LOS ANGELES — As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States.

A report published Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans want the U.S. to be a world leader in science, but ...Read more

The White House has reportedly stashed millions of dollars from sales of Venezuelan oil in Qatari banks since the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, raising huge questions about how the money will be allocated and if Congress and the American public will have a say.

An estimated $500 million from the first Venezuelan oil sales has already been...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A day after it abruptly notified Lexington-area service providers they would lose millions in already awarded federal funding for substance abuse and mental health services, President Donald Trump’s administration reversed course and reinstated the funding.

On Jan. 13, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Chicago on Monday for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.

Harris, the Democratic nominee for president in 2024, will deliver the keynote address at the annual event honoring the civil rights icon. It will be her latest visit ...Read more

President Donald Trump Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military troops on the streets of Minneapolis amid escalating clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out his mass deportation push.

The White House threat, which came after ICE agents shot and wounded a suspect ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to tamp down unrest and the pushback against ICE agents working in the state.

Trump gave the warning early Thursday in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, after a federal agent shot a man in the leg Wednesday night in north Minneapolis ...Read more

NASA’s first medical evacuation from space went smoothly with the four members of SpaceX Crew-11 splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast early Thursday after an overnight departure from the International Space Station.

The crew of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke along with JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and ...Read more

U.S. forces have seized another tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports in the Caribbean, U.S. officials said, as Washington intensifies a sweeping campaign to enforce sanctions and choke off what it describes as illicit petroleum trafficking from Venezuela.

The latest operation, carried out before dawn Thursday, involved U.S. Marines and ...Read more

President Donald Trump Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military troops on the streets of Minneapolis amid escalating clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out his mass deportation push.

The White House threat, which came after ICE agents shot and wounded a suspect ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A transportation service that pays for people’s rides to medical appointments is among the Medicaid-funded programs facing new scrutiny for its vulnerability to fraud, with some in the industry saying they have been raising red flags for years.

The program, known as nonemergency medical transportation, provides tens of ...Read more

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she’ll continue to push back against American efforts to take over Greenland after a high-level meeting failed to defuse U.S. threats over the future of the Arctic island.

The continued demands from President Donald Trump have sparked anger and distrust among Greenlanders and Danes, with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Trails on Mt. Baldy reopened after the deaths of three hikers who fell from an ice-slicked ridge last month in what investigators believed to be two unrelated incidents.

That doesn't mean conditions are safe, warned the agency responsible for handling rescues there: Snow, ice, limited visibility and the potential for sudden ...Read more

Let’s be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences.

The most important reason for older adults to be ...Read more

It’s feeding time for the animals on this property outside Nashville, Tennessee. An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its cage to grab an animal cracker, an appetizer treat right before the evening meal.

“Cricket is blind,” said Robert Sory, who is trying to open a nonprofit animal sanctuary along with his wife, ...Read more

New federal guidance to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 vaccines down to 11 comes as states already are charting their own courses on vaccine policy.

The new federal guidelines mention a directive issued by President Donald Trump in December calling to align the U.S. vaccination schedule with “peer” ...Read more

When one of Adam Burkhammer’s foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.

“We saw a turnaround in his behavior, and our other children,” said Burkhammer, who has adopted or fostered 10 kids with his wife. “There ...Read more