World & Nation
A New Zealand mountain — Taranaki Maunga — considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person under a new law.
California
President Trump signals plans to weaken the Department of Education, throwing into question the fate of financial aid and funding for underserved students.
The University of California, the nation’s top recipient of federal research funding in higher education, is raising questions and concerns about the Trump administration’s pause in research grant reviews announced this week.
President Trump’s transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher marriage or birth rates.
Politics
The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington.
Television
The new Bachelor, whose season begins Monday on ABC, declined to comment on the dating franchise’s issues surrounding race, saying he was focused on his experience.
Climate & Environment
The EPA money will go to 13 government agencies, including the L.A. Unified School District, Oxnard School District and Oakland Unified School District.
Spain says it will grant residency to thousands of migrants in the country illegally in a move aimed at expanding the country’s aging workforce.
An Orange County judge barred a former boyfriend of Rep. Katie Porter from contacting her or her children for the next five years.
Music
Hugh Grant says he got ‘absolutely smashed’ doing tequila shots with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, during a summer concert at Wembley Stadium.