WORLDAustralia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids?Six months in, many teens are already back on platforms they were supposed to be blocked from. The ban’s benefits may fall to the next generation.NY Times·June 11, 2026
WORLDUnusually Warm Weather in Bay Area Prompts Heat Alert and Wildfire ConcernsHigh temperatures across the San Francisco Bay Area will reach into the 90s on Thursday, forecasters said.NY Times·June 11, 2026
WORLDStorms Knock Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the MidwestForecasters warned that destructive storms were expected across the region into Wednesday night.NY Times·June 11, 2026
WORLDAnalysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water FacilityIt is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.NY Times·June 11, 2026
WORLDBluesky is getting ‘communities’Bluesky will be getting "communities," which will function as smaller spaces where you can "go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff" sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. They will be built on the decentralized AT Protocol that underpins Bluesky, withThe Verge·June 11, 2026
WORLDTrump says he 'loves the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three yearsConsumers are increasingly feeling the strain of the US-Israel war in Iran.BBC News·June 11, 2026
WORLDDemocrats Try to Move Past ‘Cultural Pandering’ to Latinos for Midterm ElectionsThe party is trying desperately to win back some voters in the key swing group.NY Times·June 10, 2026
WORLDWho is your nearest World Cup hero?Which World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup toolBBC News·June 10, 2026
WORLDFramework delays its first Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a monthThe Framework Laptop 13 Pro is delayed. The new 13-inch Framework flagship was set to launch in June, but shipments from the first batch are now expected in July - and there's still a chance some shipments could slip to early August. If you're not in the first batch, your Laptop 13 Pro shifts from [The Verge·June 10, 2026
WORLDThe furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crashThe final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.BBC News·June 10, 2026
WORLDOlivia Rodrigo sings about heartbreak but she's already chosen her wedding songThe pop star discusses the difficulty of writing happy songs, and her Glastonbury anxiety attack.BBC News·June 10, 2026
WORLDFBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheatedFederal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authorities feared an explosion.NPR·June 10, 2026