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1. Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted

   Tensions are rising in the Middle East as shaky ceasefire agreements between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and Lebanon and Israel, are tested. And, the Secretary of the Navy is out of the role.

2. U.S. seizes another oil tanker as peace talks with Iran still in limbo

   The seizure comes after President Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire with Iran, which he has extended indefinitely.

3. Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts

   After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?

4. Sycophantic AI flatters and suggests you are not to blame

   The AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences.

5. How TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia

   Americans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story.

6. Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage

   The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.

7. Senate GOP is kickstarting budget reconciliation to fund ICE. Here's how that works

   After a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support.

8. World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

   The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies.

9. Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight

   President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child's gender identity.

10. Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say

    The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.