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NPR (Michael Copley) - Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change.

NPR (Michael Copley) - Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story

Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent years. NPR wants to hear about the coverage decisions you're making as premiums rise.

WASHINGTONPOST (David Nakamura) - New DHS chief’s call for quieter immigration enforcement alarms MAGA base

Groups like the Mass Deportation Coalition see Markwayne Mullin’s push to restore confidence in DHS after fatal shootings as a potential betrayal of the president’s promise.

NPR (Danielle Kurtzleben) - Trump's embrace of King Charles comes at a fraught time for U.S.-UK relations

Trump seems to be looking forward to hosting, in recent weeks bringing up the royal visit multiple times.

NPR (Kerry Sheridan) - So far, Florida has failed to end vaccine mandates. Now there's a last-ditch effort

Florida Republicans have pushed hard to drop some vaccine requirements for children. But after many months, their efforts stalled out. Could this week's special legislative session get the job done?

NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - Stuck in limbo: millions of professionals risk losing legal status under Trump pause

Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.

NPR (Ariel Gilreath) - Should schools get rid of homework? Some educators are saying yes

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are already at a dismal low.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: New Mexico diner deemed unsafe by partially collapses

A diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico, partially collapsed, exposing two floors of the building. The city ordered the diner to close two weeks prior after inspectors deemed the structure unsafe.

AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - The Iran conflict has become the new Cold War

The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War-like phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions and talks about having talks. Why it matters: The tense stalemate has no immediate end in sight. So higher energy prices appear certain for months — and a hot war could break out at any moment. The big picture: Several U.S. officials told Axios they're concerned about America getting drawn into a frozen conflict of no war and no deal. - In this scenario, the U.S. would have to keep its forces in the region for many more months. The Strait of Hormuz would stay closed, the U.S. blockade would remain, and both sides would continue waiting for the other to blink or fire first. - With the November midterm elections now six months away, "a…

AXIOS (Ina Fried) - OpenAI breaks free of Microsoft's cloud

OpenAI's revised Microsoft pact lets it sell AI models across multiple clouds, enabling a likely expansion with Amazon and broader enterprise distribution. Why it matters: The shift ends OpenAI's effective cloud exclusivity, widening its reach to customers using AWS, Google Cloud or others — and intensifying AI platform competition. Driving the news: A rewritten deal frees OpenAI to sell through any cloud, caps Microsoft's cut of OpenAI revenue and scraps a controversial provision that would have changed the companies' business relationship once artificial general intelligence (AGI) was achieved. Zoom in: Amazon and OpenAI are poised to quickly capitalize on the change. - "We're excited to make OpenAI's models available directly to…