Also, temperatures are soaring across the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/briefing/negotiations-with-iran-failed-to-yield-a-breakthrough.html
The court unanimously ruled that the state cannot require schools and universities to display the Commandments.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/louisianas-ten-commandments-law-appeals-court-unconstitutional.html
She channeled her experiences — and frustrations — as a Los Angeles prosecutor into an award-winning career as a television writer and producer.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/arts/television/terry-louise-fisher-dead.html
Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/health/health-insurance-prior-authorization.html
8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and returning publication rights to authors.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/books/review/bytedance-tiktok-publisher-shuts-down.html
The revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil new insights about our universe—and you can catch a first look at a local event or online on Mondayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-largest-camera-is-about-to-unveil-its-first-photos-of-space-heres-how-to-follow-along-with-a-live-stream-180986851/
"Our Story With David Attenborough" at the Natural History Museum is a 50-minute program that explores humankind's role in the planet's ongoing storyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-the-history-of-the-planet-with-david-attenborough-at-this-new-immersive-experience-in-london-180986836/
Senators pass a useful regulatory framework, assuming there will be no taxpayer bailouts.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/senate-stablecoin-regulation-cynthia-lummis-sec-crypto-congress-1d514128
In a dissent she feeds a ‘perception’ about the Supreme Court she admits is wrong.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ketanji-brown-jackson-dissent-diamond-alternative-energy-v-epa-supreme-court-24ae2bea
If AOC’s candidate defeats Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral primary, we’ll know who owns today’s Democratic Party.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-wants-new-york-city-to-try-real-socialism-06bcaf53
Computers start to understand our fear of computers, and it isn’t because of ‘Terminator.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-ai-creatures-ask-why-me-technology-artificial-intelligence-607673cf
A report from the union’s court-appointed federal watchdog has some members doubting their choice of leader.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/little-progress-to-report-from-shawn-fains-uaw-0d416bcb
Outlook for diplomacy darkens as talks with European officials sputter and Israel warns of a long war.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-remains-defiant-as-pressure-builds-to-end-nuclear-fuel-enrichment-4900fce4
Now Tehran is hoping Europe will ride to its nuclear rescue.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-europe-negotiations-donald-trump-abbas-araghchi-866b0d7a
Kari Lake is slashing Radio Farda when it is needed most.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/radio-free-europe-iran-kari-lake-usagm-cuts-donald-trump-media-a6f86232
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on X that a high-pressure nitrogen tank failure was behind the explosion of the company's massive Starship rocket.https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-starship-explosion-major-anomaly/
Although record numbers of people – over 122 million worldwide – have been uprooted due to war, violence and persecution, their ability to find safety and support is threatened more than ever. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/06/1164671
A federal judge has ordered the release of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.https://abcnews.go.com/US/mahmoud-khalil-ordered-released-federal-judge/story?id=123049717
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.https://abcnews.go.com/US/eruption-hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-sends-lava-shooting-1000/story?id=123043948
A FOR EFFORT: A very tough (and very adorable) baby elephant attempted to charge a family of tourists visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, only to take a tumble.https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/baby-elephant-attempts-charge-takes-tumble-123046446