In this "Dear David" episode, David Begnaud shares three inspiring stories: childhood leukemia survivors Ellie Koerner and Dawson Nailor reuniting in medical school, a routine hair appointment that turned into a life-changing cancer discovery, and 102-year-old Beatrice Stieber's first pitch at Wrigley Field.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/leukemia-survivors-reunite-at-medical-school-and-102-year-old-shines-on-baseball-diamond/
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman shares her favorite summer cookbooks.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/amazon-books-reveals-best-cookbooks-of-the-year-so-far/
Driven by social media and celebrities, Cambridge Dictionary has added thousands of new words over the last 12 months.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cambridge-dictionary-new-words-skibidi-delulu-tradwife/
President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Monday as the U.S. pursues a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-host-with-zelenskyy-europeans-at-white-house-today-for-talks-on-ukraine-war/
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologized and removed an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes after the image prompted accusations of racism and calls for a boycott on Chinese social media.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/swatch-slanted-eye-ad-chinese-social-media-uproar/
Miners want to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears of how modern gold extraction could forever change the region.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-mines-black-hills-south-dakota-controversy/
The president is continuing his on-again, off-again battle with mailed ballots in the lead up to midterm elections.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-election-mail-in-ballot-vote-4e78daf7
State legislature will begin second special session to pass mid-decade redistricting favored by President Trump.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-democrats-congressional-redistricting-walkout-ends-00f277f3
Former three-term senator aims for comeback in 2026 against Sen. Jon Husted.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/sherrod-brown-ohio-senate-race-2026-f8197db6
Iowa conservatives view state auditor Rob Sand as a serious threat, and his campaign for governor offers a potential template for others in his party.https://www.wsj.com/politics/meet-the-democrat-republicans-fear-in-red-state-america-d5c5ec86
The shares rose after the U.S. published better-than-expected guidelines on which projects will qualify for wind and solar tax credits.https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-renewable-stocks-rise-after-u-s-tax-credit-guidance-d5ffec9e
GOP lawmakers are avoiding town halls as they try to sell voters on the new law, which is unpopular with many.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republicans-promote-the-big-beautiful-bill-with-care-61c28ddb
From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-gaming-mouse/
WIRED’s air quality expert breaks down what we—and you—should consider when assessing one of these popular appliances.https://www.wired.com/story/how-we-test-air-purifiers/
From laptops for any kind of coursework to scooters to get you to class on time, here's everything you need to crush this school year.https://www.wired.com/story/best-tech-gear-back-to-school/
As Australia rolls out a ban on social media for kids under 16, tech companies face steep fines and teens face life without TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms. Will it work?https://www.wired.com/story/kids-social-media-australia-ban/
Long plagued by moderation issues, the platform recently released a series of updates aimed at improving the experience for kids. Experts worry they could have the opposite effect.https://www.wired.com/story/is-roblox-getting-worse/
With record-breaking quantities of the seaweed set to hit Mexico’s beaches, experts propose converting it into biogas and construction materials, as well as using it to underwrite carbon credits.https://www.wired.com/story/there-is-more-sargassum-than-ever-in-the-caribbean-and-they-want-to-turn-it-into-energy/
Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-tech-moguls-microschools/
From calculators to ChatGPT, the introduction of new technology into schools has long inspired frenzied discourse: Will it revolutionize the system or rot kids’ brains? It often does neither.https://www.wired.com/story/photo-essay-school-tech-hysteria/