
Trump revives effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage allegations
President Trump's administration renewed efforts to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, citing mortgage fraud allegations following a Supreme Court ruling.

President Trump's administration renewed efforts to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, citing mortgage fraud allegations following a Supreme Court ruling.

House Republicans, led by Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, have urged the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith. They allege Smith made false statements under oath last year about his efforts to gather phone records of lawmakers. Smith's lawyers deny the claims, calling the referral a weaponization of the justice system.

Elon Musk and other right-wing figures criticized Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey* for its diverse casting, claiming it was "woke" and would fail. Despite this online campaign, the film became a major summer box office success, challenging the "go woke, go broke" narrative and demonstrating audience preference for quality over culture war issues.

President Trump claimed Iran agreed to "highest level" nuclear inspections, but Iranian officials disputed this, highlighting ongoing disputes despite a tentative agreement. A working group is set to discuss IAEA inspector deployment.

President Trump claimed Iran agreed to "highest level" nuclear inspections, but Iranian officials disputed this, highlighting ongoing disagreements despite a tentative deal. A working group is set to discuss IAEA inspector deployment.
Jude Bellingham's girlfriend, Ashlyn Castro, is embroiled in a public family dispute after her mother, Tina Marie Young, claimed to be living in a Los Angeles homeless shelter and accused Castro of cutting ties and lying about her mental health. Young directly addressed Bellingham in online videos, questioning his involvement.
Dr. Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, son of TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has sent a legal notice to Mamata Banerjee and other TMC leaders, denying allegations of seeking a nomination for the Barasat Assembly constituency. He claims he was abroad and denies defamatory statements made by party leaders.

A Munich court ruled Google liable for false statements generated by its AI Overviews, stating the company must prevent inaccurate claims. The ruling could set a precedent for AI liability, as the court found AI-generated content is not protected by free speech principles and the company cannot absolve itself by warning users.

A German court ruled Google liable for false statements in its AI Overviews, stating the tool makes "independent, new, and substantive statements" and that publishers' interest in removing false information outweighs Google's commercial speech rights.

A federal jury in California convicted short seller Andrew Left of securities fraud. Left, who operated as Citron Research, was found guilty of participating in a securities fraud scheme and 12 counts of securities fraud. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Former Harvard professor Charles Lieber, following a 2021 federal conviction for false statements and tax offenses, has relocated to Shenzhen to lead brain-computer interface research at the state-backed i-BRAIN institute.