Investigators are probing a Dallas mall killer’s possible white‑supremacist ties, spotlighting how radicalization and missed screening can fuel mass violence. [P]Experts are also warning that AI chatbots and tools like ChatGPT can worsen psychosis and delusions, while debates rage over teen social‑media bans that may lack evidence and even backfire (study). Amid this, policy moves and funding — including the VA’s VA $20 million prize push — try to plug glaring care gaps for veterans, kids stuck in “social stays,” and workers burning out in the AI era.

Rising education spending hasn’t stopped sliding NAEP scores, prompting questions about where dollars actually go. [P]At the same time, proposed property tax cuts and intensifying school policing raise equity and safety worries, even as broadband gaps and a push to expand medical school capacity in Stockton surface as practical fixes for access. Meanwhile, debates over curriculum, cognitive‑test bias, and campus hiring show education is being pulled between politics, pedagogy, and workforce realities.

A Child Mind Institute study finds 1 in 4 youth with mental‑health or neurodevelopmental challenges experience negative online encounters, yet most don’t tell adults — a big blind spot for caregivers and clinicians. [P]New surveys and global contrasts (from a U.S. expat’s German maternity leave surprise to a sharp mom/dad divide in a National Parent Survey) underscore how policy, workplace culture, and community supports shape modern parenting stress and the practical choices families make.