https://gocheckmynews.com/news.html GoCheckMyNews is an independent daily news desk built with one intention: report what actually happened and keep the facts honest. Every story is checked against its sources before it runs, and every cited outlet carries a published bias and factual rating, shown with attribution. Never advocacy, never advice. en-us https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-29.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-29.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:04:24 +0000 Southern Japan's earthquake toll rose to at least 18 people as rescue crews kept working two collapse sites, while European wildfires kept 330,000 people displaced and Washington closed out several long-running threads. governmentworldcourts https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/japan-earthquake-kills-at-least-18-rescue-operations-underway-in-collapsed-buildings.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/japan-earthquake-kills-at-least-18-rescue-operations-underway-in-collapsed-buildings.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:47:31 +0000 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto in southwestern Japan on July 28-29, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured with an unknown number still missing in collapsed buildings. A gas explosion at an Aeon Mall shopping center killed three people, while a chimney collapse at a nearby paper factory killed five, with rescue crews racing against extreme heat and time. world https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/france-orders-fresh-evacuations-as-wildfires-displace-330-000-across-europe.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/france-orders-fresh-evacuations-as-wildfires-displace-330-000-across-europe.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:47:31 +0000 Southwestern France ordered 4,000 more evacuations on July 29 as wildfires displaced roughly 330,000 people across France and Spain. The Gironde fire, which has burned an area four times the size of Paris, forced 220,000 evacuations, marking what Interior Minister Laurent Núñez called likely Europe's largest civilian evacuation outside war. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/senate-confirms-jay-clayton-as-director-of-national-intelligence.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/senate-confirms-jay-clayton-as-director-of-national-intelligence.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:47:31 +0000 The Senate voted 51-47 on Tuesday to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, replacing acting DNI Bill Pulte after his controversial brief tenure. Clayton, a former federal prosecutor and securities regulator who served as US attorney for the Southern District of New York, will now lead the nation's intelligence agencies. Democratic senators expressed concerns about his willingness to resist political pressure during his confirmation hearing. governmentpolitics https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/south-dakota-gov-larry-rhoden-defeats-businessman-toby-doeden-in-gop-primary-runoff.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/south-dakota-gov-larry-rhoden-defeats-businessman-toby-doeden-in-gop-primary-runoff.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:47:31 +0000 Gov. Rhoden defeated businessman and political newcomer Toby Doeden in a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday to secure the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Rhoden had trailed Doeden in the initial June primary with 25 percent to Doeden's 31 percent, forcing a runoff under South Dakota's 35 percent threshold rule. politicsgovernmenteconomy https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-28.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-28.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:57:20 +0000 European wildfire evacuations grew to roughly 330,000 as heat returns, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan with reports still conflicting on casualties, and the US-Iran strike pause continued into a third day. government https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-28.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-28.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:47:38 +0000 Europe faces its largest evacuations in decades as wildfires advance on major cities, while the US and Iran announced a pause in military strikes and a 15-year-old was detained in a Seattle food festival shooting that killed three. courtsbusinesspolitics https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-rescue-operations-ongoing-at-collapsed-shopping-mall.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-rescue-operations-ongoing-at-collapsed-shopping-mall.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:51:18 +0000 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on July 28, 2026, at 4:27 p.m. local time, collapsing buildings, sparking fires, and trapping people in a shopping mall. At least 50 people were hospitalized and nine remain unaccounted for at the Aeon Mall in Kashima city. Police reported multiple fatalities but have not confirmed an exact death toll. government https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-rescue-operations-underway-in-kashima.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-rescue-operations-underway-in-kashima.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:20:06 +0000 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on July 28, 2026, at 4:27 p.m. local time, collapsing buildings and trapping people in a shopping mall in Kashima city. At least nine people remain missing in the Aeon Mall; five have been rescued and at least 50 were hospitalized. The region, hit by devastating earthquakes in 2016 that killed 273 people, faces ongoing aftershock risk. government https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/european-wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-as-heat-wave-threatens-firefighting-efforts.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/european-wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-as-heat-wave-threatens-firefighting-efforts.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:45 +0000 Massive wildfires in southwestern France and Spain have displaced roughly 330,000 people, with French authorities ordering nearly 4,000 additional evacuations Tuesday as returning heat threatens to reignite a partially contained blaze west of Bordeaux. The Gironde fire has burned 420 square kilometers, and Spanish authorities declared a national emergency for wildfires for the first time as temperatures approach 40 degrees Celsius. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-tsunami-alerts-later-lifted.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-tsunami-alerts-later-lifted.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:45 +0000 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, triggering tsunami alerts for coastal regions that were subsequently lifted. No major damage, casualties, or nuclear plant abnormalities were reported, though authorities warned of possible aftershocks. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/colt-gray-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-apalachee-high-school-shooting.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/colt-gray-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-apalachee-high-school-shooting.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:22:15 +0000 Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life without parole on July 28, 2026, after pleading guilty to all 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder, in the September 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia that killed four people. Gray obtained an assault-style rifle as a Christmas gift and investigators found he had idolized mass shooters, particularly Nikolas Cruz. courtspolitics https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/senate-advances-russia-and-iran-sanctions-bill-named-for-sen-graham.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/senate-advances-russia-and-iran-sanctions-bill-named-for-sen-graham.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:51:18 +0000 A bipartisan group of senators announced agreement Tuesday to move forward on a Russia and Iran sanctions bill named the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The bill, which Graham had negotiated with the White House before his death, faced a procedural vote Tuesday evening and is expected to pass easily with more than 60 cosponsors. worldgovernmenteconomy https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/us-delegation-walks-out-of-un-security-council-meeting-during-france-s-remarks.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/us-delegation-walks-out-of-un-security-council-meeting-during-france-s-remarks.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:45 +0000 The U.S. delegation departed a UN Security Council session on Monday after France compared the U.S. vote against extending the UN human rights commissioner's term to votes by North Korea and Russia. The U.S. had joined those two countries in opposing a second term for Volker Turk, whose reappointment passed with 144 states in favor. world https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/sen-paul-releases-over-1-000-pages-of-fauci-journal-entries-ahead-of-senate-hearing-on-covid-origins.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/sen-paul-releases-over-1-000-pages-of-fauci-journal-entries-ahead-of-senate-hearing-on-covid-origins.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:20:06 +0000 Sen. Rand Paul released journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci spanning December 2019 to December 2022, ahead of a Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins. The diaries show tension between Fauci's private uncertainties about the virus's source and his public statements, fueling a partisan dispute over lab leak versus natural spillover. government https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/15-year-old-ordered-held-in-detention-over-seattle-food-festival-shooting.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/15-year-old-ordered-held-in-detention-over-seattle-food-festival-shooting.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:45 +0000 A 15-year-old was ordered held in juvenile detention in connection with a shooting at Seattle's Bite of Seattle food festival on July 27, 2026 that killed three people and injured at least four others. Prosecutors allege the teen fired into a crowd during a gang-related gunfight involving at least three suspects. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/washington-says-goodbye-to-sen-lindsey-graham.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/washington-says-goodbye-to-sen-lindsey-graham.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:42:45 +0000 Sen. Lindsey Graham, who served in Congress for more than three decades and was described as an influential foreign policy hawk, died at age 71 this month. His funeral service Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral will draw President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and other world and congressional leaders. Both the Capitol ceremony and the cathedral service will be livestreamed. governmentpolitics https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/keiko-fujimori-inaugurated-as-peru-s-president-after-narrow-runoff-victory.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/keiko-fujimori-inaugurated-as-peru-s-president-after-narrow-runoff-victory.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:51:18 +0000 Keiko Fujimori, 51, was sworn in as Peru's president on July 28, 2026, after winning June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes. She is Peru's ninth president in a decade and the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. Her inauguration marks a regional shift toward conservative leadership in Latin America. politicsgovernmenteconomy https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-minnesota-s-prediction-market-ban-as-federally-preempted.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-minnesota-s-prediction-market-ban-as-federally-preempted.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:22:15 +0000 U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary injunction on July 28, 2026, blocking Minnesota from enforcing its prediction market ban, ruling that federal commodity law preempts the state statute. The ruling signals that similar bans in six other states face steep legal barriers, and the CFTC has sued each state claiming exclusive jurisdiction. courts https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/trump-announces-pause-in-iran-strikes-tehran-denies-active-negotiations.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/trump-announces-pause-in-iran-strikes-tehran-denies-active-negotiations.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:38 +0000 President Trump said the US has paused military strikes against Iran after nearly two weeks of sustained campaign, citing negotiations mediated by third parties. Tehran denies direct talks are occurring. Oil prices fell more than 9 percent on the news. politicsgovernmentworld https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/oil-prices-fall-as-us-and-iran-announce-pause-in-military-strikes.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/oil-prices-fall-as-us-and-iran-announce-pause-in-military-strikes.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:45 +0000 Brent crude sank more than 9% to below $88 a barrel after the US and Iran announced a mutual halt in attacks to allow diplomatic talks. The price spike reflected fears of supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas. economyworld https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfire-advances-to-nine-miles-from-bordeaux-amid-record-evacuations-across-western-europe.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfire-advances-to-nine-miles-from-bordeaux-amid-record-evacuations-across-western-europe.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:38 +0000 A major wildfire in the Gironde region of France has advanced to within 15 kilometers of Bordeaux. Some 220,000 people have been evacuated in France and over 100,000 in Spain amid record fire activity and heat. President Macron called it the toughest crisis since World War Two. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfire-advances-to-nine-miles-from-bordeaux-as-france-spain-face-record-evacuations.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfire-advances-to-nine-miles-from-bordeaux-as-france-spain-face-record-evacuations.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:49:07 +0000 A major wildfire in southwestern France has reached within 15 kilometers of Bordeaux, forcing over 220,000 evacuations in France and more than 100,000 in Spain. The blaze has burned 42,000 hectares and destroyed 240 homes, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu calling it part of an unprecedented fire season across the continent. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/fifth-circuit-strikes-down-texas-social-media-content-mandate.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/fifth-circuit-strikes-down-texas-social-media-content-mandate.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:43:14 +0000 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Friday that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act preempts Texas H.B. 18, which required social media platforms to filter harmful content for minors. The court found the state law treats platforms as publishers subject to state control, which federal law forbids. courts https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/national-weather-service-confirms-extremely-dangerous-tornado-in-eastern-wisconsin.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/national-weather-service-confirms-extremely-dangerous-tornado-in-eastern-wisconsin.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:38 +0000 The National Weather Service confirmed an "extremely dangerous" tornado struck eastern Wisconsin near Appleton and Lake Winnebago on Monday, July 27, 2026, around 12:15 p.m. The tornado caused extensive structural damage, downed power lines, and knocked out electricity to approximately 18,000 residents in Menasha. As of initial reporting, officials had not confirmed fatalities or injuries, though emergency searchers were still assessing damage across multiple counties. government https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/chinese-chipmaker-cxmt-surges-470-in-shanghai-debut-becomes-mainland-s-most-valuable-listed-company.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/chinese-chipmaker-cxmt-surges-470-in-shanghai-debut-becomes-mainland-s-most-valuable-listed-company.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:43:14 +0000 ChangXin Memory Technologies shares soared nearly 470% on their Shanghai Stock Exchange debut, reaching a valuation around 3.3 trillion yuan ($487 billion). The surge reflects global AI demand for memory chips and Chinese government push for tech self-reliance, even as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron control roughly 90% of the global DRAM market. business https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/zelensky-arrives-in-uk-for-first-meeting-with-new-pm-burnham-technology-sharing-deal-announced.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/zelensky-arrives-in-uk-for-first-meeting-with-new-pm-burnham-technology-sharing-deal-announced.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:43:14 +0000 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the first international visitor to the new PM since he took office. Burnham announced the sharing of intellectual property for the UK's Stone Cloak electronic warfare system to enable Ukraine to produce the technology at scale. world https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:47:13 +0000 Over 330,000 people have been evacuated as major wildfires spread across France and Spain, with a fire near Bordeaux burning 42,000 hectares, one of France's largest since World War Two. Emergency responders across two countries are struggling against extreme heat and erratic fire behavior. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/massive-wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain-bordeaux-wine-region-threatened.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/massive-wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain-bordeaux-wine-region-threatened.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:42:45 +0000 Wildfires spanning France and Spain have forced the evacuation of more than 330,000 people. The largest blaze near Bordeaux has burned 42,000 hectares, one of the largest fires since World War Two, and is advancing toward France's wine region. https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain-as-one-blaze-becomes-largest-in-decades.html https://gocheckmynews.com/articles/wildfires-force-330-000-evacuations-across-france-and-spain-as-one-blaze-becomes-largest-in-decades.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:48:08 +0000 Over 330,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires spanning France and Spain as a single fire in southwestern France burns 42,000 hectares, one of the largest forest fires in France since World War Two. Deaths have been reported, and conditions are forecast to worsen.