To prevent pregnancy after sex, U.S. teenage girls and young women are more likely to rely on unproven strategies such as prayer, exercise and jumping up and down than they are on evidence-based methods such as Plan B emergency contraception, according to a new study.

The study, published in The Journal of Sex Research, is based on a survey of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The victims of a fatal shooting at a California state beach early Monday were two teenage boys, according to officials. One of them was days away from celebrating his 14th birthday.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Tuesday the two people found dead near Moss Landing State Beach were Marco Antonio ...Read more

Americans have a lot of plans for the country’s power grid. Some people want to expand renewable energy by building solar and wind farms. Others want to add new coal- or natural gas-fired power plants. There are those who want to provide power to some unknown number of data centers processing artificial intelligence algorithms.

To ...Read more

With the race to build artificial intelligence systems smarter than any human has come a boom in “accidents.” In a safety test run by the company Anthropic, its own AI agent blackmailed an engineer to avoid being shut down. Criminals have used AI agents for data-extortion campaigns and to hack government agencies, banks and technology ...Read more

The U.S. election results were welcomed in many capitals for the limits that could place on Donald Trump, particularly on Iran, but foreign officials cautioned that the American preisdent could prove even more disruptive during the final two years of his term.

“On international affairs, he remains in charge,” French Finance Minister Roland...Read more

Israel paved the way for talks on a new government, certifying last week’s election results despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued claims about voting irregularities.

The results of the Oct. 27 ballot were presented by The Central Elections Committee to President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday. They put Netanyahu’s bloc ahead of...Read more

Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago.

Democrats took control of the House ...Read more

The idea that there will be a sharp, menacing dropoff in high school graduates that will have dramatic effects on college and university enrollment has often been repeated in higher education circles in recent years.

But will there be an actual “demographic cliff” over the next 15 years, and should leaders make big changes to prepare for it...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s state House Democrats have flipped the chamber after 16 years of Republican control, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night.

Democrats quickly claimed victory.

“There are counts to be had, but I’ve got one thing to guarantee for you tonight, North Carolina. In January 2027, the North ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As mobile crisis response teams in Northern California de-escalate and stabilize thousands of people with mental health conditions every year, they’re meeting a financial roadblock: health insurance companies.

Records obtained by Bay Area News Group show insurers rejected $4.1 million in payments to 11 counties for these ...Read more

The race for Kansas governor remained neck and neck late Tuesday, with no clear winner declared.

Voters appeared almost evenly split on the two candidates, who could set the state on two drastically different paths over the next four years, shaping how taxes are levied, education is funded and abortion is regulated.

As of 11:50 p.m., the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Xavier Becerra, who grew up in a 685-square-foot house with his parents and three sisters in working-class Sacramento before ascending to Stanford University, Congress and the White House Cabinet, will become California’s first directly elected Latino governor.

The historic victory thrusts the unassuming Democrat into ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little was leading in his race for reelection in early returns Tuesday night, with 47.3% as of 9:35 p.m.

Democrat Terri Pickens was second at 42.1%.

Much of the early return was from Ada County.

The race wasn’t expected to be competitive. The Cook Political Report rated the Idaho governor’s race...Read more

ST.PAUL, Minn. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar won the election for Minnesota governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth. Klobuchar will be the first woman to hold the office in Minnesota’s history.

Unofficial results as of 11 p.m. Thursday showed Klobuchar held a decisive lead, with 56% of the vote to ...Read more

From Washington, D.C. to Anchorage, Alaska, federal courts have been busy with cases related to the Trump administration’s attempts to assert control over state elections. In almost every case, rulings have gone against the administration. But despite the fears of many Democrats, there was no mayhem launched by the Trump administration on ...Read more

Oversight is coming for the Trump administration.

That’s been the message of congressional Democrats throughout the closing days of the 2026 midterm campaign. Now that the party’s candidates have reportedly won control of the House of Representatives, that campaign promise is likely to be carried out. Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin ...Read more

Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has pulled off an upset in the Texas governor’s race, unseating three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.

Abbott conceded defeat just after 10 p.m.

“There are still votes to be counted, but mathematically we’re not going to be able to win this election,” Abbott told supporters at his election ...Read more