State legislatures are steering money to private schools with far-reaching consequences Published July 27, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Large group of school kids raising their hands to answer the teacher’s question on a class at elementary school. (Getty Images/skynesher) This article originally appeared on ProPublica. A decade ago, the state ofContinue Reading
Ariana Grande is putting her philanthropy front and center. The superstar’s newly launched Brighter Days Ahead Foundation has announced Backline as one of the first recipients of its Heal & Dream Fund, expanding access to mental health care and community support while continuing Grande’s long-standing commitment to LGBTQ+ advocacy. TheContinue Reading
The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890 million ($1 billion) for its breaches of the Digital Market Act (DMA). Just over half the fine — €460 million — was because Google illegally gave preference to its own services in Google Search results. The remainder was because inContinue Reading
AMD executives took to the stage at its Advancing AI 2026 event in San Francisco today to detail the company’s next generation of AI infrastructure solutions, from Instinct MI455X AI accelerator GPUs and 6th Gen EPYC “Venice” CPUs, to Pensando networking, ROCm.AI software and its Helios rack-scale platform that tiesContinue Reading
WNBA basketball team Seattle Storm apologize after co-owner berates girls with ‘thank you’ sign for Sophie Cunningham., WNBA basketball team Seattle Storm apologize after co-owner berates girls with ‘thank you’ sign for Sophie Cunningham. The Seattle Storm has issued an apology statement, one day after one of their co-owners verballyContinue Reading
Saltburn’s amateur cricketer at centre of cheating allegations that grabbed global headlines is suspended by club., Saltburn’s amateur cricketer at centre of cheating allegations that grabbed global headlines is suspended by club. An English amateur cricketer at the centre of allegations of finger-clicking trickery has been suspended and will notContinue Reading
The termination of a federal contract that pays nonprofit organizations for providing legal assistance to immigrant children will affect 90 organizations nationwide., Read MoreContinue Reading
Fires continue to rage across Europe, including in France’s wine country. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez was with firefighters and volunteers in the region as they battled the flames., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
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Rand Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt after he declines to answer questions The Washington PostOpinion | What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing The New York TimesFauci to face contempt vote after refusing to answer Covid questions in Congress BBCDr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth in dramatic Senate hearing about Covid pandemic CNNFauci repeatedly invokesContinue Reading
Today, the Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady at 3.50% to 3.75%, its fifth straight meeting without a move. For working families, this means no relief on mortgages, credit cards, or car loans. Although inflation briefly cooled in June, that temporary relief was driven by cheaper gas duringContinue Reading
At this late hour, the “Western” automakers’ only chance of long-term survival is to partner with Chinese firms. The European brands grudgingly accepted this some time ago, and now Ford is turning down that road, announcing plans for a joint venture with Geely Auto. The JV, which will be ownedContinue Reading
Empower EIT, a vertically integrated lithium technology and operating company, has begun operation of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) and conversion process at its new new 17,000-square-foot facility in Dallas. The process turns extracted lithium chloride into battery-grade lithium carbonate. The company is aiming to make its first commercial salesContinue Reading