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Washington paper mill chemical tank implodes, killing at least 1 and leaving 9 missing

At least one person was killed and nine remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, authorities said.

Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife share story of 2017 crash that left her permanently paralyzed

Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife Sherri publicly share how a 2017 crash changed their lives and fueled border security concerns.

Illegal alien charged with killing 4 young people in wrong-way DUI crash on Oklahoma highway

Oklahoma authorities say an illegal immigrant is charged with killing four people in a wrong-way DUI crash on Interstate 40 in Canadian County.

Protesters clash with ICE as NJ detention facility demonstrations continue

ICE agents and protesters clashed at Newark's Delaney Hall as weekend demonstrations over alleged detention conditions extended into Tuesday.

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.

Washington paper mill chemical tank implodes, killing at least 1 and leaving 9 missing

At least one person was killed and nine remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, authorities said.

Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife share story of 2017 crash that left her permanently paralyzed

Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife Sherri publicly share how a 2017 crash changed their lives and fueled border security concerns.

Around the world

UK cyberspying chief says the West is between peace and war as Russia ramps up hybrid attacks

Britain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an “unstoppable force” weaponized just below traditional warfare levels.

Iran signals ‘mass sacrifice’ in 'high stakes' Saddam-era warning amid Trump deal talks

Expert says Iran's Pezeshkian mapped a foundational wartime symbol onto current U.S. and Israel tensions, signaling Tehran won't back down easily.

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden Iran

President Donald Trump meets with his Cabinet at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran.

South African government and Afrikaners reject US claim of a humanitarian emergency for white people

South Africa's government and Afrikaner advocacy groups reject the notion of a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in the country.

Mass tanker blackout rattles Gulf ahead of 1.35M-barrel oil transfer amid US-Iran talks: firm

Maritime tracking signals collapse near the UAE's Fujairah oil hub hours before President Trump announced progress on a bilateral peace deal with Iran, according to an AI maritime firm.

Ukraine’s battlefield is transforming the future of NATO

NATO allies increasingly study Ukraine's wartime innovations in drones and defense production as the alliance prepares for its July summit in Ankara.

Crash involving speeding train, minibus in Belgium leaves 4 dead including 2 children

Four people, including two children, were killed when a passenger train hit a minibus at a crossing near Buggenhout, Belgium, during the morning rush.

Technology

Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms.

Google adds open source Agent Executor to support AI agents in production

Google has introduced Agent Executor, an open source runtime aimed at helping enterprises run AI agents more reliably at scale, as attention shifts from building agent prototypes to managing the operational challenges of putting them into production.

Why Roku’s iconic home screen finally got a reboot

For the 100 million homes that currently use a Roku TV or streaming player, things are about to look a lot different. This week, Roku is rolling out a major redesign of its home screen, replacing the grid of static app tiles that has defined the platform for the past 13 years.

Cisco: AI traffic is radically reshaping WANs

AI agents generate up to 450% more network traffic than humans can, and they’re beginning to reshape network traffic patterns in measurable ways.

Why AI will create more engineers, not fewer

No one knows exactly where AI will take us beyond 12-18 months from now. Anyone who claims otherwise may have a bridge to sell you.

Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says AI skepticism can be a strength

For more than a decade, the nonprofit Girls Who Code has sought to help prepare young women for jobs in the tech industry and push for greater gender parity in computer science.

Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms.

Sports News

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

Politics News

Trump-backed mortgage banker defeats pilot in GOP primary runoff to replace Wesley Hunt

Republican Jon Bonck wins the Texas 38th Congressional District GOP runoff, putting him on track to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt in a safe Houston seat.

Competing approaches color DFL Senate convention race

As the DFL heads into its convention this weekend, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig will vie for the endorsement for U.S. senator.

NAACP’s Elegbede enters crowded Rochester mayoral race

The field of candidates vying for the top office in the city of Rochester is getting crowded. The latest to enter is the local NAACP president, bringing the number of announced candidates to seven.

Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions

The Democratic Party wanted a review of the 2024 election. Then, the DNC learned the report was incomplete and unverifiable, party chairman Ken Martin said Thursday, releasing an annotated version.

WATCH: Purple Heart veteran reacts to Platner's refusal to apologize for mocking him, shreds PTSD excuse

Purple Heart veteran Teddy Daniels fires back at Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after video shows Platner declining to apologize for deleted post.

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.

New Trump immigration guidance could force some green card applicants to wait abroad

Immigration attorneys say the new policy memo doesn’t target existing green card holders, but could impact immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for years while navigating complicated immigration backlogs or waiting for other legal pathways to open.