Argentina is voting Sunday in a midterm election that will serve as a crucial referendum on President Javier Milei’s ambitious austerity policies and, potentially, a $40 billion rescue package from the Trump administration.

Voting stations close at 6 p.m. local time and results are expected later Sunday evening. Argentines are electing ...Read more

In the crucial final days before voting ends on California’s redistricting ballot measure, the Republican-backed campaigns opposing Proposition 50 are just about out of cash to spend.

Together, the two main ‘No’ campaigns have about $2.3 million in the bank — not nearly enough to fund the kind of statewide ad blitz typically seen to ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that his military said was capable of traveling for at least 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles).

Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov said the Burevestnik was tested on Oct. 21, according to footage of a meeting with military commanders posted on the ...Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a terse response to President Donald Trump’s promise to further hike tariffs on Canadian goods, saying just that his government is prepared to resume trade talks with the U.S. at any time.

“Canada stands ready to build on the progress that we had been making in our negotiations or discussions with...Read more

The Space Coast hosted its 89th orbital launch of the year with another SpaceX Starlink mission on Sunday morning.

A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-21 mission carrying 29 satellites lifted off at 11 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

The first-stage booster made its 24th flight with a recovery landing ...Read more

Top trade negotiators from the U.S. and Brazil are set to meet Sunday after President Donald Trump predicted the nations could “pretty quickly” strike a trade deal as he met with counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Trump said the pair “get along very well” and indicated a willingness to claw back the punishing tariffs he had imposed ...Read more

Top trade negotiators for the U.S. and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal and ease trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

After two days of talks in Malaysia wrapped up Sunday, a Chinese official said the two sides reached a ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a flurry of trade deals during his first day in Asia, looking to shore up access to critical minerals and a market for U.S. agricultural goods ahead of a critical meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“My message to the nations of Southeast Asia is that the United States is with you 100% and we intend...Read more

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a 140 mph Category 4 storm early Sunday morning and continues on its path toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.

“Tropical storm conditions are likely occurring in Jamaica, with hurricane conditions expected to begin by Monday,” the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. Sunday advisory.

As of the ...Read more

Hours before kickoff in a game pitting Arizona State University against Texas Christian University, the atmosphere feels more fine-dining than college football. A chef is carving chili-rubbed prime rib. Nearby, a bartender shakes up this week’s featured cocktail, a tangerine-hued, mango-flavored Spicy Rita.

Those premium offerings at the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When Caroline Hagan was approved for at-home nursing care, it was a blessing for her family.

The Lithia girl was born with Down syndrome, a congenital heart disease, hypothyroidism and a severe pediatric feeding disorder. She takes 15 medications every day, either through a feeding tube or a spray dispenser, and needs constant ...Read more

As a private citizen, Donald Trump surrounded himself with lawyers who defended him in myriad lawsuits and business disputes, sometimes — though not always — with remarkable success.

As president, Trump has filled key positions at the Justice Department and the White House with many of those same lawyers, ensuring he has a loyal team in ...Read more

Mary Catherine Johnson is a retired small-business owner from outside Rochester, New York. She voted for Donald Trump three times.

Lexy Mealing, who used to work in a physician’s office, is from Long Island. She’s a Democrat.

But the women share a common bond. They both survived breast cancer.

And when the American Cancer Society Cancer ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Among the losses suffered by Western Alaska victims of ex-Typhoon Halong — destroyed four-wheelers, houses and lives — the destruction of the traditional foods they’d gathered for the winter is among the most deeply felt, Alaska Natives leaders say.

The flooding destroyed caches of seal, salmon, moose meat, berries ...Read more

ExxonMobil Corp. has sued California, arguing that two new state laws violate the First Amendment by trying to force it to agree to a certain climate viewpoint, and conflict with federal regulations.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges that the two new laws, which seek to make large corporations more transparent about their climate emissions and...Read more

The storm slowly crossing the Caribbean became Category 1 Hurricane Melissa Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean prepared for heavy rains, flooding and landslides — if they weren’t already dealing with them.

And, Melissa’s expected to get much stronger as it approaches Jamaica, then Cuba.

What you need to know about Hurricane ...Read more

As a young wildlife biologist, Adam Mortensen has worked in the mountains of New Mexico, the high desert of northern California and the wilderness of Isle Royale, where he lived out of a tent and backpacked daily to study wolves.

Now he will ride a snowmobile through the forests of far northeastern Minnesota to help solve the mystery of ...Read more

The University of West Georgia’s Turning Point USA chapter had hit a rut.

Meeting attendance was low. Membership had stalled. Rebekah Bushmire, the chapter’s vice president, was wondering if the conservative student political activist organization was having any meaningful impact.

“We were questioning where we were at on campus, what God...Read more

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to moon.

Teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building this week.

The fully stacked rocket is slated to fly as early ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction President Gustavo Petro may look bad for Colombia, but it’s hardly the worst outcome for businesses that were bracing for economy-crushing tariffs.

On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department effectively barred Petro and members of his inner circle from using the U.S. financial system or doing ...Read more