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A divided US Supreme Court allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom to continue while the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s lawsuit proceeds.
Major portions of the project could be completed before lower courts resolve its legality, leaving demolition and alterations difficult to reverse even if later rulings favor the challengers.
California lawmakers unanimously passed Al Muratsuchi’s bill allowing the state teacher licensing agency to discipline educators and administrators who violate teacher-vetting requirements.
The measure could deter negligent hiring, but students remain exposed if previous employers obscure misconduct or districts cannot document what was checked before an educator was hired.
After the Census Bureau issued an unusual report connected to a Trump-aligned think tank, the Commerce Department removed an explicit ban on political interference from its scientific-integrity policy.
Removing the written prohibition makes future pressure on Census research harder for employees, courts, Congress, and outside researchers to identify and challenge.
FEWS NET stopped posting famine-warning data for Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen after the Trump administration shut down the network, and it says publication will resume in September.
Aid agencies have had to plan around a break in the public evidence used to track worsening hunger, while affected communities face the consequences of delayed or less certain decisions.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued guidance saying parties to the 1965 convention must address slavery’s continuing effects through comprehensive reparatory measures.
Governments may face pressure to open archives, review present inequalities, consult affected communities, and justify whether apologies, institutional reforms, restitution, or compensation satisfy their duties.
US agencies have identified more than 12,800 illnesses tied to foodborne outbreaks in 2026 as salmonella, cyclospora, and E. coli spread through products sold across multiple states.
Delayed testing and fragmented supply records allow contaminated food to remain on sale longer, increasing illnesses while making recalls slower and less precise.
The Louisiana Supreme Court vacated Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s murder conviction after 27 years on death row, but a local prosecutor may still seek a retrial.
Duncan left prison with no savings and an unresolved case, while decades of lost earnings, damaged health, unstable housing, and records of guilt continue to govern his life.
Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music profiles for dead jazz musicians including Sonny Criss and Jimmie Noone displayed newly uploaded songs, AI-style artwork, and mismatched credits.
Listeners use artist pages as discographies and evidence of authorship, so false releases and altered images can corrupt how overlooked musicians are discovered, remembered, and paid.
Tim Cook will hand Apple’s chief executive role to hardware chief John Ternus on Tuesday after 15 years leading the company.
Ternus will control the App Store, device defaults, payment pathways, services, and supply-chain relationships that shape how developers and customers reach Apple’s market.
New federal Colorado River rules will reduce Arizona’s allocation, while city leaders say planned replacement supplies and infrastructure will keep household taps running at a higher cost.
Arizona households may face higher monthly charges even without an immediate shortage, and rate design will determine how much of that burden falls on low-use and low-income customers.
An MIT committee co-chaired by professors Eric Klopfer and Samuel Madden reported that AI can credibly answer almost any written undergraduate assignment and urged educational changes.
Universities can no longer treat a polished take-home answer as reliable evidence that a student personally practiced the reasoning, experimentation, or revision a course intends to teach.
The Atlanta Rideshare Drivers Union says Uber and Lyft drivers have earned less and waited longer for fares since Waymo began offering robotaxi rides in Atlanta through Uber.
If robotaxis reduce trip volume or fares, drivers may absorb the loss immediately while fleet owners and platforms retain control over prices, service areas, and operating strategy.