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Gaza’s Children Can’t Wait: What Experts, Aid Workers, and Journalists Told Us About Starvation—and What Must Happen Now

After nearly two years of war, independent experts and frontline aid workers say Gaza is facing engineered starvation. In a national briefing, UNICEF’s warnings, on-the-ground testimonies, and legal insights converged on one urgent message: flood Gaza with aid, restore UN …

Catch ’em all but dump the fries. Pokémon fans leave McDonald’s Japan in massive food waste drama

Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied customers scrambled to buy limited-edition sets with Pokémon cards.

Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts and floats potential nuclear deal at Alaska summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska.

Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts and floats potential nuclear deal at Alaska summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska.

NY attorney general sues Zelle parent company, alleging the payment service enabled widespread fraud

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued Early Warning Services (EWS), which operates Zelle, alleging the electronic money-transfer service fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.”

Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC as FBI patrols streets

President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC, with plans for FBI agents to patrol the streets all while city officials largely remain …

Uvalde County and school district release troves of records about the Robb Elementary shooting that left 21 people dead

After a yearslong legal battle, Uvalde County and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District have released records related to the 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas.

DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.

Texas shooter fired randomly, killing grandfather, 4-year-old granddaughter and Target worker, police say

A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home …

Texas shooter fired randomly, killing grandfather, 4-year-old granddaughter and Target worker, police say

A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home …

ACLU of Michigan sues Warren police for alleged excessive force against mentally ill man

The ACLU of Michigan claims in a new lawsuit that a 26-year-old Black man with mental illness suffered severe abuse by Warren police in 2022 that led to damage to his heart and kidneys at the hands of officers.

‘Baby Shark’ copyright battle ends with victory for Pinkfong in South Korea’s top court

A copyright battle over the viral song “Baby Shark,” adored by young children and often dreaded by their parents, has come to an end with a court clearing the Korean creators of the most popular version of plagiarism.

Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules

Alex Jones’ far-right platform Infowars can be sold once again to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, a Texas district court judge has ordered.

Apple is bringing back a feature at the center of a big Apple Watch legal battle

Apple will bring blood oxygen detection back to its latest smartwatches after the company was forced to stop offering the feature on US models over a patent dispute.

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.