Law enforcement officials frequently draw virtual fences around areas of interest and require Google to identify every cellphone in the area using cell location history. Dubbed a “geofence search,” officers obtain a warrant that permits a multistep, give-and-take information sharing process between officers and tech employees that winnows...Read more

In 1526, books appeared in England that no one had seen before: printed New Testaments in the English language. The public snapped them up. For the first time, people read now-common phrases such as “the powers that be” and “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” But religious authorities condemned the English Bible and burned ...Read more

In the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico, walked across the deserts of what is now Texas, New Mexico and Arizona – decades before the English founded Jamestown in 1607 and a full century before the Pilgrims reached Plymouth in 1620.

Born in Azemmour, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, he had been ...Read more

To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common sense to first get a detailed picture of who they are and where they are. My research shows what can be gained – by policymakers and the broader public – from detailed environmental data and highlights what is lost when it’s not collected.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was confident his likely successor, Andy Burnham, would maintain the U.K.’s commitment to defense, as he laid out plans to invest an extra £15 billion ($20 billion) to modernize the British military.

Starmer said the character of modern warfare was “changing before our eyes,” as he detailed proposals ...Read more

Israel and Lebanon’s latest peace deal faces an uncertain future after Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful proxy militant group, this week vowed to derail its implementation.

The framework agreement — signed in Washington — lays out a plan for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, pending “the verified ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities to test for microplastics or pharmaceuticals in drinking water, according to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register.

On Friday, the EPA submitted a list of chemicals it plans to test for under the ...Read more

Just as Venezuela was leaving behind years of international pariah status, catastrophic earthquakes have devastated its main international airport — and many of the skilled hands who worked there.

Ground zero for the devastation from the twin quakes on June 24 is the coastal state of La Guaira, home to Simón Bolívar International Airport in...Read more

At least nine states have passed voting laws this year that will make it more difficult for some voters to cast their ballots during the midterm elections in November.

Lawmakers in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia passed laws between January and May of this year restricting ...Read more

CHICAGO — After spending nearly eight months in detention facilities across the United States, Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte was finally deported to his native Venezuela in early April. He had been detained while on his way to work in Chicago in September, at the height of Operation Midway Blitz.

Almost a month after arriving in Venezuela, the U....Read more

Jennifer Brooks, a history professor at Auburn University, had barely unpacked from a trip out of town earlier this month when the messages started blowing up her phone.

Texts from colleagues and rumors on social media delivered the unsettling news: The Auburn Board of Trustees had voted to dissolve the school’s faculty senate and give itself...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — July marks the start of new laws that passed the Legislature in Minnesota.

Legislators passed nearly 100 new laws during this year’s session affecting everything from civil law to projects restoring the environment. You can find a summary of those laws on the Legislature’s website.

Here are just a few of the new laws that ...Read more

Every state, along with Washington, D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and many public health experts consider them a foundational defense against infectious disease.

Since the summer of 2025, Florida leaders have aimed to make the state the first ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In a rare public appearance in Philadelphia, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick at a youth basketball camp in Nicetown on Monday to promote Trump Accounts, the new federally backed savings accounts for kids that became law with the president’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, when it will hit $17.05 for most workers across the city.

The new minimum wage applies to most people who work for employers with at least four total employees.

It does not apply to tipped workers like restaurant servers or bartenders, who can be paid less than the full minimum wage so long as ...Read more

As the roar of a helicopter intensified, an unusual sight came into view: Suspended beneath the aircraft was a bighorn sheep. As soon as it reached the ground, a team of veterinarians and wildlife biologists moved in with practiced precision.

Monday was the second day of an effort led by the Nevada Department of Wildlife to relocate 39 sheep in...Read more

The embattled Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority sued the Trump administration on Monday to stop it from depriving the region of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, saying the effort is unwarranted and violates federal laws.

The authority said in its Monday filing that cutting off the funds would put more than 11,000 people — 1,...Read more

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis slashed about $800 million in spending from the state budget on Monday, completing one of his final tasks as governor while leaving plenty for his successor to clean up.

At a Tampa news conference on Monday, he touted what he considered his fiscal legacy for the state: a smaller budget for multiple years in a ...Read more

New top leaders at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told staff they’re focused on hiring more people, including for senior roles, to alleviate pressure on the agency, according to a recording of a meeting reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Sean Slovenski, the CDC’s new principal deputy director and chief operating officer, said ...Read more