Rising cancer rates in the spotlight across Iowa midterm races as voters focus on waterRoughly two in five Iowans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. It's a big concern for many voters, and now, it's at the center of debates ahead of the midterms. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports.NBC News4d agoWhole story →PlanetHealthiowa midterm races
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged harms to usersKansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said states “are not going to hold our breath” for federal legislation to keep AI companies in check.NBC News4d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologychatgpt lawsuits filed
DOJ threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen votersThe DOJ demanded election officials review a list of possible noncitizens within 48 hours and “segregate” any mail ballots they sent in.NBC News4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter eligibility dispute
Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probeFederal agents seized the phone of Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., when they searched her Washington, D.C., home this week as part of a federal investigation into potential immigration-related crimes, and they have sent roughly a dozen subpoenas out in the case, according to two people familiar with the investigation.NBC News4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentilhan omar investigation
Ukraine accuses SpaceX of restricting Starlink, disrupting military amid Trump pressureUkrainian officials and military units accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of throttling a technology at the heart of their battlefield communications and drone operations.NBC News4d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink dispute
Federal judge issues longer-term decision blocking Trump’s White House media banU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued an injunction preventing CNN, Politico and MS NOW from being booted from the White House grounds until the case is decided.NBC News4d agoWhole story →CultureJusticewhite house media ban ruling
Trump pardons two vehicle repair shop owners during Alaska rallyDuring his rally in Alaska, President Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, co-owners of a vehicle repair shop in Anchorage. Both pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with federally mandated and monitored devices that tracked vehicles’ diesel emissions.NBC News5d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmenttrump alaska rally pardons
Judge halts Trump administration from clearing trees at D.C. golf courseA judge extended a restraining order against the Trump administration to halt the clearing of hundreds of trees at a Washington, D.C. golf course which President Trump wants to renovate.NBC News5d agoWhole story →Planetd c golf course tree clearing halted
