Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election while conservative allies dominated downballot, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

Bolsonaro earned 47.2% to the leftist Lula’s 44.7% with about 97% of votes counted, according to ...Read more

Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro surged to a surprise lead over incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential race, a result that if confirmed in final counts would rally markets and position him as the favorite in a runoff later this month.

Bolsonaro led Sunday’s first round election with about 49.6% ...Read more

The California State Controller’s Office on a single day in 2024 approved wiping away more than $57 million in interest it was owed in a sweeping action with no public explanation at the time, a Sacramento Bee investigation has found.

The money was owed by corporations, insurance companies and other businesses who were on the hook — in some...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday continued to track a system forming in the Gulf that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure was forecast to form by the middle of the week in the southwestern Gulf.

“Although environmental conditions...Read more

The U.S. government appears to have found a financier for a nuclear building spree in the U.S.: the Republic of Korea.

A non-binding framework announced last week at the White House would provide $120 billion toward the construction of eight nuclear reactors. They are to be built in pairs across at least four federal sites, in Ohio, Tennessee, ...Read more

A trough of low pressure in the Gulf near Mexico’s Yucatan on Sunday could become a tropical depression later this week as it drifts north, forecasters said.

Initially given a 20% chance of development within the next seven days by the National Hurricane Center, that number was increased to 40% by Sunday afternoon.

“A dip in the jet ...Read more

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party won a record number of seats in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, an outcome that should help him consolidate power at a time of growing security threats from Russia.

The result — the best recorded by a single party since the Baltic nation regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 — is ...Read more

The Coast Guard found a debris field off the coast of Nantucket from a Canadian medical flight that went missing over the weekend, but they’re still looking for the people who were onboard.

“Our priority is to find the six personnel on that aircraft,” said Rear Admiral Matt Lake, the Coast Guard Northeast District Commander, at a Sunday ...Read more

The attack on FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar began with his co-pilot’s request to pray, the hero captain revealed Saturday, explaining how he had managed to wrench open the cockpit door while being hacked with an ax.

He had no idea that his second-in-command was Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, whose own country’s airline had barred him from...Read more

Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. projected confidence that President Donald Trump would ultimately approve additional weapons sales to the self-governing island, which has been waiting for a $14 billion arms package.

“Obviously the speed could be a little faster, but we hope the United States — the United States understands very well ...Read more

Elaine Parker is fed up with “skyrocketing” property tax bills propelled by soaring home values.

The east Orange County resident is also mad that local governments, even as they take in more tax revenue, have not made significant cuts to spending or lowered tax rates. So she’s made it her “passion” to advocate for Amendment 3, a ...Read more

More than half of residents feel unsafe in downtown Boston and are asking for the city to deploy more police to the area on a regular basis to counteract crime, according to a new survey.

The survey, released Friday by the Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association, shows a 22% increase in residents who feel unsafe downtown and on Boston Common, ...Read more

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party won a record number of seats in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, a result that should help him consolidate power at a time of growing security threats from Russia.

United List was set to take 42 seats in the Baltic nation’s 100-member parliament, the central election commission said, with more than ...Read more

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change.

It's a momentous question the justices have put off deciding for nearly a decade — and may do so again.

California ...Read more

Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a package of weaponry for Ukraine as well as aid for the country’s energy sector worth about €1.35 billion ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv Sunday that coincided with Russia’s latest attack on the capital.

The German leader, who traveled to Kyiv by train a day after the Kremlin warned foreign ...Read more

The governor’s race and billionaire’s tax may have gotten more attention. But California voters — who have already begun receiving ballots in the mail for the Nov. 3 election — also will decide whether to keep in place or make changes to one of California’s most influential and contentious environmental laws.

The California Chamber of...Read more