Established in 2017, the Cotoni-Coast Dairies national monument in California is now open to the publichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cows-hikers-and-mountain-bikers-coexist-at-this-national-monument-with-help-from-new-technology-180987209/
The request can be revisited in three years. The hearing for his older brother, Lyle, is scheduled for Friday.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/erik-menendezs-parole-bid-is-rejected-dc4de9c6
The ruling is a setback to the Trump administration’s effort to carry out deportations.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/federal-judge-orders-much-of-alligator-alcatraz-dismantled-2932a98c
The GOP’s redistricting effort depends on Hispanic support, but prices remain a concern early in the president’s second term.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/hispanic-voters-in-texas-are-starting-to-turn-on-trump-9f7491c9
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, WIRED's senior correspondent Lauren Goode reports back from her brief stint as a vibe coder.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-how-to-become-a-vibe-coder/
Get your tickets to Uncanny Valley’s first live show in San Francisco on September 9.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-live-show-san-francisco/
The president’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics carry risks. But collectively, the moves could be even more damaging, economists warn.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/trump-federal-reserve-bls.html
The Fed chief is expected to address inflation, interest rates and the economy in his speech on Friday. Will he also confront President Trump’s attacks on central bank independence?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/dealbook/powell-trump-jackson-hole.html
The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-fed-federal-reserve.html
The U.S. market is top-heavy, with Nvidia occupying a bigger weight than any company in modern history. Risks abound, our columnist says.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/stock-market-nvidia-trump.html
Plus, your Friday news quiz.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/podcasts/the-headlines/trump-economy-alligator-alcatraz.html
A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html
The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/arts/design/smithsonian-trump.html
The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-federal-workers.html
At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/middleeast/famine-gaza-city-israel.html
Lyle Menendez has his hearing Friday. Several of the concerns raised in denying parole to Erik suggest Lyle faces considerable hurdles in his own bid for release.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/takeaways-menendez-brothers-parole.html
A California parole panel said Mr. Menendez should not be released from prison, 36 years after he and his brother, Lyle, killed their parents. Lyle’s parole hearing is Friday.https://www.nytimes.com/article/menendez-brothers-resentencing-hearing.html
President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-government-expertise.html
The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/europe/ukraine-russia-deepstate-war-map.html
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/california-newsom-redistricting-texas.html