Sen. Bernie Sanders' American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would take 50% equity from large AI firms to seed a public fund that backers say could pay roughly $1,000 per person.

Federal prosecutors say an Arizona man pleaded guilty after postal inspectors intercepted roughly 20,300 carfentanil‑laced M‑30 pills bound for the Birmingham area.

The National Guard signed a $292M contract to house D.C.‑deployed troops in up to 2,000 apartment‑style units, a shift officials say will save lodging costs even as critics question the mission’s scope. Legal fights and cost estimates are complicating the rollout.

Five D.C.-area teens and their coach were arrested in Polk County after deputies say they stole $37.60 worth of snacks from a Davenport 7‑Eleven while on an AAU trip.

A 120‑page blueprint from five Cuban economists lays out a three‑phase plan that calls for breaking up GAESA, emergency energy fixes, unified exchange rates and reentry to international lenders.

Provisional federal counts put overdose deaths above 73,000 in the 12 months ending April 2025 as officials renew warnings about fentanyl‑laced counterfeit pills.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary, adding a major boost to Stevens days before the Aug. 4 vote.

A Charlottesville judge found the FDA’s 2023 certification requirement for mifepristone unlawful and ordered the agency to reconsider the rule.

Two Washington County residents were arrested after deputies say a three-month-old was flown to Children’s National with severe head injuries. Authorities say the infant suffered subdural and retinal hemorrhages.

Tenants at Congress Park I & II in Southeast D.C. have sued their landlord, alleging years of neglect, 1,100+ code violations, failing safety systems and recurring violence. Plaintiffs seek repairs, oversight and damages.

Volker Türk won a second four‑year term as U.N. human rights chief despite opposition from the U.S., Israel and Russia. The vote exposed sharp divisions over how the U.N. should press powers on Gaza and China.

Morning drizzle gives way to a sunny, warm Saturday. Storms and heavier rain are most likely Tuesday; plan accordingly.

The Pentagon awarded Oracle an up‑to‑10‑year enterprise software agreement worth nearly $7 billion to centralize on‑premises licensing across DoD, the Coast Guard and intelligence agencies.