At least 45 finalists in the race for the Pulitzer Prize had revealed using AI in their research, reporting, or drafting processes.

In a tragic turn of events, the Wisconsin district in the United States was rocked by a shooting incident at a local school, resulting in the fatal shooting of a student by police officers. The incident unfolded on Wednesday morning, plunging the entire district into chaos and prompting a lockdown of the affected area.

Demonstrations surged across university campuses in the United States amid escalating tensions surrounding Israel's military actions in Gaza, resulting in widespread arrests and disturbing clashes between protesters and counter-protesters.

Police forcibly ended pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, where agitators had taken over buildings. Violence, including attacks on Jewish students, was attributed to outside instigators, sparking calls for university leadership to resign amidst clashes, arrests, and demands for ceasefire and divestment from Israel.