NEWSNATIONNOW (Safia Samee Ali) - Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty to Gilgo Beach killings
By pleading guilty, Heuermann would effectively agree to a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
WASHINGTONPOST (Noah Robertson, Riley Beggin) - Trump administration expected to slash Iran war funding request
The eventual ask of Congress is likely to fall between $80 billion and $100 billion, officials said, less than half the amount of an earlier proposal to offset costs of the conflict.
REDSTATE (Brad Essex) - THE ESSEX FILES: Tiger Woods' Latest Brush with Impairment Highlights a Broader American Crisis
NYTIMES (Scott Dance, Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Mira Rojanasakul) - Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Summer Drought
A record-mild winter and blistering spring heat will mean higher risks of water shortages and wildfires in the months ahead.
NYTIMES (Corey Kilgannon) - Defendant in Gilgo Beach Murders May Plead Guilty on Wednesday
Rex Heuermann, who is charged with murdering seven women dating back to the 1990s, was arrested in 2023 and has pleaded not guilty. His trial is set to start after Labor Day.
NYTIMES (Jacob Bernstein) - Local Landscaper Tackles the Hamptons Bird Flu Problem
This winter, hundreds of dead geese fell around Georgica Pond. No one knew how to dispose of the infected bodies, so a local landscaper just winged it.
NYTIMES (Simar Bajaj and Jackson Gibbs) - What Do Seasonal Allergies Do to the Body?
A breakdown of why your immune system treats pollen like a parasite — and what happens next.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - How’s He Doing? 13 New Yorkers Weigh In on Mamdani’s First 100 Days.
We talked to voters in neighborhoods where Zohran Mamdani is revered, in areas where he is feared and in diverse parts of the city where opinions differ.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - Poll Shows Optimism in New York’s Future With Mamdani as Mayor
A new Marist poll found that about half of New Yorkers approved of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s job performance, while a larger share of respondents believed the city was moving in the right direction.
NYTIMES (Kate Zernike) - Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives
After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder.