Venezuela's earthquake death toll has climbed sharply to 920, with international rescue teams now on the ground and families desperate for word of trapped loved ones.
Continue reading at BBC News →The U.S. struck Iranian targets in response to an attack on a cargo ship, part of an escalating cycle that both sides frame as violations and retaliation.
Continue reading at BBC News →Israel and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-brokered framework agreement, though previous ceasefires have been fragile and Hezbollah remains outside the accord.
Continue reading at BBC News →Iran's drone attack on Bahrain and a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz marks an escalation following U.S. airstrikes, raising tensions in a strategically vital waterway.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →Five million Americans have dropped ACA coverage as premiums skyrocket under the Trump administration, deepening a divide between officials blaming fraud and experts pointing to unaffordable costs.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →Former Trump adviser John Bolton has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified documents and agreed to pay $2.25 million, facing up to five years in prison.
Continue reading at BBC News →OpenAI and Anthropic have restricted access to new AI models at the Trump administration's request during a cybersecurity review, raising questions about government influence on AI development.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →A Minnesota woman's social media post about immigration drew federal agents to her home months later, alleging she had doxxed an ICE official—an incident that tests the boundaries of free speech.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →A poll worker reports federal agents confronted her at a voting location over a social media post criticizing an ICE officer's actions, raising concerns about voter intimidation.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →An advocacy group alleges the FCC is stonewalling public records requests and concealing Chair Brendan Carr's private Signal communications with Elon Musk and DOGE.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →South Korea plans to train its entire half-million-strong military as 'drone warriors,' treating unmanned systems as a second personal weapon to maintain an edge against North Korea.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Texas has mandated Bible stories in school curricula, sparking controversy over whether the policy blurs the line between religious instruction and public education.
Continue reading at BBC News →A Supreme Court ruling dismantling migrant protections is triggering fear across Haitian communities facing potential deportation.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →A Supreme Court decision restricting certain immigration programs is expected to ripple far beyond immigrant communities, according to Nebraska legal advocates.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →William Barr's endorsement of Todd Blanche for attorney general reveals a tension between Trump's loyalty demands and conservatives' traditional views of the Justice Department's independence.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Italy's Prime Minister Meloni and Trump have gone from public partnership to bitter feuding, raising questions about whether their relationship can be repaired.
Continue reading at BBC News →Europe's heatwave has shattered Germany's temperature record and forced authorities to cancel public events as the continent swelters.
Continue reading at BBC News →Europe's heat adaptation systems, built on decades of learning, are being tested as an unprecedented heatwave grips the continent—raising questions about whether planning is enough.
Continue reading at Grist →Arizona's Chiricahua leopard frogs, driven to fewer than 80 sites by drought and disease, may find refuge in state-constructed ponds built by collaborating scientists and volunteers.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →A Spanish man thought to have brain cancer discovered instead that parasitic worms were the culprit—a reminder of how overlooked tropical infections can be misdiagnosed.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Research on 'mother trees' shows how older forest giants support younger saplings, offering a compelling argument for rethinking logging practices to preserve carbon sinks.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Europeans, long skeptical of air conditioning, are reconsidering as unprecedented heatwaves make window units and AC increasingly appealing—a distinctly American comfort becoming necessary.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →America's 250th birthday has created unexpected demand for George Washington interpreters and reenactors, who see the moment as a chance to reflect on lessons for our fractured politics.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →Native Americans gathered to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn, a rare Indigenous military victory against U.S. forces.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →Illinois has launched its first statewide digital library program, powered by EBSCO, offering all state libraries access to robust research databases and multimedia content.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →OCLC's America's 250-Year Bookshelf draws on worldwide library data to identify 250 essential nonfiction books about America—one for each year since 1776.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Choice is launching a new three-module micro-course on AI for academic libraries, offering practical guidance on campus implementation and emerging challenges.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →A dangerous heat and humidity system is moving into the Omaha region, bringing elevated health risks from heat-related illness.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was separated from his twins for hours after a false police report, an experience he describes as one of the darkest of his life.
Continue reading at BBC News →California's new law banning excessively loud streaming ads takes effect July 1, finally bringing some parity between streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Netflix is now requiring every user profile to have a unique email address, a move that is locking out some long-time account sharers and forcing a reckoning with the company's loose password policies.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Trump's rhetoric about his building prowess masks a curious absence of housing policy, raising questions about where his actual vision for addressing affordability lies.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The Supreme Court's recent decisions show a troubling pattern: people may have constitutional rights, but increasingly lack the legal standing to enforce them—rendering rights meaningless.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The Democratic Republic of Congo is taking Rwanda to the International Court of Justice, citing decades of conflict and alleged violations stemming from the 1994 genocide era.
Continue reading at BBC News →A French court ruled that TotalEnergies must account for emissions across its entire supply chain, including customer use of its products—a landmark accountability moment for Big Oil.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Climate change is affecting human health at the molecular level, with heat waves, smoke, and new disease patterns threatening decades of public health progress.
Continue reading at Grist →Former NOAA employees have launched a replacement website offering climate data after the Trump administration shut down a valuable government resource.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →A fossil discovered in Antarctica in 1986 has finally been identified as the first dinosaur ever found on the continent.
Continue reading at BBC Science →Mathematicians have advanced Paul Erdős's influential 1947 proof technique, refining a tool that has shaped modern mathematics for nearly eight decades.
Continue reading at Quanta Magazine →Scientists have discovered an antibiotic 'megacluster' that offers new strategies for combating resistance by leveraging microbes' own chemical arms race.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →New research reveals competing climate feedbacks: rock weathering removes CO2 but organic carbon oxidation releases it, raising questions about the net effect on Earth's climate.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →The simplified Darwin-and-finches origin story obscures a more complex truth about how scientific thinking actually evolved—a useful corrective to textbook mythology.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →A writer discusses how rewilding his attention from screens and social media helped him rediscover the pleasure of reading—a remedy many struggling readers might find compelling.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →SpaceX is eyeing entry into the U.S. mobile market with a Starlink service, a move that could disrupt the multibillion-dollar phone industry if regulatory hurdles clear.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →AI-generated George Washingtons are traveling the country in semitrucks for America's 250th birthday celebration, drawing crowds that rival theme parks and embodying the strange fusion of technology and patriotism.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →