ABCNEWS - 2 charged in connection with alleged explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base: FBI
An alleged improvised explosive device was found near the visitors center at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida last week.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Dash Crofts, of the Soft-Rock Duo That Sang ‘Summer Breeze,’ Dies at 87
Seals & Crofts had a number of Billboard Top 20 songs in the 1970s before their chart topper brought them global fame.
NYTIMES (Elizabeth Dias) - Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts
Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal.
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Growth slows across U.S. counties as immigration plummets
Data: U.S. Census ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, new U.S. Census data shows. Why it matters: The new data offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America's demographic makeup. Driving the news: International migration fell in nine out of 10 U.S. counties between 2024 and 2025 compared to the prior period, the Census Bureau says . - Other counties stayed flat. Between the lines: That drop is hitting populous areas especially hard. - Census Bureau demographer George M. Hayward, in a statement: "The nation's largest counties ... are often international migration hubs, gaining large numbers of international…
Data: U.S. Census ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, new U.S. Census data shows. Why it matters: The new data offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America's demographic makeup. Driving the news: International migration fell in nine out of 10 U.S. counties between 2024 and 2025 compared to the prior period, the Census Bureau says . - Other counties stayed flat. Between the lines: That drop is hitting populous areas especially hard. - Census Bureau demographer George M. Hayward, in a statement: "The nation's largest counties ... are often international migration hubs, gaining large numbers of international…Open
NYTIMES (Ian Austen) - Under Carney, Canada Finally Hits NATO’s 2% Spending Target
Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product.
NYTIMES (Katie L. Burke and Rebecca Byerly) - Saving Hermit Crabs by Breeding Them in the Suburbs
Often treated as throwaway pets, hermit crabs can live 50 years. Mary Akers, a self-taught expert, wants people to appreciate them as much as she does.
NYTIMES (Maya Salam) - When a Not-So-Dark Knight and His Sidekick Saved a Wacky Gotham
Joel Schumacher apologized for “Batman & Robin,” his corny 1997 superhero movie, but thanks to its ice puns and bat nipples, it’s since become an accidental parody worth howling at.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany, Ben Protess and Elian Peltier) - After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table
Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
NPR (Tonya Mosley) - America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding right now in Iran. This is how we got here
Bloomberg journalist Katrina Manson discusses the Pentagon's secretive campaign to build America's AI warfare capabilities and the obsessive Marine colonel behind it. Her new book is Project Maven.
Bloomberg journalist Katrina Manson discusses the Pentagon's secretive campaign to build America's AI warfare capabilities and the obsessive Marine colonel behind it. Her new book is Project Maven.Open
NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote
The law, which mirrors national Republican priorities, requires newly registered voters to show that they are U.S. citizens in order to cast a ballot in state or local races.