NYTIMES (David Pierson and Choe Sang-Hun) - What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea
As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend and Says He Will Not Quit Senate Race
In an interview after The Times reported on his treatment of women he had dated, Graham Platner acknowledged “not exactly acting with the best behavior” after his military service.
JUSTTHENEWS (Christina Park) - Iran has third-highest inflation rate in the world after Venezuela, North Korea, analysis shows
Analysis shows that Iran's inflation rate is the third highest in the world after Venezuela and North Korea, as pressure to resolve U.S.-Iran negotiations mounts
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Who Would Jesus Kill? Abortion-as-religion court ruling opens door to legal murder, critics warn
Religious liberty scholars warn Indiana Supreme Court that "that no state could prohibit any religiously motivated homicide – stoning, honor killing, child sacrifice," under logic of lower court ruling.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Disparate rules could create SNAP 'havens' for those less likely to work
"SNAP Havens": The federal government spent over $100 billion during fiscal year 2025 on the SNAP program. A patchwork of variations in state requirements may make some localities more desirable destinations for people who choose welfare over working.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - SPLC charged with offering would-be KKK, Neo-Nazi defectors salaries to stay in, spy on hate groups
A superseding indictment of SPLC, which charges SPLC with 11 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, shed light on how it paid individuals seeking to escape from extremist groups to instead stay and inform on the groups.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Texas Operation Lone Star arresting gang members and smugglers, finding stash houses
In one traffic stop, they found nearly two dozen illegal foreign nationals concealed inside a truck tractor. In another, they recovered 20 people hiding inside a cloned truck tractor.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Results of California elections won't be known for over a month
Mail-in ballots are still being counted, and the count will go on for another 36 days, according to the state Secretary of State's Office.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Ohio Senate passes Constitutional amendment on voter photo ID; moves to House
Before the photo identification legislation was passed, “any person could show a random bank statement or utility bill in order to cast a ballot,” Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, said Wednesday.
ABCNEWS - Bondi declined to answer questions about interactions with Trump about Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi said then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche handled the release of the DOJ's Epstein files.