The Day of Final Polls and Accusations

The choice of this election will have reverberations for decades, deciding which of two very different paths for the future Americans will take.

They warn that the Democratic candidate risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — immediately.

The planet’s largest lake is shrinking fast. Experts fear it may never recover

The choice of this election will have reverberations for decades, deciding which of two very different paths for the future Americans will take.

The differences in votes and views between men and women has widened, USA TODAY/Suffolk polls Poll finds.

Vice President Kamala Harris has been told she risks losing her core supporter base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — without delay to focus on bread-and-butter issues not feel-good “kumbaya optics.”

Illnesses from bacteria in food are on the rise. A doctor explains how to avoid them

New Zealand Government Punishes Gun Owners for Their Political Beliefs

What it means that most young people in the U.S. no longer believe their country is anything special

Germany’s left-wing party is in trouble, with divides over Gaza adding to the split by former spokeswoman Sahra Wagenknecht. At last weekend’s party congress, a new leadership set out plans to reconnect with working-class voters in order to avoid collapse.

A field guide to the podcasts that dominated the 2024 campaign trail, from Theo Von to Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.

Israel says it's targeting Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, but health officials in both places say the civilian death toll is climbing.

Nearly 30 million Americans have voted early. Despite mixed signals from Donald Trump, the GOP is showing gains with early voting in Orange County.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is still awaiting official approval, but private firms are already using patents to corner the market. Government-funded research shouldn’t yield big profits for Big Pharma.

More Republicans are voting early in the 2024 election than they did in the 2020 election. Why Democrats say they aren't panicking.

The Washington Post will not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president, according to the paper’s editorial board on Friday.

A college student died of fentanyl poisoning in a casino. His dad has dedicated his life to saving other young people

A movement driven by disinformation about Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat has taken over many of the boards that certify elections. It could cause chaos in the weeks ahead.

Can Liz Cheney’s effort to reach Republican-leaning voters who don’t like Trump really help Harris win?

Though prosecutors decided to petition for the Menendez brothers to be resentenced, they face an uncertain path to freedom.

A college student died of fentanyl poisoning in a casino. His dad has dedicated his life to saving other young people

Stacey Williams, a former Sports Illustrated model, claims former President Donald Trump groped her in 1993. She recounted the incident to CNN. Trump's campaign denied the allegations.

As vice president, Kamala Harris often tried to use government to target racism and sexism.

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Forget the superstars like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Here are five difference makers to watch as Game 1 of the World Series gets underway.

When the Dodgers and Yankees meet again in the World Series after a 42-year absence, they will be representing cities whose fortunes have shifted enormously over the intervening decades.

President Biden called the apology on Friday "long overdue" and said it was an "honor … to right a wrong, to chart a new path."

McDonald’s Quarter Pounders have been linked to a series of hospital visits stemming from the ingestion of a deadly E. coli strain, causing one known death and leaving 75 people ill so far.

A college student died of fentanyl poisoning in a casino. His dad has dedicated his life to saving other young people

Biden visited Arizona on Friday to apologize for the horrors of the federal Indian boarding schools that ran for over 150 years, and also trumpet the administration's policies to help Native American communities.

Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris.

Six former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) employees received over $1 million each after filing a discrimination lawsuit against the organization for wrongful termination after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccines.

Is it a problem that people are betting on Trump v. Harris?

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Saturday morning local time that Israel has begun retaliating against Iran.

A college student died of fentanyl poisoning in a casino. His dad has dedicated his life to saving other young people

Israel launched airstrikes at military targets in Iran early Saturday in retaliation for Tehran’s ballistic barrage of 200 rockets targeting the Jewish state earlier this month, the Israeli military confirmed.

Booming echoes from at least 7 explosions were heard across Tehran, and state-run media in the capital confirmed the blasts.

At her recent rally in Atlanta, the vice president’s warm-up acts were her best messengers.

Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski was recently featured in a Trump campaign video, where he slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for unapologetically characterizing Trump as a “fascist,” and even comparing him to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Saturday morning local time that Israel has begun retaliating against Iran.

The Dodgers tie the game in the eighth inning after Shohei Ohtani reaches third base before being driven in by Mookie Betts. The game is in progress.

Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes, saying it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier in October.