A Common Sense Media census finds 86% of 9–17-year-olds have used AI — and many ask bots about health, homework and feelings, often without adult guidance.

Brussels ordered Meta to reopen WhatsApp to rival AI assistants under interim measures while it probes whether the company locked competitors out. The move raises big compliance and business questions for developers.

Lt. Gen. David Iverson has been nominated to serve as deputy commander of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam. The nomination must now go to the Senate for confirmation.

Judge Kurt Engelhardt will take senior status, creating a New Orleans seat on the conservative 5th Circuit and giving President Trump another appeals‑court pick.

Trulieve will begin trading on the NYSE as TRLV on June 10. The uplisting follows a corporate carve‑out and federal rescheduling of medical marijuana.

Baltimore's Llamas' Corner has opened a coffee bar at 705 8th St SE on Barracks Row, offering organic coffee, boba, paninis and branded merch. Neighborhood coverage and the shop's ordering page show menu and hours are settling.

The Justice Department has scaled back a longtime Election Day command center, canceled trainings and removed a key prosecutorial manual — moves that have lawmakers and former prosecutors sounding alarms before Nov. 3, 2026.

FEMA will provide $60,493,661.51 to replace Jasper‑Troupsburg’s flood‑damaged junior/senior high and fund mitigation to move critical facilities out of the floodplain.

A Bakersfield congressman put language into a federal transportation bill that would limit when ride‑hailing apps can be sued, as Uber spends tens of millions in California.

A new federally commissioned study finds health risks rise after one drink a day and recommends one drink or fewer, while the 202520130 Dietary Guidelines omitted numeric limits.

The State Department will pilot a July–December program letting some B‑1/B‑2 applicants pay $750 for expedited interview slots; paying speeds scheduling but not approval.

A federal judge vacated IRS guidance that had blocked a long‑used 5% safe harbor, potentially reopening a path for Oregon wind and solar projects to claim federal tax credits ahead of a July 4 deadline.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Trump at about 35% approval while 59% of Americans expect gas prices to worsen, underscoring midterm pocketbook worries.