WASHINGTON — The last thing the Senate does before the midterms could be a bill on college athletics. It’s been on the to-do list for a while, but as senators think about their closing message ahead of the election, not everyone is sure it’s the best call.

Many Republicans blame Democrats for not playing ball on anything else, pointing to...Read more

Oil dropped for a third day, with traders looking to the next round of diplomacy that’ll shape the U.S.-Iran war as supply concerns eased.

Brent fell below $103 a barrel after losing more than 3% over the two previous sessions, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $101. Saudi Arabia has moved to restore the damaged East-West pipeline to ...Read more

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia plans to launch “hybrid-style” drone and missile strikes against nations supporting Ukraine, including NATO-member Poland, as the war enters its most crucial phase.

The Kremlin’s main goal now, as supported by evidence gathered by intelligence services, is to destroy Ukraine’s economy and ...Read more

MIAMI — Mayerling Alvarado came prepared.

She packed food and water, shielded herself from the scorching sun with a big blue umbrella, and took in the water views from her foldable chair.

But this was not a recreational outing.

Alvarado had set herself up to wait for hours outside of Miami’s immigration court last week to support her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Donald Trump's agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study.

The findings from researchers at the university's Latino Policy and Politics Institute illustrate how gender can correlate with...Read more

Police are investigating after a man and woman and their 13-year-old daughter were found dead earlier this week inside their San Diego home.

The family members were found with gunshot wounds, authorities said. No information about the possible circumstances around the shooting has been released, but the woman’s parents told a local news ...Read more

DETROIT — A hazardous chemical spill resulting from a military jet crash in Grand Traverse County has prompted an evacuation order after the training mishap created a risk of highly toxic vapors or fluid seeping into the area.

A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed Thursday in Blair Township during a training exercise, military officials ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a new state effort to aid Californians rebuild after wildfires and other disasters.

The Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Program aims to make it easier for homeowners to secure construction and renovation loans by offering perks to lenders, such as reimbursement opportunities and coverage on losses.

The ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday first said a system in the Atlantic had increased chances, but then rolled those predictions back that it could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, the small area of low pressure, now listed as Invest 98-L, was located...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The 36-year-old woman charged with murder in a violent, high-speed crash that killed two people in Chatsworth on Tuesday was under the influence of drugs and had narcotics in the car when she drove the wrong way on city streets and broadsided a Metro bus, prosecutors said.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties emerged from a classified briefing with the Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday morning expressing outrage at what they described as the official’s stonewalling.

The stated purpose of the briefing by Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of Defense for policy, was to update the Senate Armed Services ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court has ruled the state's natural gas initiative unconstitutional, ending a 2024 effort to turn voters out against policies intended to curb climate change.

Voters passed Initiative 2066 with 52% of the vote, but it was struck down in Superior Court in 2025. Not long after, state Attorney General Nick Brown ...Read more

CHICAGO — Juan Muñoz is tired of remembering the events of Oct. 3, 2025.

On that day, at the height of Operation Midway Blitz, Muñoz was among hundreds of people protesting the blitz at the Broadview processing center when dozens of agents confronted the crowd outside the building and began to make arrests.

Muñoz, a trustee of west ...Read more

Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the vibrant psychedelic style of the 1960s and whose work graced posters, album covers, T-shirts, dinnerware, postage stamps and beyond, has died. He was 88.

Max died Monday at a Manhattan hospital, according to a statement provided to The New York Times by his son, Adam Max. No cause ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County warned doctors at the Otay Mesa Detention Center this week that continued weeks-long delays in reporting suspected tuberculosis cases “may subject health care providers to professional licensing actions.”

The letter, dated Tuesday and signed by Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan, the county’s public health officer, ...Read more