At least 7,000 flights were disrupted Tuesday as severe thunderstorms swept across the East Coast, snarling air travel at some of the nation’s busiest airports.

More than 2,000 flights within, into or out of the United States were canceled, while over 5,000 others were delayed, according to FlightAware.

The storms prompted flood warnings and tornado watches across parts of the Northeast on Tuesday. Weather and emergency officials indicated at least two tornadoes were spotted — one in northeast Pennsylvania and another in northern New Jersey, according to Fox Weather. 

Airports in the New York City area, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., experienced some of the most significant disruptions.

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Delta Air Lines passengers wait to retrieve luggage after flight cancellations at La Guardia Airport July 18, 2026.  (Erik McGregor/LightRocket / Getty Images)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops for at least eight U.S. airports due to the thunderstorms, including: 

• Maryland – Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
• Massachusetts – Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
• New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
• New Jersey – Teterboro Airport (TEB)
• New York – LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
• New York – Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains
• Pennsylvania – Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
• Virginia – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
• Virginia – Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) also received a ground stop.

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A passenger plane is stationed at a gate during severe weather at LaGuardia Airport in New York Feb. 22, 2026.  (Charly Triballeau/AFP / Getty Images)

While John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) was not under a ground stop as of Tuesday afternoon, it was experiencing an average ground delay of about four hours due to the severe weather, according to FlightAware. 

In the New York City metropolitan area alone, nearly 600 departing flights had been canceled and more than 500 others delayed, the outlet reported.

Figures are expected to rise as the storms continue to move through the region.

People walk through the rain along 5th Avenue in Manhattan on June 22, 2026, in New York City.  (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Several U.S. airlines issued travel advisories and flexible rebooking options for affected passengers.

“Repeated rounds of severe weather across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have significantly disrupted travel plans for many of our customers. Our teams are working around the clock to help affected customers reach their destinations,” JetBlue said. 

The airline said customers whose flights were affected may rebook travel through Sunday or request a refund to their original form of payment. 

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United Airlines said it is waiving trip change fees for eligible customers who rebook flights departing by Thursday.

“You can reschedule your trip, and we’ll waive change fees and fare differences. But your new flight must be a United flight departing between July 20, 2026, and July 23, 2026,” the airline said. “Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked.”

American Airlines said it will notify affected customers by email or through its mobile app. Eligible travelers must rebook by Wednesday, with new travel scheduled by Friday. 

K-pop powerhouse HYBE unveiled the name of its newest girl group, TUIDE, on Monday, sparking a wave of anticipation ahead of the septet’s planned debut later this year. Here are 10 things to know about the group as fans gear up for their arrival.

1. The group’s name comes from a specific phrase

TUIDE’s name is a creative play on the phrase “tune the tide,” reflecting the group’s stated ambition to absorb the world’s many changing cultural and musical currents and tune them into new forms of enjoyment, according to an official press release from the group’s label. The imagery is meant to evoke the ocean, symbolizing TUIDE’s goal of creating a new wave within K-pop.

2. TUIDE has seven members

The group consists of seven members: Seohee, Seoyeon, Elena, Jia, Saki, Seah and Yi Hani, according to HYBE’s official announcement. The members are set to showcase distinct individual personalities while working together to create a harmonious group sound and performance style.

3. One member has a notable family connection to another K-pop group

Among TUIDE’s members is Seoyeon, the younger sister of Jihyo, the leader of the established K-pop girl group Twice, according to the Korea Herald. Seoyeon was among three members who first appeared in an earlier teaser video released in May, introducing the label behind TUIDE’s creation.

4. TUIDE will be the first group under a brand-new HYBE label

TUIDE will debut under ABD, a newly established HYBE label focused exclusively on developing girl groups. ABD, whose name stands for “A Bold Dream,” officially launched in May with a stated mission of pursuing the intrinsic joy of music while exploring new creative possibilities within K-pop, according to a statement from HYBE at the time.

5. A veteran producer is leading the group’s creative direction

TUIDE’s overall production, including its music, concepts and performances, is being led by Han Sung-soo, the founder of Pledis Entertainment. Han has a lengthy track record of shaping successful K-pop acts, having previously produced girl group After School as well as boy bands Seventeen and TWS. Han was named one of Billboard’s Indie Power Players in May, according to the Korea Herald.

6. ABD is led by a former Pledis Entertainment executive

The ABD label itself is headed by Jiwon No, who previously served as Head of Artist Planning at Pledis Entertainment, according to Music Business Worldwide. No oversees the label’s overall management and strategic direction as TUIDE prepares for its debut.

7. The group’s name and logo were revealed through a stylized teaser

ABD launched TUIDE’s official social media channels at midnight KST on July 20, unveiling the group’s name alongside a logo motion video. According to allkpop, the visual featured different colors blending seamlessly into vibrant new hues before the group’s name and logo appeared, symbolizing the members’ individual talents merging into a unified identity.

8. TUIDE is taking an unconventional approach to pre-debut marketing

As part of a distinctive promotional strategy, TUIDE’s official Instagram account turned private starting July 21 for an unspecified period, a deliberate marketing choice intended to build anticipation and create an interactive storytelling experience for fans ahead of the group’s full debut, according to the Korea Daily.

9. Fans can attend an exclusive pre-debut event in Seoul

TUIDE is scheduled to hold an exclusive pre-debut experience called “TUIDE Exclusive Preview [Playground]” in Seoul from August 1 to 2, according to Forbes, giving fans an early opportunity to engage with the group ahead of its official music debut later in the year.

10. TUIDE joins an expanding roster of HYBE girl groups

With TUIDE’s upcoming debut, HYBE continues to grow its lineup of girl groups across its various sub-labels, joining acts including Le Sserafim under Source Music, NewJeans under Ador, Illit under Belift Lab and Katseye under HYBE Labels, according to the Korea Times. TUIDE’s launch also comes as HYBE expands its search for girl-group talent internationally, having opened nationwide auditions in India through HYBE India earlier this year, alongside a second global girl-group project launched in Japan through its joint venture with Universal Music Group’s Geffen Records.

With TUIDE’s name, logo and member lineup now confirmed, fans can expect additional promotional content to roll out in the coming weeks, culminating in the group’s official debut sometime in the second half of 2026. Given Han Sung-soo’s track record producing multiple successful HYBE acts and the broader company’s continued global expansion strategy, TUIDE is positioned as one of the more closely watched rookie debuts in K-pop this year, with additional details about the group’s music and concept expected to emerge as its debut date approaches.

Employer national insurance (NI) contributions for all under-25s should be cut to boost job opportunities for young people, a group of MPs has urged.

The Work and Pensions Committee said it has heard “overwhelming evidence” that rising employment costs, including from employer NI, were reducing training and job vacancies, particularly for young people.

Over one million 16 to 24-year-olds are not in education, employment, or training (known as Neet). The committee said an employer NI cut for all under-25s would tackle this “travesty”.

The government said it was determined to create opportunities for young people, reform education and support people to stay and progress in work.

The previous government, which introduced NI increases for businesses last year, said at the time they were making the right choice to fund public services.

In its 2024 election manifesto, Labour said it would not raise taxes on “working people”, specifically income tax, NI, or VAT.

Critics have argued that the employer NI raise ultimately affects workers by limiting job opportunities.

Some employers have argued it has become more difficult to hire young people due to higher minimum wages and increased taxes, such as employer National Insurance contributions, although the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found there is no clear evidence, external that higher minimum wages have been a “major driver” of young people becoming Neets.

In April last year, the rate that employers pay in NI contributions rose from 13.8% to 15% and the threshold at which they start paying the tax on each employee’s salary fell from £9,100 per year to £5,000.

However, the employment allowance, which is amount employers can claim back from their NI bill, rose from £5,000 to £10,500.

The committee said employer NI had hit the retail and hospitality sector, which it said tends to employ young people, particularly hard.

It added that there was a “gap” between the government’s employment strategy for under-21s and their strategy for under-25s.

The committee said: “While businesses pay no employer NI contributions for employees under 21 or for apprentices under 25 – unless their salary is above the £50,270 threshold – they pay 15% on annual earnings above £5,000 for non-apprentices aged 21-24, undermining government schemes to improve employment rates in this age group.”

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices surged 8.04%, or $40.48, to $544.05 Tuesday afternoon, as investors positioned ahead of the company’s closely watched Advancing AI 2026 event this week and continued to react to news of an expanded partnership with Microsoft Azure.

Tuesday’s rally builds on gains from Monday, when AMD closed 1.58% higher following the Microsoft announcement, before adding another 3.56% in premarket trading Tuesday. The stock’s advance also coincides with a broader recovery across U.S. semiconductor stocks, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rising more than 3% as major chip names including Intel, Texas Instruments and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. all posted gains.

A deepened partnership with Microsoft

Much of Tuesday’s momentum traces back to AMD’s expanded collaboration with Microsoft, announced in recent days. According to the official announcement, AMD will broaden its GPU, CPU, networking and software services supporting Microsoft’s infrastructure, with Microsoft specifically deploying the AMD Helios Rackscale Solution across its Azure cloud platform. The partnership also includes plans for Azure to add two new AMD EPYC CPU-powered virtual machine series and expand its deployment of AMD’s Pensando data processing units to support Azure’s broader networking services.

AMD CEO Lisa Su characterized the significance of the expanded partnership in a statement accompanying the announcement. “AMD and Microsoft have spent years building high-performance infrastructure together, and today we’re extending that partnership across the full stack of AMD AI,” Su said.

A critical week ahead with Advancing AI 2026

Tuesday’s gains also reflect growing investor anticipation ahead of AMD’s Advancing AI 2026 event, scheduled for July 22 and 23, which the company has positioned as one of its most significant catalysts of the year. The event is expected to feature the formal launch of AMD’s next-generation Zen 6 Venice EPYC server processors, manufactured on TSMC’s advanced 2-nanometer process, along with an updated roadmap for the company’s MI455X AI accelerator chip.

Meta Platforms has already adopted AMD’s Helios server platform and is expected to begin deploying Helios servers during the second half of 2026, according to earlier reporting from AMD’s management. On the company’s May earnings call, AMD executives noted strong customer demand for the Helios platform and indicated they would share additional details during the July event. The Helios rack-scale system, powered by AMD’s MI455X GPU, features 432 gigabytes of high-bandwidth memory, notably higher than the 288 gigabytes offered by Nvidia’s competing Vera Rubin chip system.

Recovering from a sharp pullback

Tuesday’s rebound follows a difficult stretch for AMD shares, which had fallen roughly 17% from their June 30 high of $584.73, closing at $486.27 on Friday amid a broader sector-wide selloff rather than any company-specific setback. Analysts tracking the stock noted that AMD had reported no disappointing quarterly results, lost no major customers, and faced no significant product delays during that decline, attributing the pullback instead to broader concerns about elevated valuations across the semiconductor sector following a wave of AI-related volatility.

Despite the pullback, AMD’s shares remained up 131% for the first half of 2026 alone, according to earlier reporting, before the stock’s momentum weakened over the subsequent month amid the broader chip sector selloff that has affected multiple semiconductor names in recent weeks.

Additional catalysts supporting the rally

Beyond the Microsoft partnership and the upcoming Advancing AI event, AMD’s stock has also been supported by recent supply chain reports suggesting the company has secured additional high-bandwidth memory capacity for its next-generation AI accelerators, according to TradingKey. Positive early feedback from major cloud service providers integrating AMD’s newest Zen-based server processors into their infrastructure has further bolstered investor sentiment, with early performance benchmarks pointing to meaningful improvements in power efficiency and compute density.

Wall Street remains broadly bullish

Despite recent volatility, Wall Street analysts have largely maintained an optimistic outlook on AMD’s prospects. Goldman Sachs analyst James Schneider maintained a Buy rating on the stock earlier this month, raising his price target from $450 to $640, citing surging demand for high-performance CPUs driven by the industry’s broader shift toward agentic AI workloads. Schneider’s reasoning centers on the distinction between AI model training, which remains heavily GPU-intensive, and AI inference in real-world applications, which typically requires a combination of both CPUs and GPUs, a dynamic that favors AMD’s diversified chip portfolio.

Wells Fargo analysts similarly raised their price target on AMD from $505 to $615 while maintaining an Overweight rating, according to earlier reporting. Analysts currently project AMD’s second-quarter 2026 earnings per share to climb 400% year-over-year to $1.35, with full-year fiscal 2026 earnings expected to surge 88.1% to $6.15 per share, followed by projected growth of 76.1% to $10.83 per share in fiscal 2027.

With AMD’s Advancing AI 2026 event beginning Wednesday and the company’s second-quarter earnings report scheduled for August 4, investors are likely to closely watch for additional customer commitments tied to the Helios platform, along with further details on the Zen 6 Venice CPU launch and updated MI455X accelerator roadmap. Given the stock’s recent recovery from its pullback and the significant catalysts on the immediate horizon, AMD is positioned to remain one of the more closely watched names within the broader AI infrastructure trade through the remainder of the summer, even as ongoing geopolitical tensions tied to the conflict between the United States and Iran continue to introduce broader uncertainty around global supply chains and semiconductor markets more generally.