“No Kings” protests draw crowds in cities across U.S.

Cities large and small saw crowds gather Saturday for planned protests against President Trump — events being promoted as “No Kings” demonstrations. The gatherings were timed for the same day Mr. Trump will be attending a military parade in Washington, D.C., to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, and amid heightened tensions with National Guard troops

With China Rapidly Scaling Up Nuclear Energy, US Faces ‘A Sputnik Moment’

The United States has nearly twice as many nuclear reactors and at least five times the number of artificial intelligence-generating data centers that China now has. But while only two new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States this century, China has built nearly 40 and, as China Atomic Energy Authority Vice

1 Minnesota lawmaker killed, 1 injured in targeted shootings: What we know

Authorities are investigating after targeted shootings left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured. Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings “politically motivated” in a news briefing on Saturday.  State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, John, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Walz said. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were