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Tyler Robinson Trial Update: Taxpayers Face $10M Bill for Charlie Kirk Murder Defence

Utah taxpayers face a $10 million bill for Tyler Robinson's murder defence. Despite his father's business success, Robinson was declared indigent, leaving the public to fund the case.

International Business Times UK · Jul 17

The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements

Students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place in the economy and larger society should not be questioned.

Texas Observer · Jul 17

Trump’s China conspiracy is all about the Midterms. Just not in the way you’d think

COMMENT: Donald Trump’s latest attack on the US ‘deep state’ and China is a sign that he’s preparing for the worst in America’s November elections, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Jul 17

‘America’s oldest John Doe’ is finally identified via DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield

Archaeologists surveying the area in 2020 came across human bones protruding from the ground

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

About 100,000 babies were born through in vitro fertilization in 2024, according to the most recent U.S. data. But IVF commonly involves trying to create multiple embryos, because success is never guaranteed. If unused, those embryos can be frozen, discarded, donated to research or donated to another fertility patient.

The Conversation · Jul 17

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientist explores why

The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian.

The Conversation · Jul 17

Critical thinking has become an AI-era buzzword. But what does it actually mean, and how do we teach it?

Spend enough time in discussions about education and artificial intelligence (AI), and critical thinking will inevitably pop up sooner rather than later. AI is changing how students learn and how educators assess learning, and in the face of this shift, critical thinking is often presented as the right pedagogical response.

The Conversation · Jul 17

'Where's His Other Hand? Where's Nancy Guthrie?': New Photo of Tommaso Cioni With 'Another Woman' Fuels Internet Frenzy

Newly surfaced photos of Nancy Guthrie's son‑in‑law, Tommaso Cioni, including one with 'another woman', are driving a wave of online speculation as the 84‑year‑old remains missing.

International Business Times UK · Jul 17

Hegseth wants to measure your manhood

The defense secretary's obsession with high testosterone levels can't hide MAGA insecurity

Salon · Jul 17

FBI considers using AI in 2020 probe

The move came as part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election

Salon · Jul 17