Over 1,500 flights in US canceled, as thunderstorms slam Northeast (abcnews.go.com)
Over 2,600 flights have been canceled and close to 7,900 have been delayed across the United States Sunday, according to data from FlightAware.
Officials are investigating a man’s death after he suffered a head injury during pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in California (www.cnn.com)
A 69-year-old man died after suffering a head injury during an altercation at demonstrations for Palestinians and Israelis in Thousand Oaks, California, Sunday, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities said....
August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing (apnews.com)
A judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January.
CDC to expand disease surveillance at four major US airports to include flu, RSV (www.cnn.com)
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses....
T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won't Make People Switch Plans After All (www.cnet.com)
California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years....
California sidelines GM Cruise's driverless cars, cites safety risk (www.reuters.com)
US orders immediate halt to some AI chip exports to China, says Nvidia (www.theguardian.com)
Fellow tech company Intel ‘reviewing regulations’ as timing of move brought forward...
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Of the more than 6,000 Indigenous languages recognized globally, nearly half of them are at risk of disappearing.
BBC News: Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of 'additional facts'
BBC News - Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of ‘additional facts’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67141319
Teacher fatally stabbed in school attack in northern France (www.reuters.com)
A knifeman fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded two other people in an attack at a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday and the investigation was handed to the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
Israel-Palestine escalation live: Strikes hit Gaza after Hamas offensive (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli air raids have hit the Gaza Strip after Hamas announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel....
Jailed by the Thousands, Without Charges, to Act as Witnesses (web.archive.org)
Several months ago, as a federal judge worked through a docket of smuggling cases in the bustling border city of Laredo, Texas, three people were escorted into the courtroom....
Scorching heat caused deaths to double at busiest US-Mexico border route (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 of 148 recorded deaths in El Paso sector were recorded between May and September when heat topped 100F
Israeli leader Netanyahu asks Elon Musk to condemn antisemitism on X (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pressed tech billionaire Elon Musk to condemn antisemitism and find a way to combat it on his social media platform X as the pair met at a Tesla factory in Fremont., Calif....
UK election watchdog issues damning verdict on voter ID impact (www.theguardian.com)
Electoral Commission says policy could exclude hundreds of thousands of voters in a general election
Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment (www.nytimes.com)
Chinese EVs are now seen posing a ‘real threat’ to Europe’s auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese electric vehicles pose “a real threat” to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard....
After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US (hosted.ap.org)
When thousands of fans couldn’t get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift’s summer stadium tour, some diehards paid upwards of 70 times face value to see their favorite artist in person — an outrage that prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers....
Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars (www.npr.org)
Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.
In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived (apnews.com)
And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30....
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor (www.reuters.com)
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBGn.DE), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Denso (6902.T), Continental AG (CONG.DE) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZFF.UL) - said they had not had products detained under UFLPA....
The Guardian: Record-breaking mountaineer denies climbing over dying porter on K2 (www.theguardian.com)
Six Former Mississippi Officers Face Civil Rights Charges in Assault on 2 Black Men (www.nytimes.com)
Six white former law enforcement officers from Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses several months after they raided a home where prosecutors said two Black men were stripped naked, beaten and shocked with Tasers....