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Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:34:31 GMT https://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ WP-WSJ-0003739316 Conditions are set to worsen in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, forecasters said. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/canadian-wildfire-smoke-blankets-u-s-northeast-and-midwest-ace90b6a Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:07:00 GMT Alyssa Lukpat Angelina Katsanis/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003738733 Plus, the artificial-intelligence backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives, and Wall Street traders are having their best year ever. https://www.wsj.com/world/to-catch-europes-most-elusive-criminals-police-look-to-u-s-dna-tactics-510052de Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:50:00 GMT Emma Tucker Djamila Grossman WP-WSJ-0003738094 Violent threats against artificial-intelligence companies are rising and spilling over into real-world security incidents. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-ai-backlash-has-tech-executives-fearing-for-their-lives-30c43972 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:03:00 GMT Lindsay Ellis Tina Li Zusha Elinson Department of Justice WP-WSJ-0003737932 A jury found John Rogers guilty earlier this year of making a false statement but acquitted him of a more serious charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage for China. https://www.wsj.com/world/china/former-fed-adviser-gets-38-months-in-prison-for-lying-to-internal-watchdog-74fa5f14 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:48:00 GMT C. Ryan Barber Alex Wong/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003737732 Servicemembers aged 30 and older would be tested every year during their annual health assessments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-military-testosterone-deficiency-screening-hegseth-7e64721e Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:35:00 GMT Alyssa Lukpat Umit Bektas/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003736213 The president’s move came after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a 26-year-old man in Maine. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-reverses-ices-decision-to-suspend-traffic-stops-85228584 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:13:00 GMT Marianne LeVine Brandon Bell/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003731007 About 20% of borrowers moved into two older repayment plans that will also be phased out by 2028. https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/nearly-a-million-people-have-left-the-save-student-loan-program-heres-where-they-went-05079c0b Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Oyin Adedoyin Allison Robbert/The Washington Post/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003726586 Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Yale alum, has joined a growing chorus of faculty and students urging the university to resist making a settlement. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/yale-faces-rising-pressure-to-resist-a-settlement-with-the-trump-administration-1ca5f577 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:55:00 GMT Douglas Belkin Tim Tai for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003722769 Top schools including Tulane, Washington University in St. Louis and UNC Chapel Hill are reducing the number of essays applicants have to submit. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/colleges-essays-supplemental-applications-admissions-9e7f8651 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:30:00 GMT Roshan Fernandez Bill Greenblatt/UPI/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003720138 The owner of defunct Green Mountain College intends to sell the property after his own ambitious development plans sputtered. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/florida-preacher-to-buy-abandoned-vermont-college-campus-3a8bf6bb Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Owen Tucker-Smith WP-WSJ-0003706899 As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/forget-wall-street-elite-students-are-spending-their-summers-on-startup-dreams-e7191994 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:09:00 GMT Tina Li Minh Connors for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003738250 “Who won the 2020 election?” has become the go-to question for Democrats to ask Trump administration nominees. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/the-hardest-question-for-trump-nominees-on-capitol-hill-98986609 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:18:00 GMT Maya Davis Vera Bergengruen Yoko Kubota Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003737102 The Goldman Sachs lawyer said she was “friendly” with the convicted sex offender but he was a “masterful liar.” https://www.wsj.com/finance/kathryn-ruemmler-tells-congress-her-epstein-emails-taken-out-of-context-51c45d6f Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:59:00 GMT AnnaMaria Andriotis Maya Davis Al Drago/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003733278 The high court sent a delegation to present a budget request and answer lawmakers’ questions for the first time since 2019. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-kagan-coney-barrett-congress-73740bb8 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:00 GMT Lydia Wheeler Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003733313 The protester alleged that the government conspired with private organizations to intimidate Palestinian-rights advocates. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mahmoud-khalil-federal-lawsuit-trump-deportation-b33e1f81 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:02:00 GMT Joseph De Avila Victoria Albert Seth Wenig/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003729841 Plus, a judge excoriates the president over an IRS lawsuit, and Costco is the one thing everyone in America can agree on. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/third-consecutive-night-of-u-s-strikes-on-iran-underway-7ecfacdd Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:48:00 GMT Zlati Meyer Aaron Schwartz/Press Pool WP-WSJ-0003709035 Communities across the country are pulling out all the stops with historic re-enactments, concerts and dazzling fireworks. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/happy-250th-america-the-nation-celebrates-a-milestone-weekend-4230fcdb Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:25:00 GMT Christopher Kuo Joe Barrett Victoria Albert Al Drago/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003706751 Temperatures are hitting the mid- to upper 90s in many places across the Northeast. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/what-to-know-about-the-heat-dome-in-three-charts-4e2b9997 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:32:00 GMT Carl Churchill Mariah Timms Uncredited WP-WSJ-0003694635 Greenwater Services got a no-bid contract and is partly owned by a twice-convicted felon who is a Trump friend. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-california-greenwater-services-729be960 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT Jim Carlton Greg Kahn for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003457891 Researchers and city planners are coming up with innovative techniques to help cities adapt to a warmer climate. https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/city-planning-climate-change-weather-1f0a0b1d Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:33:00 GMT Andrew Blackman patrick t. fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003681747 McCain supplies a quarter of the world’s fries, but extreme weather is making it tougher for farmers to grow the spuds https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/how-a-run-of-dud-harvests-spurred-the-search-for-the-perfect-potato-d8a8ad3e Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:13:00 GMT Yusuf Khan Yusuf Khan SB12573157340213703549304593312830928658400 You could always settle an enforcement case, but then you gave up the right to tell your side of the story. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-the-sec-enforced-a-gag-rule-on-me-and-others-10882cf5 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:43:00 GMT Thomas J. Powell Andrew Kelly/Reuters SB11063317945949194022004593328403906258738 Chuck Schumer’s Senate minority is helping Iran and other adversaries by obstructing vital defense and intelligence bills. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-ndaa-chuck-schumer-national-defense-b243e58b Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:41:00 GMT The Editorial Board Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg News SB11063317945949194022004593329002234128728 The Fed gets a break as consumer and producer prices ease in June. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/prices-inflation-economy-federal-reserve-kevin-warsh-35fb7ba7 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:39:00 GMT The Editorial Board Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/ZUMA Press SB12676033039721774170104593328953280358368 Could a confirmed head at the Justice Department be a stabilizing force? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/todd-blanche-attorney-general-hearing-thom-tillis-a77b1144 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:38:00 GMT The Editorial Board Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg News SB12676033039721774170104593328771478857296 Lindsey Graham’s tragic death has his state’s politicians mulling another race. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-new-contest-in-south-carolina-d840358d Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:22:00 GMT Barton Swaim Grant Baldwin/Getty Images SB11063317945949194022004593328531140911770 The party out of the White House usually picks up seats, but it isn’t a sure thing. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-has-the-midterm-upper-hand-604bd2bf Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:21:00 GMT Karl Rove Al Drago/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003732788 Avenal is in political crisis as four recalled officials, including the mayor, cling to control in one of the more unusual power struggles to hit the state. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/this-california-town-voted-its-council-out-of-office-theyre-refusing-to-leave-4a9bb2f9 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT Jim Carlton Jim Carlton/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003733118 Two men were killed roughly a week apart in Texas and Maine during immigration-enforcement operations. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ice-suspends-traffic-stops-after-two-shooting-deaths-27681267 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:59:00 GMT Belle Cushing Brenna T. Smith Michelle Hackman Cj Gunther/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003731063 Plus, Kevin Warsh says the Fed has ’no tolerance’ for high inflation, and the most expensive dinosaur sells for $50.1 million. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-reimposes-iranian-blockade-as-trump-scraps-hormuz-toll-5430ff94 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMT Zlati Meyer -/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003734142 The buildings department is looking at projects of those involved in the Manhattan incident last week. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-york-city-officials-inspecting-other-buildings-after-midtown-high-rise-buckled-271d3785 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:07:00 GMT James Fanelli Rebecca Picciotto Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003731423 Gov. Kathy Hochul is banning their construction for up to a year, giving the state time to formulate regulations focused on the environment and the energy grid. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-york-set-to-temporarily-ban-large-new-data-centers-3755924c Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Alyssa Lukpat Eduardo Munoz/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003662062 Trace locations historically associated with breakthroughs that have helped define the nation’s 250-year legacy. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/mapping-18-american-inventions-that-created-the-modern-world-323e3c39 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:33:00 GMT cc WP-WSJ-0003706425 The ideals that once unified the country are losing their grip, surveys show. https://www.wsj.com/articles/see-how-your-values-stack-up-against-the-rest-of-america-04417510 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:14:00 GMT Aaron Zitner Danny Dougherty Uncredited WP-WSJ-0003733333 The state health department in Michigan, where there are thousands of cases, pointed to prewashed salad kits as a possible culprit. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/diarrhea-outbreak-cyclospora-lettuce-michigan-81087d03 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:28:00 GMT Heather Haddon Jennifer Calfas Sabrina Siddiqui Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003726452 Health officials are searching for the path of a parasite that has sickened potentially thousands of people across more than 30 states and isn’t showing signs of stopping. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/cyclospora-outbreak-foodborne-illness-afa42514 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:42:00 GMT Amira McKee Heather Haddon Jennifer Calfas Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003738094 Violent threats against artificial-intelligence companies are rising and spilling over into real-world security incidents. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-ai-backlash-has-tech-executives-fearing-for-their-lives-30c43972 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:03:00 GMT Lindsay Ellis Tina Li Zusha Elinson Department of Justice CRED-9762 The best cheap car insurance companies offer low rates but don’t skimp on coverage options. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/auto-insurance/cheapest-car-insurance Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:50:00 GMT Kara McGinley CRED-6662 Top pet insurance companies to safeguard your wallet from pet medical bills. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/pet-insurance/best-pet-insurance Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:25:00 GMT Miranda Marquit CRED-1078 We analyzed 19 term life insurance companies to find the best options based on cost, coverage and complaints. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/life-insurance/best-term-life-insurance Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:59:00 GMT Kimberly Lankford and Amy Danise