase in…

Bella Hadid is getting candid about her health. The supermodel, 29, was open and honest in a series of Instagram Stories on Thursday, June 25, describing a recent flareup of her Lyme disease. (Hadid was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 when she was 16.) Hadid reshared a friend’s photo of a gift the model had sent her containing Hadid’s new perfume, Orebella. “Even when I’m down…. Seeing my best friends get little gifts from me from afar, at least to be there in spirit with them when I don’t feel well,” she wrote over the image. “And then…

The Rangers got their draft day started with a prospect swap.  Pending restricted free agent Brett Berard was traded to Montreal in exchange for defenseman William Trudeau on Friday, according to a source.  Trudeau, 23, is a 2021 fourth-round pick who spent the last four seasons in the American Hockey League. The left-handed blueliner has yet to make his NHL debut.  A fifth-round pick in 2020 (134th overall) under the Jeff Gorton regime, Berard appeared in 48 games for the Rangers over the last two seasons. Despite an encouraging 2024-25 campaign, in which he posted six goals and 10 points…

One flu over the military. The Pentagon is once again requiring recruits across all branches of the military to receive flu vaccines, an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s earlier decision to lift the military’s long-standing annual flu vaccine mandate. This reinstated mandate comes amid news of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. In recent weeks, at least 275 recruits have been diagnosed with influenza, and four have been hospitalized with the virus. The Air Force confirmed that a recruit died in a military hospital on June 16, but it is unclear if the loss is…

Nearly 70,000 years ago, modern humans created stunning rock art in an unexpected place: the tropical Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The finding, announced in January, made headlines for being the oldest known rock art in the world.But the discovery’s location also highlighted another surprising finding: that members of our species, Homo sapiens, were thriving in the tropics tens of thousands of years ago.Researchers have long thought that early humans didn’t live in tropical rainforests, as these places haven’t yielded human fossils and are teeming with dangerous life, including venomous animals, poisonous plants and parasites that would deter early populations.But that…