Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen: Israeli forces exchanged fire with militants backed by Tehran on Monday.

The administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.

The Tampa Bay area, long used to relative safety from big storms, faces what could be its first direct hit by a major hurricane in a century.

Also, Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida as a Category 5 storm. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The French leader said countries should stop supplying weapons to Israel, arguing that providing arms while demanding a cease-fire is inconsistent. That drew the Israeli leader’s fury.

Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities.

The ban will resume while the court considers an appeal to a decision that had briefly allowed greater access to abortions in the state.

But not quite in the way you may think.

Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney Houston to superstardom.

The Russian arms dealer, who was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States, is negotiating with the militant group in Yemen.

One year after being attacked, Israel has not won the battle on the ground or the battle for a good story to tell about itself and this war.

Musk’s group wants registered voters to sign a petition that it can use to target potential supporters of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. It’s offering a cash reward for referrals.

Here are some tips for getting ready: Make a plan, make digital copies of important documents and prepare an emergency kit.

The prize was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function.

Vice President Kamala Harris rarely points out the fact that she would be the first female president or the first Black or Indian woman to hold the job. Her running mate embraces it.

My name is Yaffa Adar. I’m 86 years old. I was a hostage of Hamas.

The justices considered a routine case on unemployment benefits in characteristic style, peppering the lawyers with questions and dropping hints about their views.

Many brands in their spring 2025 collections offered ladylike alternatives to the flashy and revealing clothing that has proliferated in recent years.

Not having much insight into what may happen next in the case of a fraud orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford, many of the victims sold the rights to any future payout.

The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.