Experts have discovered that an uncertified election system called SERVIS, in use in multiple U.S. states including New Mexico, does not comply with election laws and is being used to prepare illegal post-election reports while violating laws requiring preservation of election records for 22 months.
House Republicans have passed an education bill called the "Parents Bill of Rights" which emphasizes parental rights in the classroom, but it is unlikely that the Democratic-controlled Senate will take up the measure.
The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is hosting the world's largest LGBTQ+ conference in September, which may cause controversy with Governor Ron DeSantis.
A chemical fire from an explosion at the INEOS Phenol Cumene plant in Pasadena has been extinguished by firefighters, and the cause of the explosion is unknown.
James O'Keefe has launched the O'Keefe Media Group, a new media venture that will train and equip citizen journalists to conduct their own undercover reporting, following his ousting from Project Veritas.
OpenAI has released its advanced AI model GPT-4, which is multimodal, making it capable of both text and image generation, sparking competition between Microsoft and Google.
Pope Francis has raised the possibility of reconsidering the celibacy requirement for Catholic priests, stating that it is a "temporary prescription" and could be relaxed, although he did not believe it would encourage more men to consider a clerical vocation.
