Yolanda Saldívar, the San Antonio woman convicted of murdering Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla in 1995, is nearing her parole eligibility date after 30 years behind bars.
Why it matters:Selena's murder remains one of the highest-profile cases in Texas history, and any parole decision for Saldívar is expected to draw significant public interest.
Why it matters: The complaint filed Wednesday before the Merit System Protection Board directly challenges President Trump's anti-DEI purge across the federal government and could be the first step in a class action lawsuit.
The Atlantic has called the Trump administration's bluff, publishing in full the Signal messages about an upcoming attack on the Houthis in Yemen that were inadvertently sent to the magazine's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.
Why it matters: The country's top national security figures argued Goldberg was overhyping the scale of the intelligence breach, and claimed no classified information or "war plans" were shared. Now, the texts are available to the public.
For the first time in over a decade, climate change or environmental issues were missing from spy agencies' assessment of worldwide threats to the U.S. on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The change — which drew public pushback from one Senate Intelligence Committee member — reflects the new priorities of the Trump administration and the de-emphasis of climate change across agencies.
There's a balance to be struckbetween defense software and hardware; without one, your targeting's bricked, and without the other, you're not seizing airfields.
The problem is the Pentagon has yet to find the sweet spot.
Why it matters: In a world of robots, autonomous weapons and global supply chains, conflicts will be swayed by the team that refreshes its code quicker and shares its information more accurately.
A hypothetical war with China in 2027 will be fought with what the U.S. military hasin hand right now.
The big picture: American Oversight alleges in its lawsuit that the chat on the unclassified commercial app that mistakenly included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg violated federal records laws.
Canada has updated its travel advisory for the U.S. following the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The big picture: The update on a registration rule for visitors to the U.S. comes after several European nations changed their advisories in response to Trump administration rollbacks on transgender rights and as Canadians and other foreign nationals have been detained by U.S. immigration authorities over travel visa issues.
The U.S. reached agreements with Russia and Ukraine on ensuring "safe navigation" in the Black Sea and on "developing measures for implementing" a ban on strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The two separate statements the White House issued about the talks with Russia and with Ukraine didn't make clear what practical steps are going to be taken and when a ceasefire in the Black Sea is going to take effect.
