Notable new state laws taking effect in 2026 cover hotels, AI and climate
Across the country, new laws dealing with artificial intelligence, healthcare, the climate, and a variety of other areas are set to take effect as 2026 begins....
Across the country, new laws dealing with artificial intelligence, healthcare, the climate, and a variety of other areas are set to take effect as 2026 begins....
π Key Facts β Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. β A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
π Key Facts β The Trump administration halted 6 gigawatts of offshore wind leases. β This is the latest attempt to delay construction o...
A novel approach by South Korea to stop its rural areas from dying by paying people to live there appears to be working. Okcheon in North Chungcheong province saw its population grow by almost 1,000 i...
Thiel Capital, founded by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, opens a new Miami office amid California's proposed wealth tax debate. Marco Bello/Getty Images Thiel Capital opened a new Miami of...
President Donald Trump posing for photo with law enforcement in front of a Boeing VC25 operating as Air Force One. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images The US president flies on Air Force One. Other countries...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg attend the 2017 Met Gala. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images The Kennedy family has been prominent in US politics for over a century. The younger Kenne...
President Donald Trump, speaks accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
π Key Facts β Pam Duncan-Glancy is a Labour MSP set to quit Holyrood due to links to a sex offender. β She stood down as the party'...
Americans have received millions of dollars as part of guaranteed income pilot programs. SimpleImages/Getty Images Basic income pilots have distributed over $335 million in economic relief to American...
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - JUNE 24: U.S. Navy sailors stand along the deck as they prepare for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to depart from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, V...
π Key Facts β The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the SΓ‘mi people. β Climate change,...
π Key Facts β The Council of the European Union endorsed the launch of the digital euro. β The digital euro is developed by the Europea...
π Key Facts β The Bad River Band sued USACE to stop Enbridge's 41-mile Line 5 extension threatening wild rice areas. β Line 5 pipel...
π Key Facts β Justin Sun accumulated $175 million worth of Trump-backed token projects. β Sun has been blacklisted despite his investme...
π Key Facts β Government announces animal welfare strategy β Promise to ban puppy farms included in plans β Ref...
π Key Facts β Monday's papers include a warning from the government's social mobility commissioner β Sir Keir lacks a clear str...
π Key Facts β The Interior Department ordered the pause of five wind power projects in the Atlantic. β One project provided cheap elect...