SpaceX launched its 11th test flight of the powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket from its Texas site Starbase on Monday as it moved ahead in its goals to achieve an operational rocket that could eventually launch from Florida.

Liftoff came at 7:23 p.m. EDT, looking for a repeat of the successful 10th test flight in August and avoiding the ...Read more

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season saw its 12th named storm form Monday with the arrival of Tropical Storm Lorenzo, but it’s a system not expected to threaten land.

As of the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. Eastern time advisory, Lorenzo had 50 mph sustained winds located about 1,180 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands moving northwest ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest tit-for-tat showdown has both countries claiming the ball is now in the other’s court, with the clock ticking toward another escalation in import tariffs.

After Trump signaled openness to doing a deal with Beijing, U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday declared the outcome ...Read more

CHICAGO — With the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts continuing to rile the Chicago area, officials in west suburban Broadview took steps on Monday to insulate residents from flare-ups between protesters and police as state lawmakers returning to Springfield this week look to strengthen legal safeguards for ...Read more

ATLANTA — Former football coach Derek Dooley stood outside U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s Atlanta office Monday afternoon, flanked by a small crowd of supporters and a bank of cameras. Hours earlier, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins arrived at the same Midtown high-rise tower with much the same goal.

The Republican Senate rivals were there to deliver a ...Read more

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance grew up outside the city during the Cold War. And the specter of nuclear conflict and an attack on the area's military infrastructure loomed over her childhood.

"The Soviet Union felt pretty close," she said. "I remember feeling a sense of fear, like: 'We're going to be the first ones in the line of fire. We're ...Read more

The “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign glowed yellow, orange and turquoise on Monday, recognizing the rich cultural tapestry of the original stewards of Nevada’s desert landscapes.

But the Indigenous history the act was meant to celebrate is again caught in the crosshairs of a culture war over whether Indigenous Peoples Day should ...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge on Monday declined an activist’s request to immediately block Miami Dade College from officially deeding over downtown land for Donald Trump’s presidential library.

But Judge Mavel Ruiz, presiding over a lawsuit alleging the college violated Florida’s Sunshine Law last month when trustees voted ...Read more

Major media outlets are refusing to sign a pledge that could curb news agencies’ abilities to report information not authorized by the Department of Defense and limit journalists’ access to the Pentagon.

Pentagon reporters have until Thursday to submit to the demands made by Secretary of War and former Fox News weekend host Pete Hegseth. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After the January fires that destroyed thousands of residences, victims who lost their clothing, furniture and other possessions faced a daunting task: creating a list of itemized losses to submit to their insurers — typically without records to rely on.

While existing law paid policyholders who suffered total losses as much ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At California universities Monday, the ceasefire in Gaza — and the accompanying hostage and prisoner exchange — emerged as an inflection point for the future of a student-led protest movement that for two years has roiled campuses.

The activism, along with its contentious aftermath, continues to reverberate as pro-...Read more

REIM, Israel — Israelis and Palestinians cried, cheered and gave thanks Monday as Hamas militants released the last 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

It was the first phase of a ceasefire deal put in place last month even as President Donald Trump — the driving force behind the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is inviting all U.S. colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The White ...Read more

About 21% of U.S. workers use artificial intelligence, or AI, to do at least some part of their job, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center — and that number is only growing.

Younger and more educated workers are more likely they are to use AI.

Last year, 16% of workers surveyed said at least some of their work is done using AI...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — At least three people remain missing and more than 50 people have been rescued after a devastating storm system sent unprecedented levels of flooding into Western Alaska communities including Kwigillingok and Kipnuk, displacing more than 1,000 people.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region...Read more

Madagascar’s president said he had sought sanctuary in a “secure location” because of a threat to his life following weeks of anti-government demonstrations, the latest ruler to be challenged by youth-led protesters angry at the status quo.

President Andry Rajoelina didn’t disclose where he had gone, but said in a social media post late...Read more

MIAMI — South Florida’s academic and political leaders on Monday celebrated Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a triumph not only for Venezuela but for pro-democracy movements across Latin America.

At an event held at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami, representatives from ...Read more