After Orban’s Defeat, Hungary Is Poised to Get Billions From E.U.

The European Union is set to release 16 billion euros it had withheld, as Hungary moves to enact anti-corruption and rule of law policies.

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Woman With No Right Hand Is Pulled Over for Using Phone in Her Right Hand

Her case was, of course, dismissed.

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One of Five Gold Miners Is Rescued From Laos Cave After More Than a Week

An international effort to free the trapped men brought attention to the country’s informal mines, where panning for gold can pay more than minimum wage.

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Our Military Is Built for the Wrong Century

Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

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Everlane Co-Founder, Shocked by Shein Acquisition, Wants a Redo

Michael Preysman, who ran the brand for a decade, can’t believe what happened to the company he built. Can he start over?

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Russ Hodge Dies at 86; an Olympian, Like His Mother

Nicknamed Russell the Muscle, he finished ninth in the decathlon at the 1964 Games. His mother, Alice Arden, placed the same as a high jumper in 1936.

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Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal

An earlier version of the defamation suit, which focused on an article about a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein, was dismissed by a judge.

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Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon, Ordering Evacuations

The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for two southern cities, indicating that more airstrikes were imminent.

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Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts

Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.

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U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism.

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A Spring Heat Wave is Breaking Records in the U.K., Spain and France

Authorities in Britain and France warned that “unprecedented” temperatures — at a time when few expected them — could persist. Climate change has made heat waves more frequent and more intense.

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