Governor Maura Healey refused a DOJ demand to reverse an RMV rule that bars ICE from confidential license plates, setting up a possible federal‑state legal clash.

CVS Caremark will add Eli Lilly’s Zepbound back to some commercial formularies on Oct. 1, 2026, reversing a mid‑2025 exclusion that limited patient options.

A shooting in Washington Highlands left a man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. D.C. police say detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses and video.

AIDS Foundation Chicago wants a $6.5M state boost as federal budget and grant rescissions threaten HIV medication access for thousands in Illinois.

After a massive May 24 missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv, President Zelensky urged President Trump and Congress to rush Patriot PAC‑3 interceptors and more air-defense supplies. The letter warns stocks are running low and offers purchase and co‑production options.

Canberra has filed a multibillion‑dollar suit against 3M, blaming decades‑old firefighting foam for PFAS contamination at 28 defence sites. Officials say taxpayers have already spent more than A$1.3 billion on cleanup.

A student attempted to enter Eliot-Hine Middle School with knives, prompting a brief lockdown; police recovered the weapons and no injuries were reported.

Mayor Daniel Biss told the City Council he plans to resign in time to trigger an April 2027 special election, leaving the council to appoint an acting mayor for the interim.

Mostly clear this morning, then sunny and breezy with highs near 78°F and gusts to 26 mph. Boaters: Small Craft Advisory from noon to midnight.

An experimental drug called bepirovirsen produced durable 'functional cures' in roughly 20% of patients in large trials, offering a potential finite therapy for chronic hepatitis B.

The FBI says a Telegram-sold phishing kit named Kali365 is capturing Microsoft 365 tokens and bypassing MFA. Security firms and Microsoft urge admins and users to tighten device-code controls.

A U.N.-backed WMO update warns the world is likely to breach 1.5°C repeatedly over 2026–2030, with high odds of new hottest-year records and rapid Arctic warming.

In a new interview, Jill Biden says she feared her husband was "having a stroke" during the June 27, 2024 debate — a moment that helped upend his reelection bid. Her remarks appear ahead of a memoir.