BALTIMORE — A former Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to misconduct in office and will avoid jail time after admitting to wrongdoing involving sick leave, according to records from the Baltimore City Circuit Court.

Harrison Brandon will serve two years of probation, complete 120 hours of community service and pay $469 in restitution, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday kept its eyes on two Caribbean-bound tropical waves that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm while the short-live Tropical Storm Cristobal began to fall apart in the distant Atlantic.

As of 5 a.m., the center of what had diminished to Tropical Depression...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ stint in solitary is officially over, according to a report.

The disgraced music mogul has rejoined the general population at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he was ordered to serve a 50-month sentence after being found guilty in July 2025 of two counts of transportation to engage in...Read more

In a summer of wildfires severe enough to trigger Spain’s first-ever national emergency for a forest fire, a historic stone structure called the Nevera de Castro stands in a landscape burned bare in the Castellón region. Its walls are blackened by smoke and heat. A local news outlet noted that “a technical inspection will be necessary to...Read more

It’s 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about a friend issue, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types, “I’m so stressed out, I can’t sleep.”

A reply arrives swiftly: “I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Want to tell me a bit about what is stressing you?” The ...Read more

Widespread denial accompanied the public exposure of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sexual abuse and trafficking of girls and women.

After the U.S. Justice Department released millions of case documents on Epstein in January 2026, billionaires, politicians, heads of state and academics proclaimed their ignorance of Epstein’s ...Read more

Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken.

We are behavioral scientists who study the role of beliefs in politics and everyday life. Our new research finds...Read more

The federal government is injecting millions of dollars into efforts to combat feral hogs – and it’s considering spending even more in the coming years. The problem has grown for decades, but our research has found that a recently revived federal effort offers the potential for bringing the hogs under control.

Feral swine roam in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military campaign against Iran has so far failed to force the regime to capitulate. The Trump administration is betting once again that suffocating economic pressure will do the job.

Facing a shortfall of necessary munitions and wary of continuing an unpopular war, Donald Trump and his top officials are returning to a ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — This fall, Virginians will vote on whether to adopt three constitutional amendments that would enshrine abortion access, same-sex marriage and voting rights for people who have completed felony sentences. The questions on whether those amendments should be adopted will appear on the ballot in November’s election, where ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Friday’s pretrial hearing for the upcoming second murder trial of Alex Murdaugh is set to feature a host of contentious issues and opposing arguments by prosecution and defense attorneys.

One divisive issue was settled Monday — state Judge Debra McCaslin ruled Murdaugh will be allowed to wear civilian clothes and be ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County election officials are examining steps ahead of the November midterms to respond to the rising popularity of election trading via prediction markets, including a possible ban on wagering for county election workers.

The discussions follow a fracas during the June ballot count, when a handful of influencers ...Read more

Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all things pregnancy, birth, and childcare.

Comfortable couches in one area invite expectant parents to settle in for birth education classes. In another, a colorful pile of toys await the babies and toddlers. And there’s a free supply of diapers...Read more

More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide.

While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have not.

At Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A few months ago, Pinchas Cohen learned of a thriving online trade in MOTS-c — a peptide that, when injected into mice, seems to mimic the effects of exercise.

The dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology was very familiar with this particular short chain of amino acids. His lab identified it years ago as one of the...Read more

Three members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced homelessness policy guidelines for local governments at a news conference in National City on Wednesday.

The Trump administration’s “Best Practices Toolkit” suggests leaders steer away from housing-first and...Read more

Music, chatter and applause filled the Capitol’s front lawn as dozens of Service Employees International Union members from across California gathered Wednesday morning to advocate for immigrant protections.

Attendees of the event championed four bills that currently await legislative approval: Assembly Bills 1655, 1896 and 2379, and Senate ...Read more