A Russian missile was likely the object that crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

The announcement came Thursday after Polish armed forces said it had detected an unidentified object entering the country’s airspace during a large Russian attack on Ukraine. Poland borders Ukraine and is a NATO member.

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WASHINGTON — Voters in battleground states and congressional districts tend to voice support for proposals in Congress that would expand access to health care or lower drug costs — often irrespective of their party affiliation — according to new polling from the University of Maryland.

The poll, first shared with CQ Roll Call, surveyed ...Read more

The U.S. launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran in response to an attack on American forces in Jordan, escalating a conflict that’s now spreading across the Middle East.

Washington hit dozens of military targets in an operation early Thursday aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten U.S. troops, its Arab allies and commercial ...Read more

The race to develop the first vaccine against the Ebola virus driving the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo accelerated Thursday, after a top United Nations official warned the epidemic is spreading faster than responders can contain it.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations is funding production of the first ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Extreme heat is set to roll into Southern California, extending a summer of misery-making stickiness and hot temperatures.

"We've had so many heat waves," said V. Kelly Turner, who leads the heat research group at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. "There's a slight reprieve between them, but not really."

The weekend is ...Read more

A Russian missile was likely the object that crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

The announcement came Thursday after Polish armed forces said it had detected an unidentified object entering the country’s airspace during a large Russian attack on Ukraine. Poland borders Ukraine and is a NATO member.

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LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers rejected legislation that would have banned pesticides with so-called "forever" chemicals from use on California's farms, a restriction strongly opposed by the state's billion-dollar agriculture community.

Assembly Bill 1603 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz, D-Burbank, would have phased out the use of ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — That bump in the night you might have heard in the wee hours of Thursday morning could have been for national security.

That’s because a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the NROL-95 mission carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran exchanged airstrikes as fighting in the five-month war flared up once again, with hostilities now spreading across the Middle East.

Washington hit dozens of Iranian military targets in an early Thursday operation aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten U.S. troops, its Arab allies and commercial shipping in the ...Read more

Although menopause is not a new phenomenon by any means, the past few years of what some have called the “menopause moment” have brought it to the forefront of national conversation.

One form of treatment, called menopausal hormone therapy, can address several bothersome symptoms, particularly hot flashes, and can improve quality ...Read more

Thick smoke from massive wildfires has been spreading in North America and Europe once again in 2026. The health impacts of breathing this particle-filled air are becoming well known, but wildfires’ influence on the weather is less widely recognized.

We often think about weather controlling wildfires: Dry air, heat, wind and ...Read more

Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points. In April 2025, India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries that share a tense border, came dangerously close to a major confrontation after militants attacked Indian tourists near the popular resort town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir. Against this backdrop, ...Read more

If you live in Philly and want to know information about your tap water quality, start with the latest consumer confidence report, which is required to be produced annually by every community water system in the country. Most people never read them, but the reports provide essential information about drinking water quality.

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In November 2020, Lupe was in the final weeks of her pregnancy when dark spots began distorting her vision. Lupe, a participant in a study on emotional distress and maternal health in El Paso, Texas, recounted her birth experience in a postpartum interview. (All participant names, Lupe’s included, are pseudonyms used to protect privacy.)...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's a sweltering hot Thursday morning at the Central Avenue Farmers Market. Out of school for the summer, some kids chase each other around vendor booths while others snore in strollers next to their parents. Spirits seem high as laughter and conversations in Spanish and English mingle in the air. Today marks a new beginning for...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge found Monday that enough evidence exists for the singer D4vd to stand trial for the sexual abuse and murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is charged with fatally stabbing Hernandez twice on April 23, 2025, then using a chainsaw to ...Read more

Two residents of Santa Clara County were infected by West Nile virus and are recovering at home after medical care, public health officials said Wednesday, the first confirmed human cases of the mosquito-borne virus this year in the Bay Area.

The two new cases in Santa Clara County were unrelated, and officials have not determined if either ...Read more

Since President Donald Trump has gutted much of the federal government’s consumer protection work, state attorneys general are increasingly left to fight high prices and investigate businesses themselves.

Consumer protection work, long a growing focus of state AGs from both parties, has ramped up considerably more in the past two years, legal...Read more

Championed as one of the most consequential and bipartisan federal housing laws in decades, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act enacted this month makes significant changes across federal housing policy.

Included in the 139-page law are a host of provisions that will restrict some institutional investors from buying homes, ease rules for ...Read more

Salads – along with other fresh produce – are some of the healthiest foods you can eat. Leafy greens are rich in vitamins A, C and K, folate, potassium and magnesium. They also contain lots of fiber, which supports a healthy gut microbiome, promotes fullness, helps regulate blood sugar, and may contribute to healthy aging and better ...Read more