Severe thunderstorms moved northeast across central Minnesota on Wednesday.

Tornado warnings were issued for Dakota and Goodhue counties, while a tornado watch covered parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Hail measuring 3 inches was reported near Atwater.

Forecasters had warned that storms could bring tornadoes, damaging winds, hail, lightning and heavy rain.

The Ninth Circuit questioned the Justice Department’s bid to make California set aside mail ballots linked to people it suspects are noncitizens.

The dispute concerns roughly 20,000 ballots tied to people on a federal list, though judges questioned how reliable that list is.

The administration wants the ballots kept aside while officials check voters’ eligibility, as California’s midterm voting is underway.

California says its safeguards prevent noncitizens from voting and disputes the government’s data.

Cyclone Arnab made landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh coast early Wednesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

The storm hit the southeastern state as a very severe cyclone, with winds of 125 to 135 km/h and stronger gusts.

Nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from vulnerable areas in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Odisha before the storm arrived.

Cyclones are powerful storms that regularly threaten the Bay of Bengal and the northern Indian Ocean.

Audi plans to invest about $4.2 billion in its first US factory, in Macon, Georgia.

The Volkswagen-owned brand says the plant will make up to 200,000 vehicles a year and create about 4,500 jobs.

It is expected to build large SUVs, with some production moving from Slovakia.

The factory is intended to strengthen Audi’s presence in North America, alongside its existing production in Europe and China.

Astronomers found a large object beyond Neptune using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Provisionally called ED138, it is estimated to be 600 to 1,500 kilometres across, potentially large enough for its gravity to make it roughly spherical.

Dwarf planets must meet that shape test, but ED138’s size and status have not yet been confirmed.

The International Astronomical Union currently recognises five dwarf planets, including Pluto and Ceres.

Pat McAfee said a University of Utah video made him feel unwelcome before ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast in Salt Lake City.

The video invited students to imitate McAfee, with some calling him “corny” and criticizing his on-air behavior.

McAfee said the criticism itself was not the issue; he objected to the university sharing it as he prepared to appear before a large crowd and promote the school.

He connected his safety concerns to the 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, and an unnamed source told Front Office Sports that the FBI advised McAfee to wear a bulletproof vest in the week after the killing.

Janhvi Kapoor addressed the backlash over Peddi on the Indian chat show Koffee With Karan 9.

The sports action drama, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, was released in theatres on June 4, 2026, with Kapoor playing Achiyyamma.

Viewers criticised scenes that focused on her character’s body and a kiss shown without her consent.

Kapoor said the portrayal was extreme objectification and that the story could promote harmful ideas about women and sexual assault.

India’s Patent Office rejected a patent application for BPaL, a treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

BPaL combines bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid in a six-month course taken by mouth.

The application came from the US-based TB Alliance, and two groups of opponents argued that research had already disclosed the drug combination and its use in a shorter treatment course.

The Patent Office upheld objections including lack of novelty, lack of inventive step and insufficient disclosure.