The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite both hit closing highs for a second straight session.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-08-13-2025-66d3b119?mod=rss_markets_main
HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr-is-supporting-mrna-research-just-not-for-vaccines/
The new version of ChatGPT explains why it won’t generate rule-breaking outputs. WIRED’s initial analysis found that some guardrails were easy to circumvent.https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt5-safety/
The international community is supporting an oil tanker that serves as a fuel station for terrorists.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-houthis-and-the-u-n-s-ship-of-fools-sanctions-yemen-292bf13a
Russia has struggled to take a fortress defensive belt that blocks further advances.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-putin-wants-all-of-donetsk-in-ukraine-19b76774
Trump and Modi can meet in the middle to repair their countries’ mutually beneficial partnership.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-and-india-can-this-relationship-be-saved-asia-trump-diplomacy-5615ee69
False claims about the identify of the man who stabbed three girls to death in last year spurred anti-immigration riots across the country.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/13/uk-police-disclose-suspect-ethnicity/
Therapies for rare and deadly disease are dying in Marty Makary’s shop.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/fda-drug-approvals-marty-makary-vinay-prasad-stealth-biotherapeutics-replimune-21e99561
Our public universities have the responsibility to serve all students, which involves creating pathways, not barriers, for all qualified scholars.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-defense-of-george-masons-diversity-hiring-students-admissions-33453ff1
Congress can remove all doubt and clarify what IEEPA means.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-to-end-the-tariff-debate-ieepa-trump-c0fe61b0
Republicans count on money, Democrats on history. Trump will be a wild card.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/midterm-strengths-and-dangers-gop-democrats-election-politics-13c38a95
The flood of litigation is showing important trends: extreme forum-shopping, Trump engagement, and some notable Supreme Court correction.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-anti-trump-legal-tsunami-continues-10f3994d
A massive database shows college courses dealing with race and the Middle East lean sharply left.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/evidence-backs-trump-on-higher-eds-bias-politics-13d4fec0
The Trump administration is facing increasing pressure over the conditions at immigration detention centers.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-allege-disease-flooding-at-florida-facility-3080476b
The National Weather Service said the Mendenhall Lake crested Wednesday morning and has begun to subside.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/alaska-glacier-flood-juneau-evacuation-1b45b567
This year’s recipients include rock band KISS, country singer George Strait and actor Sylvester Stallone.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/kennedy-center-honors-trump-host-45a5a561
As Tesla looks to expand its autonomous robotaxi service, it is taking early steps to test its software in the country’s most populous city.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-eyes-new-york-city-for-robotaxis-with-test-driver-job-posting-cb8e724a?mod=rss_Technology
I smoked cigarettes decades ago. My cellphone habit is remarkably similar.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/scroll-em-if-you-got-em-cellphones-addictive-417c7309?mod=rss_Technology
A dispute over the course of the war in Gaza sparks public attacks from the far-right.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israels-military-chief-under-fire-from-netanyahu-government-a55965ce
From frail alliances to the bully pulpit, former President Joe Biden and President Trump have tried different approaches to end the three-year war.https://www.wsj.com/world/seven-pivotal-moments-as-the-u-s-wrestles-with-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-d49597b3