Global power strains and digital risks surface, from Uganda's entrenched rule to Pakistan's deadly Afghan strike and child online fears.
US politics churn around primaries, Iran war oversight and AI security, as a Cambridge shooting and UK turmoil sharpen global unease.
Markets brace for war-driven energy shocks and inflation, even as US-China trade talks and AI investing debate shape global risk.
Health scares, data breaches and runaway AI funding expose gaps in scientific safeguards and legal accountability.
CDC scrutiny grows after its role in the cruise-ship hantavirus outbreak.
Pop and high culture collide as Drake's missteps, streaming festivals and new funding models reshape who gets heard.
LeBron faces an uncertain future as golf and US soccer stars ponder new paths before a home World Cup.
New studies show wildfire smoke and plant-soil chemistry quietly driving powerful, poorly understood climate feedbacks.