NATO jets shot down an unidentified drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus, the latest incursion on the alliance’s eastern flank amid rising concerns of Russia’s war on Ukraine spilling over into Europe.

“Even though the war seems to be taking place a thousand kilometers away from Lithuania, its scale is still ...Read more

Sweden’s final election result is now expected on Thursday, a day later than previously anticipated, in one of the tightest parliamentary votes in the Nordic nation’s history.

The count of close to 300,000 advance and overseas votes will begin Wednesday, according to a statement from the Election Authority.

The delay prolongs uncertainty ...Read more

In December 2024, the share of South Koreans ages 65 and older surpassed 20% for the first time, making it what demographers like us call a “super-aged society.” By August 2026 that share had risen further, to 22.1%.

That label can sound like a diagnosis, but population aging is not inherently a problem. In part, it reflects ...Read more

The Tampa Bay Times reported the death of an elderly woman on Sept. 8, 2026. Her family says local doctors attributed her death to dengue fever, although the Florida Department of Health has not yet confirmed that.

This death was likely part of a larger dengue outbreak in Hillsborough County, where there have been 95 documented cases ...Read more

Ukraine said it hit the Syzran refinery in Russia’s Volga region overnight, underlining that the two nations have not signed up to the energy truce claimed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Both Moscow and Kyiv welcomed a potential energy truce, but made it clear that there’s no agreement to stop attacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ...Read more

Sweden’s final election result is now expected on Thursday, a day later than previously anticipated, in one of the tightest parliamentary votes in Swedish history.

The count of close to 300,000 advance and overseas votes will begin Wednesday, according to a statement from the Election Authority.

The delay prolongs uncertainty after Sunday’...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said a system brewing in the Atlantic could become a tropical depression later this week.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a trough of low pressure located well east-southeast of Bermuda was continuing to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

“Environmental ...Read more

NATO jets shot down an unidentified drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus, the latest incursion on the alliance’s eastern flank amid rising concerns of Russia’s war on Ukraine spilling over into Europe.

“Even though the war seems to be taking place a thousand kilometers away from Lithuania, its scale is still ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Facing the greatest disaster in Los Angeles history, the county government did not have the plans and procedures in place it needed to jump-start a recovery after the January 2025 fires, a new review found.

The new report suggested a slew of reforms to ensure the region is better prepared for the next major emergency, and noted ...Read more

As parts of the Southern California coastline crumbled into the sea, slammed by intense waves and flooding in recent days, oceanographer Kim McCoy had one thing on his mind: the nuclear waste set in concrete on the beach near San Clemente at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant.

“Rising sea levels, storm waves, El Niño which ...Read more

Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced it will bar student use of generative artificial intelligence on school devices for the 2026-27 academic year, joining New York City Public Schools in limiting children's access to a technology no one yet knows how to safely manage.

The nation's two largest school districts made the move at...Read more

Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him.

Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, had...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even before she won her hotly contested Georgia congressional seat in 2020, Carolyn Bourdeaux was always something of a budget nerd.

As director of Georgia’s Senate Budget and Evaluation Office during the Great Recession, the Democrat won recognition from a Republican-controlled Senate for her work to cover a budget shortfall. ...Read more

WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission that clinicians fear will exacerbate the challenges the marginalized population already faces in getting healthcare.

In 43 states and the District...Read more

Mail voting in the 2026 midterm elections will go on as usual – now that the Trump administration’s major efforts to disrupt how Americans vote by mail have been blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Postal Service had recently implemented new rules placing unprecedented restrictions on the practice of mail voting in federal...Read more

California and other Democratic-led states and localities filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new Trump administration rules giving immigration officials more power to deny green cards to applicants whose families have relied on public assistance programs in the past.

The challenge mirrors another by a similar coalition that ...Read more

Boston high school students can apply for over 1,600 school year jobs through the city’s new public-private partnership program – as the city continues seeks additional partnerships to reach their goal of 2,000 “learn-and-earn” jobs available for teens.

“Today, I’m proud that we are now at more than 1,600 jobs for the upcoming ...Read more

Nearly 80 detainees were held in small metal cages at the Everglades detention site state leaders called “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog.

“The use of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment,” ...Read more

Former State Trooper Michael Proctor can invoke the fifth amendment during a hearing to dismiss a Milton murder case he investigated, a judge ruled Monday.

“Clearly, something exposed him to criminal liability,” defense attorney Rosemary Scapicchio said of the ex-cop.

When Proctor left the Norfolk Superior Courthouse, his lawyer said he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict voting by mail, ruling it is too late to impose new postal service rules for the November election.

The justices on Monday turned down an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers, who argued the government needed a new and untested system of unique bar ...Read more