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Former Las Vegas youth pastor accused of murder in death of wife at Zion National Park

Former youth pastor David Vander Meer arrested for allegedly murdering his wife in Zion National Park in 2006 and committing insurance fraud.

National pride meets breathable mesh: A look at the design of World Cup uniforms

In designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort.

Billionaire investor Leon Black is set to testify to Congress about $158M in payments to Epstein

House lawmakers are set to question billionaire investor Leon Black as part of their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful people around him.

Four charged in alleged billion dollar healthcare fraud tied to Russian transnational criminal organization

Four people in New Hampshire face charges in an alleged $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme tied to a Russian criminal organization.

The 17-year-old who said he designed the US flag

Bob Heft claimed he designed the current 50-star U.S. flag as a high school project and sent it to President Eisenhower for approval in 1959.

Former Las Vegas youth pastor accused of murder in death of wife at Zion National Park

Former youth pastor David Vander Meer arrested for allegedly murdering his wife in Zion National Park in 2006 and committing insurance fraud.

National pride meets breathable mesh: A look at the design of World Cup uniforms

In designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort.

Around the world

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to at least 589, with thousands reported missing

Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 589 with over 2,980 injured as U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jarrard arrives in Caracas to coordinate relief.

Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

The Defense Ministry in Moscow says Ukraine launched a major nighttime drone attack on Russian regions, Crimea, and surrounding seas.

Experts urge extreme caution on Iran's 'crown jewel' Hezbollah

Experts warn the U.S. must remember Hezbollah has American blood on its hands as Iran nuclear talks include Lebanon ceasefire as a key condition.

Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside

Leah Stewart awoke from an induced coma after a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney, sharing her first words 'I love you' with her family.

Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat

After initially challenging the results, Colombia's leftist candidate conceded a razor-thin loss to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.

Trump gets major win against China in African rare earth minerals race

Trump administration backs American mining company Virtus Minerals in the DRC to counter China's control of critical cobalt and copper supply chains.

Israel slams UN report as 'political blood libel' for alleging deliberate targeting of Palestinian children

Israel's U.N. ambassador and analysts slam a new report alleging the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children, calling it a biased political attack.

Technology

The 3.5 billion-year-old R&D lab right in front of us

Below, Owen Jones shares five key insights from his new book, Force of Nature: Understanding Evolution’s Deepest Logic―and Putting It to Use. Jones is a professor of law and biology at Vanderbilt University.

Inside Slate’s radical design process to build a $24,950 EV truck you won’t be embarrassed to drive

Inside a sprawling former printing plant in Warsaw, Indiana, the new factory for Slate Auto—the affordable, ultra-minimal electric truck backed by Jeff Bezos—doesn’t look like a typical car manufacturing plant. There’s no paint shop, something that can cost automakers $300 million or more to build.

Pete Hegseth got a live look at the Pentagon’s laser weapons

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S.

Open source grapples with agentic coding

Unless you’ve been living under an old woodpile in your backyard, you have certainly seen how agentic coding is rocking the software development world. Things are happening fast and furious, and keeping up is practically a full-time job.

Why SpaceX is the McDonald’s of AI

Have you seen “The Founder”? It’s the story of McDonald’s and how Ray Kroc (played by Michael Keaton) transformed the company from a local burger joint to a global landlord. According to the movie, Kroc’s accountant gave him the revelation: “You’re not in the burger business.

Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is giving priority to strengthening the world's first laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms.

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of using 25,000 fake accounts to scrape Claude AI

Anthropic has accused Alibaba of using nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to extract capabilities from its Claude AI models, in what the US AI company described as the largest known attack of its kind against it.

Sports News

Brian Brobbey and the Dutch roll in the rain to a 3-1 win over Tunisia to top World Cup Group F

Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, and the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia and into its own net in a 3-1 victory that gave the Dutch the top spot in Group F.

Second lady Usha Vance joins celebrity-filled crowd for Team USA's group-stage finale in LA

Brad Pitt, Colin Farrell, and second lady Usha Vance were among the many stars spotted at Team USA's World Cup group stage match in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Ex-NFL player Doug Martin's family sue Oakland police, allege restraint asphyxia in fatal mental health crisis

Parents of former NFL running back Doug Martin file wrongful death lawsuit alleging he died from restraint asphyxia caused by Oakland police.

Ina Yoon opens the Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine with a record-tying 63

Ina Yoon matched the best score in the history of the Women’s PGA Championship with a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over Karis Davidson on Thursday in the third major of the season.

Fanatics Sportsbook launches program to identify, punish sports bettors who threaten athletes on social media

Fanatics Sportsbook launched the Bad Actor Program with IC360 and Signify Group to combat online abuse and threats targeting athletes from sports bettors.

Brian Brobbey and the Dutch roll in the rain to a 3-1 win over Tunisia to top World Cup Group F

Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, and the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia and into its own net in a 3-1 victory that gave the Dutch the top spot in Group F.

Second lady Usha Vance joins celebrity-filled crowd for Team USA's group-stage finale in LA

Brad Pitt, Colin Farrell, and second lady Usha Vance were among the many stars spotted at Team USA's World Cup group stage match in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Politics News

Inver Grove Heights delays data center moratorium

The city council was scheduled to have a final reading of a one-year moratorium on data center construction. But council members decided to recess the meeting until Friday to consider new information.

Trump's $88B Iran war bill collides with Senate opposition

Pentagon's $88 billion funding request faces Democratic opposition and a Republican rift over E15 ethanol provision buried in the spending package.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s state primary runoff

Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term.

Trump scores SCOTUS asylum win

The Supreme Court ruled migrants must set foot in the U.S. to seek asylum, but critics say the decision could create incentives for illegal crossings.

Biden judge rejects Trump's sanctuary cities lawsuit, says even a win wouldn't solve DOJ's problem

Judge rules DOJ's suit against Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City and Paterson had a fundamental flaw because statewide immigration policy remains intact.

Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump's election order as SAVE America Act fight intensifies

Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump executive order creating federal voter registration list, ruling the president exceeded his authority on election rules.

Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America's classrooms

The Senate is wrestling with how AI should be used in classrooms as lawmakers raise concerns about student learning, privacy, and cognitive impacts.