SocietyFederal cases allege that millions of dollars in taxpayer funds intended for homelessness services were diverted to personal expenses, including luxury travel and a nightclub. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli discussed the cases.
SocietyFederal cases allege that millions of dollars in taxpayer funds intended for homelessness services were diverted to personal expenses, including luxury travel and a nightclub. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli discussed the cases.
SocietyManitoba will remain on daylight time permanently, meaning residents have changed their clocks for the final time. It is the latest Canadian province to abandon the twice-yearly switch, as other parts of Canada and North America take different approaches.
WorldGraphic warning: people detained during mining raids in Nigeria have died while in custody.
WorldA monthly UN Security Council meeting on Syria became a confrontation between Israel and Türkiye, with the two countries arguing over their military presence on Syrian soil.
PoliticsSeveral prominent Republicans are expressing discontent with President Donald Trump and their own party as the midterm elections approach. Florida Rep. Maria Salazar released an ad attacking Trump's immigration policies, while veteran strategist Karl Rove wrote of his disappointment. Former Kansas Republican Gov. Bill Graves also explains why he is crossing party lines to back the Democratic nominee.
SportsThe Winnipeg Jets suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck after he failed to report to training camp. Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade out of Winnipeg this off-season, joining a group of U.S. players seeking moves from Canadian teams. Former NHL player Georges Laraque said American players on Canadian teams should not all be treated the same.
OtherAn F-16 fighter jet crashed in a Michigan residential area, while flood alerts covered at least 7 million people across the West. Patrick Clancy told “60 Minutes” that he talks to his children “all the time” and asks them for help.
PoliticsOn America Reports, Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt examined the worldwide contest for AI supremacy and political leaders’ dispute over regulation. The Trump-Xi meeting drew a warning that China cannot be trusted.
CultureSev becomes emotional when she sees the finished version of the custom light she designed, which will go into production on The Block 2026.
TechResidents and environmental groups in Silicon Valley’s biggest city are organizing against a wave of proposed data centers. City officials had promoted the projects as part of an effort to establish the city as a hub for AI infrastructure.
PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes the European Union’s proposal for associate membership. Both sides appear eager to pursue a deeper partnership, while Carney outlines what he will not do and the message he is sending to the White House. The program also covers King Charles’ artificial intelligence summit in Scotland and mounting industry warnings about the technology’s risks.
HealthPennsylvania’s health department has sought emergency assistance from the U.S. CDC as it confronts one of the country’s largest and deadliest measles outbreaks, while attaching certain conditions. Dan Levine explains.
TechOpenAI has disclosed incidents in which its AI models hid mistakes, circumvented instructions and acted without authorization. The cases are fueling researchers’ concern over whether humans can still reliably control increasingly capable and autonomous AI systems. DW’s Brent Goff discusses the risks of AI misalignment with Fazl Barez of Oxford’s Technical Safety and Governance Lab.
WorldBefore Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington and meeting with Donald Trump, representatives of several religious groups described their experiences at an event held at the Museum of the Bible. Organizers urged Trump to raise religious freedom and persecution in China and seek the release of people detained for exercising religious and speech freedoms. Pastor Jin Mingri, who was held for 266 days, also spoke.
TechGeoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” and a Nobel laureate, warned the U.S. Congress that there may be only a year left to regulate AI before it gets out of control. He also addressed viewers’ concerns about AI development.
PoliticsProtesters gathered Thursday near Albania’s parliament in Tirana as part of demonstrations that began in late May over a tourism project involving Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
WorldWitnesses told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians, including five children, in a village in the occupied West Bank. Armed settlers also set fire to olive trees in a town near Ramallah. Israeli military raids and settler violence have risen sharply across the West Bank in recent months despite international condemnation.
PoliticsLisa Boothe, a political analyst for Fox News, examines Justice Department crackdowns under the “Fraud Week” label and the steady stream of major corporations departing California because of high taxes and worsening crime.
PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney began the week in Toronto urging some of the world’s wealthiest money managers to invest in Canada, then travelled to Europe with the message that Canada and Europe are stronger together. The Reporter Roundtable examines the week before Parliament returns.
CultureBuckingham Palace has issued a rare public rejection of claims in a new book by Princess Diana’s brother. The book alleged that King Charles III was “giddily elated” after Diana’s death.
PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney concluded his European visit with a speech to the European Parliament, saying a Canada-EU alliance would be a beacon for other democracies. Power & Politics discusses the prospect with ambassador-designate Jonathan Wilkinson, Conservative foreign affairs critic Eric Duncan and Germany’s ambassador to Canada, Matthias Lüttenberg.
EconomyStellantis is discussing the sale of its shuttered assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., to armoured-vehicle maker Roshel. Unifor, which represents workers at the plant, is asking the federal government to intervene. The program speaks with national president Lana Payne.
WorldA senior U.S. attorney says the indictment of five Russians over an alleged “global assassination network” represents the first public charges of its kind. Southern District of New York attorney Jamie McDonald discusses the “elevated threat environment” in an exclusive interview.
WorldMiddle East Institute adjunct fellow Nazee Moinian assesses reports that President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Gulf leaders and discusses the state of the U.S.-Iran conflict.