US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday  —  A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon at the direction of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said.  —  Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the object …

Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace  —  Named less than three months ago to oversee investigations into Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power and his handling of classified documents, the special counsel is moving aggressively.

Our commitment to AP African American Studies, the scholars, and the field  —  Our commitment to AP African American Studies is unwavering.  This will be the most rigorous, cohesive immersion that high school students have ever had in this discipline.  Many more students than ever …

ABC host busts GOP Oversight chair: Will you be investigating Jared Kushner too?  —  ABC host George Stephanopoulos asked Republican House Oversight Chair James Comer (KY) if he would investigate Saudi funds provided to former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan.  What Did He Mean?  —  Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan's age-based hierarchies.  Still, he has pushed the country's hottest button.  —  Reporting from Tokyo  —  His pronouncements could hardly sound more drastic.

DeSantis's Challenge: When, and How, to Counterattack Trump  —  As the former president lobs insults and calls him “Ron DeSanctimonious,” Gov. Ron DeSantis is carefully avoiding conflict.  But if he runs for president as expected, a clash is inevitable.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east  —  1 of 2  —  Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there.

A horrific environmental disaster is happening in Ohio, and you may not even have heard about it  —  A train derailment last week in Ohio has turned into a full-fledged environmental disaster, and it's received surprisingly little national media coverage.  —  Last Friday, a train belonging …

Crypto Firm Paxos Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Binance USD Token  —  The agency has been intensifying its enforcement of major crypto players  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission has told crypto firm Paxos Trust Co. that it plans to sue the company for violating investor protection laws …

Taiwan reveals Chinese military balloons fly ‘very frequently’ into its airspace  —  Country has observed dozens of surveillance aircraft collecting data in preparation for possible invasion  —  Taiwan has observed dozens of Chinese military balloon flights in its airspace in recent years …

Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling.