| William Lawrence Wins Primary in Battleground Michigan House District
- William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:37:33 +0000
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| I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
- It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:18:06 +0000
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| China’s Nonsmokers Try to Clear the Air, One Confrontation at a Time
- Disputes between smokers and nonsmokers are becoming more visible as a younger generation increasingly refuses to suffer secondhand smoke in silence.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:04 +0000
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| What One Witness Saw Before a Spokane Wildfire Started
- A resident of Spokane County, Wash., said he noticed a man acting suspiciously and called 911 after seeing smoke. The police later arrested a suspect tied to one of the wildfires in the area.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:51:03 +0000
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| Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate
- Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:39:48 +0000
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| Trump White House Readies AI Framework to Review Security Risks
- The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:17:54 +0000
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| Todd Blanche Clears Committee Vote, Nearing Confirmation as Attorney General
- Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where it was not immediately clear whether he would be confirmed given that he can afford to lose only two senators on a party-line vote.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:22 +0000
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| Officials Say They’ve Found the Cause of a Fire That Devastated L.A.
- The 2025 Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed the Altadena community, began at an inactive tower belonging to Southern California Edison, officials said.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:07:39 +0000
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| Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
- The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:42:28 +0000
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| Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
- Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:36:44 +0000
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| After Midtown Building Buckles, Violations Are Found at Many Other Sites
- New York City officials conducted inspections at 180 construction sites. None of the violations posed an immediate danger to the public, they said.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:22:44 +0000
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| S&P 500 Hits Record High as Stock Market Worries About Iran and AI Ease
- The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent, pushing past its previous peak at the start of June and capping a big turnaround from a recent sell off in technology stocks.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:05:38 +0000
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| Can Trump Wriggle Out One Last Time?
- Iran. The midterms. Can Trump wriggle out one last time?
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:46:30 +0000
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| South Korea Wants to Raise Its Birthrate but Doesn’t Have Enough NICU Doctors
- South Korea, which has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, is in the throes of a breakdown in emergency care. It is particularly acute for at-risk newborns.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:00:06 +0000
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| Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning
- Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:43:50 +0000
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| The New York City Parking Sticker of Shame Is Back
- After 14 years, the city has returned to slapping bright stickers on cars that do not move for street sweepers.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:21:05 +0000
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| An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Defiant Leaders
- Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:20:37 +0000
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