40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a new pact to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated.
AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems.
8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison
A demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison. Other protesters…
From peace talks to Pennsylvania: Trump visiting Mack Truck facility
President Donald Trump is going to a Mack Truck facility in a battleground district in Pennsylvania, casting attention on the economy.
As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up an oral history project in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
All the ways to celebrate July 4th and America’s 250th birthday in Southern California
This year's celebrations include a food festival, live entertainment, free fairs, drone shows, fireworks and more.
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters’ grand jury testimony, sources say
The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury.
Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a US-backed Ebola facility
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans.
Donors gave US charities $617 billion in 2025, according to the new Giving USA report
Philanthropic donations in the U.S. rose to $617 billion in 2025, marking a 3% increase from the previous year, per a Giving USA report.
Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records its hottest day ever
France has recorded its hottest day ever amid an exceptional heat wave in Europe.