WASHINGTON — A framework agreement to end the U.S. war with Iran is all but settled, pending sign-off from the presidents of the two warring sides, President Donald Trump said Friday, projecting optimism that a deal could finally be at hand.

Yet doubt cast a shadow over the diplomatic process entering the weekend as Trump faced a politically...Read more

President Donald Trump said Friday he’s making a “final determination” on a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran after mixed messages from both sides over when an agreement might be struck.

“I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” Trump said in a social media post. He reiterated ...Read more

CHICAGO – The Chicago Board of Education voted to delay contract renewals for seven charter operators, as board members sparred over stricter oversight standards for the publicly-funded but independently-operated schools.

In a contentious, late-night debate Thursday, 11 board members — all of whom are mayoral-appointed or aligned with the ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran have reached a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and discuss the future of Tehran’s nuclear program, a person with knowledge of the matter said, buoying hopes for a resolution to a three-month conflict that has killed thousands and roiled the global economy.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – This election cycle marks the end to a generation of bitterly contested Los Angeles school board races that became the most expensive in the country, with the L.A. teachers union and charter school advocates slugging it out to advance their vision for public education.

The difference?

Charter school supporters — who had ...Read more

Even though Blue Origin suffered a massive explosion of its New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, two other launch providers pushed forward with missions Friday on the Space Coast.

First up was SpaceX with a Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 10-53 mission carrying 29 Starlink satellites from Canaveral’s Space...Read more

A disease’s name can have a significant influence on its diagnosis and treatment – or lack thereof. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. For decades, doctors thought the condition mostly affected the ovaries, but its misleading name has left many people undiagnosed and at risk of ...Read more

Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to newborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a sample of human blood, tissue or breast milk without detectable levels of at least one type of PFAS.

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Romania accused Russia of a “serious and irresponsible escalation” after a drone entered its airspace early on Friday and crashed into an apartment building, injuring two people.

The incident was the most serious of its kind for the eastern-flank NATO member since Moscow invaded neighboring Ukraine more than four years ago and drew an ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran have reached a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and discuss the future of Tehran’s nuclear program, a person with knowledge of the matter said, buoying hopes for a resolution to a three-month conflict that has killed thousands and roiled the global economy.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity ...Read more

A Kenyan high court temporarily blocked the government from approving a deal with the U.S. to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation after a human rights group said the plan posed “grave health risks” to the public.

The planned Ebola complex “is being undertaken in a manner that is not transparent and is devoid ...Read more

Gray whales are washing up on North America’s Pacific coast in alarming numbers, again. The culprit: Starvation and a lack of food. It feels like it’s becoming a theme this year, as we watched thousands of seabirds die earlier this spring presumably from a similar problem. With a super El Niño on its way, is it just going to get worse?

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LOS ANGELES — In 2023, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was so swept up in President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election fraud claims that they ditched Dominion voting machines and opted to hand-count ballots for the county’s more than 110,000 registered voters — quickly prompting a new state law that banned them from doing so....Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With cuts to HIV and AIDS programs looming from President Donald Trump’s administration, advocates are pressing Illinois lawmakers to fill a growing void or face a situation for which they say the state is unprepared.

It’s a “life or death situation,” Timothy Jackson, senior director of policy and advocacy at AIDS ...Read more

The new first stage for an upcoming Blue Origin New Glenn mission exploded on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral on Thursday night.

“We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more,” Blue Origin posted on X.

Video captured by Spaceflightnow.com and ...Read more

Gov. Jared Polis nixed a fee on online transactions in video games, a requirement for humans to be present in self-driving commercial vehicles, and the stricter of two social media search warrant bills on Thursday in his first round of vetoes this year.

He also vetoed a fourth measure that would have cut the final year of a grant for nonprofit ...Read more

A legal case aiming to overturn California’s death penalty law by showing that it is applied in a racist manner will move forward under an order issued Wednesday by the state Supreme Court, records show.

The state’s highest court ordered California Attorney General Rob Bonta to show why the death penalty should not be declared ...Read more