Meta settled a landmark lawsuit brought by 29 US states over child safety, agreeing to pay up to $18 billion and implement platform reforms protecting minors, though the company faces additional legal challenges globally.

Three former Hong Kong vigil organizers faced sentencing arguments after being convicted of inciting subversion under China’s national security law for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

A North Carolina nurse practitioner who treated star athletes had her controlled substance prescribing authority revoked by the DEA over allegations of issuing hundreds of thousands of illegal opioid prescriptions across multiple states.

A dolphin in South Australia has died from H5 bird flu, the second native mammal species affected. Australia’s federal government is withdrawing researchers from a sub-Antarctic island due to concerns about psychological impacts from potential mass seal deaths.

The U.S. government expects new Middle East pipelines to make the Strait of Hormuz irrelevant, but energy analysts warn the critical shipping route will remain essential for years.

The federal government is refunding over $160 billion in tariffs following a Supreme Court ruling, but most money is returning to businesses and importers rather than consumers who paid higher prices.

The Social Security trust fund is projected to deplete reserves by 2032, yet the issue remains largely absent from campaign discussions despite requiring significant congressional action within six years.

Congressional Democrats have formed a task force of at least 11 senators to prepare for potential election interference by President Trump during the midterms, citing concerns about fraud claims and voting process disruption.

Iranian families face soaring unemployment and halved wages as sanctions and a naval blockade squeeze the economy. Food prices have doubled while government subsidies on gasoline may not last, threatening further hardship.