Barns, go-karts and strip malls: The wild west of private schools that collect taxpayer dollars
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
Backline Expands LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support With Help From Ariana Grande’s Foundation
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
Google fined $1 billion for anticompetitive search and mobile app practices in EU
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 raises the AI stakes with Helios, Venice and robotics
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
Troops are posting videos of Iran strikes. Officials say it makes them targets
As the conflict in Iran intensifies again, the military is homing in on an unconventional target: U.S. troops’ cellphones. Citing interviews with military officials, Reuters reported that the U.S. may soon begin confiscating the cellphones of service members stationed in the Middle East. The officials said the Iranian military canContinue Reading
‘Watchful thinking’: Fed leaves rates unchanged despite persistent inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged, despite stubbornly high inflation and recent signaling that rate hikes are back on the table. In a 9-3 vote, Fed officials kept the central bank’s key interest rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where it hasContinue Reading
Pueblo leaders, New Mexico lawmakers speak out to protect Chaco Canyon
Officials call push to remove an oil and gas buffer around the culturally critical monument ‘an absolute gut punch.’ The post Pueblo leaders, New Mexico lawmakers speak out to protect Chaco Canyon appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Big Bear bald eagle Jackie leaves intensive care but remains ‘very sick’
Famous bald eagle Jackie has been moved out of intensive care. While still ‘a very sick patient,’ her progress offers hope to fans. It’s still unclear what’s behind her illness.Continue Reading
Storm apologize after co-owner berates teen girls for support of Cunningham
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
Viral finger-clicker suspended as cricket storm remains in global spotlight
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
More than 24,000 immigrant children could lose legal representation as a federal contract expires
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
Battling wildfires across Europe
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
CIT orders investigation into electric vehicle training program
Chief executive’s previous denial under new spotlight…Continue Reading