A New Tax, A Growing NYC Backlash
New York City’s mayor skipped a heated Council hearing on a new luxury second-home tax as lawsuits and rollout errors fueled public anger.Story SnapshotMayor’s...
SpaceX Recovers Starship After 24 Days at Sea
After 24 days adrift, SpaceX guided its flown Starship upper stage to waters off Christmas Island, turning a near-loss into a concrete recovery milestone.Story...
UK Newborns Flagged For Brain-Damaging Risk
Two young brothers were flagged for a dangerous rare disease risk after routine newborn genome screening caught a genetic change tied to adrenoleukodystrophy.Story SnapshotA...
Southern Peru Jolted by Powerful 6.7 Earthquake
A powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru’s southern Andes at midday, shaking towns across Ayacucho with no immediate reports of major damage, according to...
Dead Men Cash In: $99M in Improper Payments Flagged
The federal government says new checks just caught $99 million in payments tied to the dead, while watchdogs still count improper payments in the...
Wisconsin State Fair Violence Raises New Safety Fears
Fights that left bystanders and even an officer injured at the Wisconsin State Fair have renewed fears that public spaces are slipping beyond basic...
Family Trapped: American Flies to West Bank
A Palestinian-American flew into Ben Gurion Airport while his elderly mother remained trapped in a besieged West Bank village.Story SnapshotLoui Ridi, a U.S. citizen...
Iran Offers $30K Bounty for U.S. Troops
Iran’s top army general publicly tied cash to the killing or capture of American troops — a direct incentive that raises real-world risk for...
Lala Dumps Up to 40 Inches on Hawaii
Hawaii’s Big Island absorbed up to 30 to 40 inches of rain as Lala drenched communities and triggered flash flooding, landslides, and power problems.Story...
Judge Pulls Plug On Somalia Protections
A Boston federal judge lifted her own pause on ending Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status, clearing the way for removals to resume under a new...
