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Jurors heard Duane Davis describe his nephew as the gunman in Tupac Shakur’s killing, while the defense argues his changing stories are unreliable and prosecutors may be stretching a supposedly confidential interview.
Aisha Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez in a closely watched California special election shaped by progressive-versus-establishment tensions and millions in outside spending. The November rematch could prove whether this was a breakthrough or a temporary upset.
The DNC’s shortlist of Boston, Denver and Philadelphia is being presented as a strategic step toward 2028, but Atlanta’s exclusion has revived concerns about the party’s commitment to the South and Black voters.
Police say Zymire Hughes terrorized pedestrians for personal amusement or online content before evading officers and leaving the state. The case highlights both the apparent danger of the spree and the limits of surveillance-led policing.
A surrogate who refused an abortion after a fetal heart diagnosis is seeking custody, while the intended parents are suing her and asserting their parental rights after authorizing the baby’s lifesaving surgery.
A 21-year-old says he created fabricated polls to expose weaknesses in political media, but the stunt was amplified by campaigns, journalists and social platforms before being shut down.
Jessica Bowie faces federal charges over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot against New York’s Capitol, with investigators citing undercover work and prosecutors describing a threat to lawmakers. The case remains an accusation, not a conviction.
A devastating Russian assault on Kyiv killed at least 16 people, while Ukraine’s expanding retaliation triggered alarms near Russia and NATO territory. The competing narratives point to a war increasingly difficult to contain.
Hui Ka Yan’s life sentence closes one chapter of Evergrande’s collapse, but the case also exposes how debt-driven growth, regulatory failures and weak demand destabilized China’s property sector.
The Treasury’s expanded bond buyback briefly pushed yields lower, but investors quickly reversed course. Supporters see a liquidity problem, while critics argue only credible deficit and entitlement reforms can restore confidence.
North Korea’s launch of roughly 10 ballistic missiles came as reduced U.S.-South Korean exercises were underway, suggesting Washington’s concessions have failed to change Pyongyang’s security calculus or revive diplomacy.
The Trump administration is presenting sanctions and blockade as a decisive strategy against Iran, but the policy’s confident promises leave its humanitarian and escalation costs unresolved.
A charter flight carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed near a remote western Alaska radar site, killing everyone aboard. Officials are mourning the victims while investigators work to determine what happened and why the flight was there.
The prosecution portrays a mother responsible for three deaths, while the defense argues postpartum psychosis overwhelmed her judgment and that failed attempts to obtain help helped precipitate the tragedy.
A landmark trial pits Meta’s assurances about child safety against testimony that executives knew about harmful content and addictive design but failed to act decisively.
The Treasury’s decision to double long-term debt buybacks has eased a bond-market sell-off and supported risk assets, but critics warn it may distort borrowing costs, fuel inflation and pressure the Federal Reserve.
Israel has acknowledged operational mistakes in the drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six others, but its decision not to pursue criminal charges has triggered anger from Canberra and renewed scrutiny of military accountability.
Donald Trump says he expects to meet Kim Jong Un later this year, but Pyongyang is signaling that Washington’s pressure campaign remains unchanged and that no secret channel may exist.
Washington’s decision to shorten the U.S.-South Korea exercise is being framed either as a prudent reduction in military risk or as a destabilizing concession to North Korea. The move exposes competing visions of alliance security and Asian defense.
The IDF is investigating the deaths of Hind Rajab, her family and Palestinian paramedics, but declined criminal probes into several other incidents. The split has intensified debate over accountability and alleged impunity.
