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NASA probe launches aboard SpaceX rocket to search for the building blocks of life on Europa, Jupiter's icy ocean moon.

Recent research suggests that the disease can diminish intelligence even years after symptoms resolve. It's one more reason to get the latest vaccinations.

The Biden administration and Native tribes will commemorate the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary on Monday.

Trump hates windmills with the power of a thousand turbines. That could hurt California, which is becoming more reliant on renewable energy.

In an engineering feat, SpaceX launches enormous Starship rocket booster and successfully catches it back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

Adrienne Quinn Martin is the only elected Democrat in deep-red Hood County, Texas. She may not be able to defeat Republicans, but she does get under their skin.

While Arizona's sizable Latter-day Saints members are overwhelmingly Republican, there is some erosion in their traditionally airtight support for Republicans.

GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is seeking reelection in a district that favored Joe Biden. The race will not only help decide control of Congress but show how much party labels matter in these polarized times

Former President Trump's campaign has called the economy the central issue, but in the final weeks it is airing ads during NFL games attacking transgender rights.

The FBI supposedly investigated sexual assault allegations against the Trump Supreme Court pick. A new report shows the probe was deeply compromised.

Trump's visit to the home state of his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, offers him a chance to bash the liberal policies of the Bay Area native.

Hurricane-weary Floridians assessed storm damage and started clearing out debris Friday, a day after Hurricane Milton brought floodwaters and destructive winds across a swath of Florida.

As Trump's lies reverberate, our allies question not only U.S. policies but our nation's fundamental reliability as a partner in the world.

Trump reduced national monuments before Biden restored them. The Project 2025 blueprint says public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses.

The former vice president's story is crucial to the federal case. Prosecutors argue that it should survive the Supreme Court's immunity ruling for several reasons.

Elon Musk has turned the former Twitter from a social media staple into a fount of misinformation. Even former President Trump seems annoyed with the right's new cheerleader.

Obama said he had a problem with men who are "coming up with all kinds of excuses" to sit out the election or to vote for Trump.

Anderson Cooper gets hit with flying Hurricane Milton debris during a live report. 'OK, that wasn't good,' he says through an onslaught of wind and rain.

Tropicana Field, home of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays, lost most of its roof as Hurricane Milton tore through Tampa Bay and other parts of Florida with winds up to 120 mph.

After Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate in 2020, she moved toward the center on some issues, and has generally kept those positions to this day.

It can be difficult to separate the Republican former president and 2024 nominee's false statements on any particular issue from his changes in policy positions over time.