Federal data show net international migration fell from a 2024 peak of 2.7 million and is projected to drop to about 321,000 by July 2026. Economists and Federal Reserve researchers say the slowdown is colliding with labor shortages in immigrant-reliant industries as some employers increase automation and AI-related investment.

Corey Ruiz was shot and killed by a Madison police officer on July 22 after officers said a Taser was unsuccessful during a struggle at Williamson and South Baldwin streets. His family says his 13-year-old daughter will pass the shooting scene on her way to school, adding a personal dimension to a case already under state investigation.

Six people were killed at three crime scenes in the Kalamazoo area after a gunman opened fire during a nearly seven-hour rampage on February 20, 2016. Investigators said in the days after the attacks that they still had not identified a motive.

U.S. intelligence officials said a foiled plot targeting Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts was intended to kill tens of thousands of people. The warning helped Austrian authorities make arrests and led to the cancellation of three Eras Tour shows.

A new Harvard housing report says 22.7 million renter households, or 49% of all renters, spent more than 30% of their income on housing in 2024. The figures show affordability pressures remain widespread even as apartment rent growth has cooled.

A federal judge voided the EPA’s termination of a $2.8 billion environmental justice grant program, but many community cleanup and resilience projects remain stalled. The dispute has left local recipients without clarity on when, or whether, promised funding will reach neighborhoods facing pollution burdens.

Newly disclosed court records show federal agents monitored progressive groups, unions and protest organizers in Minnesota during this year’s immigration crackdown. The filings describe undercover surveillance, financial record requests and monitoring of meetings where many targets were not accused of crimes.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States, escalating his rhetoric around the strategic waterway at the center of the Iran conflict. The remark comes as the administration continues military and diplomatic pressure tied to shipping access and regional oil flows.

A renewed social media claim says newly released Fauci texts prove COVID-19 vaccination caused miscarriages in 82% of pregnancies. The texts and the underlying studies show something narrower: an early theoretical concern, incomplete 2021 data, and later research that did not find an increased miscarriage risk.

Zohran Mamdani’s June 29, 2025, remark that New York should not have billionaires quickly became part of a broader fight over taxes, real estate and migration. In Florida, brokers and business recruiters said the comments helped drive a fresh wave of interest from affluent New Yorkers, even as hard statewide relocation data remained incomplete.

Airlines canceled dozens of Hawaii flights as Tropical Storm Lala approached the Big Island with hurricane-force conditions possible. Officials opened shelters and warned of flooding, strong winds and travel disruptions across the state.

A Kentucky woman was arrested after authorities said she vandalized the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors said two felony charges were filed, and the case could carry years of prison exposure if she is convicted.