Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid has received no boost from — and may have even been damaged by — U.S. President Donald Trump’s unusually explicit endorsement, a poll by the country’s top-rated TV station found.

Projections for the Oct. 27 vote are unchanged, Channel 12 said on Monday, citing a survey from ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Tuesday to keep an eye on a system off the U.S. East Coast with the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a storm-force, nontropical area of low pressure, which had formed Sunday night, was located a few hundred miles off the North ...Read more

In 1987, biologists captured the last free-flying condor to transfer it to captivity, and the largest flying North American bird species was officially declared extinct in the wild. Today, after decades of coordinated efforts and millions of dollars spent on captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, more than 300 condors have been restored...Read more

With the U.S. midterms approaching, about 1 in 5 voters has asked AI chatbots about elections and politics, a recent survey found.

But many voters may not know that governments around the world increasingly shape what chatbots can say. And because many tech companies apply the same policies worldwide, the answers American voters get ...Read more

CHICAGO — Janet Cole told herself she didn’t need to take any more pictures of trees at The Morton Arboretum. She had more than enough.

But an amur corktree standing alone with a mass of vibrant leaves called to Cole, 75, and she found herself once again grabbing photos.

“I just wanted to come over and see it with its beautiful, yellow ...Read more

Experimental peptides have become darlings among influencers, chiropractors, and doctors focused on longevity, antiaging, or “body optimization,” even though the FDA hasn’t approved them for safety or effectiveness. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other leaders of the Make America Healthy Again movement have pushed to make ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — There are myriad public transportation challenges for the next Los Angeles mayor, but perhaps none is more visible than the long-awaited Skylink people mover train at Los Angeles International Airport.

The 2.25-mile train, designed to whisk people from airline terminals to ground transportation, is years behind schedule and more...Read more

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Richard J. Durbin first proposed what’s known as the DREAM Act, his current interns weren’t born yet. Pagers were often used instead of cellphones, and George W. Bush was president.

More than 25 years later, it hasn’t become law. And in just a few months, Durbin will leave the bill — and the Senate — behind. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Captain Brandon Erdo steered the 95-foot Dana Pride up to a patch of water that looked promising miles off the Orange County coast on a Wednesday morning.

The boat was near capacity — 37 of 40 available angler spots were taken. And, after hearing on social media about the great fishing to be had with the super El Niño, they ...Read more

DENVER — Over the next few weeks, Coloradans will decide whether to ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors, though available data suggests few teens receive such procedures in this state.

Proposition 135 would outlaw surgeries to change a minor’s sexual characteristics for gender-affirming purposes. Currently, 26 states outlaw both ...Read more

DENVER -- The University of Denver’s civil rights office last year found a tenured philosophy professor responsible for sexually harassing a graduate student and recommended he be terminated. The case against him had spanned more than a year and involved four different investigators.

The now-former DU student, whom The Denver Post is not ...Read more

Many popular nicotine vapes are now banned in Pennsylvania, with only six companies approved to sell their products in the state after a legal ban went into effect on Oct. 19, 2026.

I am a health law professor at Villanova University outside Philadelphia.

Here’s how Pennsylvania’s new law works and what to expect as ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles late Monday, several green card holders arrested in a crackdown on alleged California voter fraud expressed confusion over the charges — with some saying they had no recollection of registering to vote, as Trump administration officials accuse them of doing.

Among them was Ana ...Read more

PARK CITY, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Monday urged Kansas voters to reelect U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in a wide-ranging speech that largely attacked Democrats and faced opposition from several protesters.

Trump appeared at a rally supporting Marshall at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, a suburb of Wichita, as Republicans look ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A ban on cellphones in Pennsylvania schools is one step closer to becoming law, after House lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would require all schools to bar students from using phones throughout the school day.

The bill, which passed the Democratic-led House 141-62, now heads to the Republican-led Senate for final ...Read more