States across the nation face critical junctures on multiple fronts—from new allegations upending Maine politics to pushback on federal immigration enforcement in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, activists raise alarms about plastic pollution, opioid abuse remains a pressing concern, and Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp stands at a delicate crossroads.

Police officers were injured and homes were burned in a Northern Ireland town during a second consecutive night of riots, reportedly sparked by an alleged assault on a teenage girl.