After plea deals are canceled, what happens next with the Guantanamo 9/11 trials?
Georgetown University Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains where things stand with the 9/11 Guantanamo cases now that the plea deals have been canceled.
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Trump administration shuts down EPA’s scientific research arm
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more. (Image credit: Tierney L. Cross)
Trump threatens to derail Washington Commanders’ new stadium deal over team name
President Trump said the Washington Commanders should change their name back to their former name, which many Indigenous people consider a slur. He threatened to derail a deal for a new stadium. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
Age didn’t kill India’s beloved centenarian marathon runner. A speeding car did.
Indian marathon runner Fauja Singh was 114 years old when he was killed in a hit-and-run. (Image credit: Vincent Yu)
Exit polls show Japan’s ruling coalition is likely to lose key election
Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign. (Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko)
Most teens have used AI to flirt and chat — but still prefer human interaction
A new report from the group Common Sense Media shows teens are experimenting with AI “companions” designed to provide deep conversations and advice.
“We are on our knees”: U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho’s garment workers
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump’s tariffs threats. (Image credit: Per-Anders Pettersson)
Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead
A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people. (Image credit: AQDND)
Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations
Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president. (Image credit: Kristian Thacker for NPR)
3 people are still missing from deadly floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding July 4 said Saturday that just three people remain missing, down from nearly 100, after people who had previously been reported missing have since been accounted for. (Image credit: Eric Gay)