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This has been one of the most astonishing presidential election cycles in modern American history, full of unprecedented political moments and bizarre politicking. It's been exhausting as it nears its end.

The election is supposedly about women's issues. Why are the media so obsessed with men, especially young men?

Some 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia near the Ukraine battleground. How significant is this deployment?

Israel routinely turned aside U.S. requests regarding Gaza and Lebanon, but the attack on Iran was different.

Her big advantage among the key voting bloc resembles Biden's 2020 share, according to a new national poll of 1,500 Latino voters. It signals a rebound in Latino support for Democrats in recent months.

Most debates over illegal immigration — a big issue in the presidential race — have focused on recent arrivals. But millions of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for decades, and many are hitting retirement age.

An upset in the Lone Star state could preserve Democratic control of the U.S. Senate. Ex-NFL linebacker Colin Allred is running against the pugilistic incumbent.

Everett Chad Nelson was charged with the assault of an unnamed man aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Few drugs are available to treat heavy metals that enter the body, either from lead poisoning or nuclear fallout. A UC Berkeley startup hopes to change that.

The former president says migrants are voting illegally, eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, and coming from jails and mental institutions.

Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Los Angeles Times not endorsing any presidential candidate reflected a poor view of Kamala Harris at the newspaper and a favorable view of him.

H5N1 bird flu has been discovered in a pig in Oregon, a development that has sparked new concerns among infectious disease experts.

President Biden appeared to call supporters of former President Trump 'garbage.' He then said he only meant the racism on display at Trump's New York rally was garbage.

In Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan, now colored Dodger blue for the World Series, a superfan's shrine covers the baseball star's career, and humanity.

Supreme Court conservatives overrule a federal judge and side with Virginia Republicans, allowing last-minute purge of 1,600 alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.

The U.S. faces the specter of political violence heading into the election. The rancor that provoked the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has not subsided.

Muslim and Arab American voters are among those upset by President Biden's policy on Israel and the Middle East. But Donald Trump would be a disaster for Palestinians.

In Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown, now awash in Dodger blue, monthly Ohtani Days give way to World Series celebrations for the 'Pride of Oshu City.'

Jay Johnston, an actor known for 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Arrested Development,' gets a year in prison for his part in the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.