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A nonbinding referendum on reopening EU membership talks has revived Iceland’s old sovereignty debate, but Trump’s Greenland ambitions are pushing security concerns to the center of the campaign.
Donald Trump will return as honorary chairman of the 2026 Presidents Cup near Chicago, reviving a ceremonial presidential tradition while bringing his highly political public profile to an international golf event.
William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett died after a sideline medical emergency during the team’s opener. The schools offered condolences and support, but provided no details about the cause as the community prepared to mourn.
A deadly Russian attack near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, but the devastation was amplified by alleged Ukrainian negligence in storing explosives near homes and a care facility.
The administration presents majority control of Venezuela’s oil reserves as an America First victory that could lower gas prices, while critics warn that undisclosed terms resemble resource seizure and revive fears of expropriation.
The prosecution says Duane “Keffe D” Davis orchestrated Tupac Shakur’s killing, while the defense argues his shifting stories were fueled by money and notoriety and never independently verified.
The Trump administration says majority control of Venezuela’s oil reserves will lower U.S. gasoline prices and revive Venezuela’s economy, while critics question the deal’s opaque terms and denounce it as resource extraction.
Tennessee officials and Dolly Parton’s supporters are pushing to rename Nashville International Airport, but the proposal faces a policy requiring honorees to be dead for two years.
Milo Yiannopoulos is being held by ICE after overstaying his visa and missing an immigration hearing. The case has drawn attention to the sharp contrast between his past calls for aggressive deportation and his own removal proceedings.
Walmart has settled a Justice Department lawsuit accusing its pharmacies of dispensing invalid opioid prescriptions and failing to flag suspicious orders. The agreement closes the legal fight without disclosing a payment or resolving the broader questions of responsibility for the opioid crisis.
A Pennsylvania judge will examine a former Sandusky accuser’s effort to recant testimony, reopening a bitter dispute over memory, investigative pressure and the strength of the 2012 conviction.
CBC says it revised guidance requiring attribution before calling 9/11 a terrorist attack, arguing the policy caused confusion. Critics saw the original memo as an attempt to minimize the attacks and their perpetrators.
A 14-day court order halts Trump administration mail-ballot requirements, with states warning they cannot overhaul election systems before the midterms. Supporters frame the rules as election security; opponents call them unconstitutional voter suppression.
The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended another day without a verdict, focusing on medication and the knife involved in her suicide attempt as it weighs claims about postpartum psychosis.
Thousands rallied in Washington over voting maps and voter-ID changes, while supporters framed the gathering as a defense of civil rights and critics emphasized election administration. The divide points to a familiar clash ahead of the midterms.
A federal judge blocked the Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic, finding that national-security claims could not justify retaliation against the company’s AI safety objections. Conservatives frame the ruling as a setback for military authority, while Anthropic calls it vindication.
Dolly Parton’s sister says the singer offered to undergo experimental cancer treatment to help future patients, casting her final days as an extension of her lifelong generosity as fans and public figures mourn her loss.
A co-branded golf commercial intended as parody triggered accusations of sexism, cost Good Good Golf its Callaway partnership and PGA Tour sponsorship, and pushed Callaway to pledge $1 million against violence toward women.
Jasmine Crockett is backing down-ballot Democrats rather than Senate nominee James Talarico, raising questions about party unity and whether his campaign can energize Black voters in Texas.
A federal judge rejected Trump’s latest effort to move his New York hush-money conviction into federal court, finding the conduct was private rather than presidential. Trump’s lawyers will appeal.
