Small plane crashes in the Bahamas, killing several people. Officials report one survivor - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (news.google.com)
Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (news.google.com)
The Democratic Party’s financial struggles have become a new test for Chairman Ken Martin as the party regroups from a bruising 2024 election loss (on.wsj.com)
More than any other judge, Justice Samuel Alito has managed to merge pro-Trump, antiestablishment forces with the more traditional wing of legal conservatism. (on.wsj.com)
A growing group of faculty, students and alumni—including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a graduate of Yale Law—are urging the university’s leaders to resist settling with the Trump administration (on.wsj.com)
Investigators found evidence that Corey Lewandowski may have been involved in improperly awarding government contracts during his time as a senior DHS, say people familiar with the matter (on.wsj.com)
A Mexican immigrant who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Texas during a traffic stop wasn’t the actual target of the operation, according to a U.S. Congresswoman (on.wsj.com)
The Platner Implosion, and What It Means for Democrats - With the Maine nominee’s Senate campaign in shambles, Democrats are scrambling to find candidates who can win in this year’s midterms—and in 2028. (www.newyorker.com)
How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts - Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., on the devastating effects of cuts to international aid by DOGE and Elon Musk. (www.newyorker.com)
The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports - The staff writer Louisa Thomas on the U.S. men’s national soccer team, the N.B.A. off-season, and Serena Williams. (www.newyorker.com)
The Story of France vs. Morocco - The match began as a snooze, then became a romp. But the brilliance of the French team, and of its biggest star, Kylian Mbappé, shone through. (www.newyorker.com)
Michigan Is the Next Big Test for the Democratic Party - The Senate primary race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed reflects the Party’s growing ideological schism, but it’s also a contest of competing campaign styles. (www.newyorker.com)
The Race to Be the First Democratic Primary State - How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party. (www.newyorker.com)
“Remake,” Reviewed: The Film Confronts a Father’s Grief and a Filmmaker’s Responsibility - The documentarian Ross McElwee’s new feature is an anguished reflection on the life and death of his son, Adrian, who was a frequent subject of his films. (www.newyorker.com)
Éric Rohmer’s Novel “Élisabeth” Is a Precocious Literary Triumph - Before he had any interest in movies, Rohmer was a writer, and his 1946 début is a fine-grained vision of small-town lives in prewar France. (www.newyorker.com)
“Birthright” and “Giant” Tackle Jewish Identity. - The plays explore interpersonal rifts over Israel, but only one lets the ugliness linger. (www.newyorker.com)
“Broken,” by Rabih Alameddine - Usually, when I informed a guy that I had a type, that I couldn’t help whom I was or wasn’t attracted to, he moved on. Not you. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump and NATO Court Erdoğan, Turkey’s Strongman - In Ankara, the leaders of the alliance appeared more concerned about Western geopolitical power than about Western democratic values. (www.newyorker.com)
How New York Watched the World Cup - Ahead of hosting the championship match, New Yorkers gathered in crowded bars and restaurants, sometimes overflowing onto street corners, to follow the twists and turns of the tournament. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority Is Reshaping Executive Power - Those hoping for the judiciary to act as a counterweight to President Trump this term were mostly left disappointed. (www.newyorker.com)
The Unlikely Journalist Who Looked Into the Heart of War - Vasily Grossman was an out-of-shape novelist writing for a propaganda machine during the deadliest conflict in history. Somehow, he remade what war reporting could be. (www.newyorker.com)
What Scientists Learned by Eavesdropping on Thousands of People - After researchers discovered that we’re speaking less and less each year, I spent a week collecting audio recordings from my own life. (www.newyorker.com)