Israel and Hamas are moving toward a cease-fire agreement following a shift in the balance of power after Israel’s 12-day war with Iran.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-and-hamas-have-different-reasons-for-pursuing-gaza-deal-4dd3aaff
The brutal fight against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq four decades ago shaped Tehran’s approach to the recent war and guides its next steps.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-iraq-war-lessons-israel-244acefe
The state news agency said a total of 15 people, including the mayors, were detained as part of a corruption investigation.https://www.wsj.com/world/turkish-police-detain-three-more-mayors-from-party-opposed-to-erdogan-550af189
Plug into free HD TV with these convenient and affordable indoor antennas.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tv-antennas/
If you use screens for work and play, your child probably does too. These are the best pairs we’ve bought and tested for our own kids.https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-kids-headphones/
When it’s easier to talk than type, Android and iOS have you covered.https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-voice-typing-on-your-phone/
A woman whose mother, stepfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are among the missing confronts the unimaginable. A cousin was dragged downriver 15 miles but survived.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/politics/texas-flood-family-survivors.html
Crews in helicopters and trucks, in horseback and on foot have saved hundreds of lives since the flooding began on Friday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods-rescues.html
A beloved teacher, child and adult campers, camp directors and a counselor are among at least 79 people who have died in the flooding in Central Texas.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/texas-flood-victims.html
The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/world/middleeast/israel-iran-evin-prison.html
The party’s leftward shift in the Biden administration arguably laid the groundwork for President Trump’s aggressive approach. Deciding the next move won’t be easy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/politics/democrats-immigration-trump.html
President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/north-carolina-medicaid-cuts.html
The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually does.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/your-money/social-security-tax.html
Heavy metal fans crossed continents to converge on Birmingham, England, and throw devil horns in honor of the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/arts/music/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath.html
European Union officials will spend July in talks with China. Tensions are high, hopes are low and stability is the end game.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/world/europe/european-union-china-tariffs.html
But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until Aug. 1.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/business/economy/bessent-trump-trade-tariffs.html
Most crimes go unsolved, emboldening criminals and potentially leading to more violence.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/murder-solve-rate-louisville.html
Drone technology seemed to contribute to an unusual number of shark sightings along Rockaway Beach in recent days. Each time swimmers were ordered out of the ocean.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/nyregion/shark-sightings-new-york-beaches-drones.html
What we can learn from the New York Democratic mayoral primary.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/opinion/zohran-mamdani-democrats-israel.html
An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor descended from Horace Greeley.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/realestate/streetscapes-brooklyn-british-spy.html