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WATCH: Celebrating Marilyn Monroe on her 100th birthday

ABC News' Danny New honors Marilyn Monroe's glamorous career and storied love life on what would've been her 100th birthday.

Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs

CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM AND AARON BOXERMAN

Thousands fled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the widening of the military campaign against Hezbollah.

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF AND AMBER BRACKEN

In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the matter, or deepen the rift?

What It’s Like to Be a Student at the First A.I.-Powered University

LINDA KINSTLER

California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on A.I. The result has been chaos.

Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?

RUTH GRAHAM AND J. DAVID GOODMAN

Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas.

WATCH: Marilyn Monroe's lasting impact on Hollywood

A new biography, "I Wanna Be Loved By You: Marilyn Monroe – A Life in 100 Takes," offers a fresh look at the life and legacy of Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 100th birthday.

N.Y.C. Children May Get Up to $3,000 From City for College Accounts

MATTHEW HAAG

The city’s current savings plan starts with $100. A City Council proposal would make the initial contributions among the highest anywhere.

Is A.I. Replacing Tech Workers or Providing an Excuse for Job Cuts?

KALLEY HUANG

Tech industry layoffs are accelerating, and executives have been quick to say it’s because their companies are doing more with artificial intelligence, even when there may be more to it.

Joana Avillez Revisits Her Waterfront Childhood

ALEX VADUKUL

Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth.

How Box Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I.

KALLEY HUANG

Box, a Silicon Valley software maker, expects to have more employees, not fewer, as it hires A.I. architects, A.I. solutions managers and other new A.I.-related positions.

How an Act of Vandalism Helped a Dissident Find His Voice

LI YUAN

Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him.

What to Watch For in the NY Primary: Key Races and Why They Matter

NICHOLAS FANDOS

Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist movement and reverberate across the country.

Usha Vance unveils 2nd annual summer reading challenge for schoolkids

The second lady said a trip to the White House is a prize for this summer's challenge for children in grades K-8.

Fed faces political 'stress test' that threatens economy, Powell says

The Supreme Court is expected to rule within weeks on Trump's attempted removal of a Fed governor.

Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.

MIKE ISAAC

The artificial intelligence company, which is racing rival OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code.