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Supporters of presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez shout her name at her campaign rally in Los Reyes la Paz just outside of Mexico City, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Mexico's general election is set for June 2.

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico

Some 27 candidates, mostly running for mayor or town councils, have been killed so far this year. But criminals have taken to mass shootings rather than targeted attacks as they have in the past.

Hunter Biden, the president's son, goes on trial this week on federal gun charges in Delaware.

Jury selected in Hunter Biden gun trial

The trial, which opened Monday in federal court in Delaware, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son.

The UC Berkeley chapter of End Overdose at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley on Jan. 23, 2024. The organization passes out free fentanyl test strips to students and gives other organizations training on Narcan usage.

Narcan at California colleges: Are students getting overdose medication?

The Campus Opioid Safety Act required colleges and universities to put the power of reversing fentanyl overdoses directly into the hands of students. Some campuses are giving out the life-saving nasal spray Narcan, while others are not.

Amy Tan, author of <em>The Backyard Bird Chronicles</em>.

Amy Tan's bird obsession led to a new book — and keeping mealworms in her fridge

In The Backyard Bird Chronicles, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birdwatching and the natural wonders of the world.

Jay Johnston has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He's seen here in an image from an FBI affidavit.

Actor Jay Johnston of 'Bob's Burgers' and other comedies pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case

In his career, Johnston has repeatedly portrayed police officers and agents, from Arrested Development to The Sarah Silverman Program and Men in Black II. His actions against police cost him a job.

Librarian Sabrina Jesram arranges a display of books during Banned Books Week at a public library branch in New York City on Sept. 23, 2022.

What's a book ban anyway? Depends on who you ask

The term "book ban" is used a lot in media and elsewhere when addressing the rise in challenges to certain books being allowed in schools and public libraries. But is it more political hyperbole or a censorship alarm bell?

From left: Chemical engineer Hazhir Teymourian, nanoengineer Farshad Tehrani and electrical engineer Brian Wuerstle were on the team that created a wearable microneedle monitor. Tehrani holds the pilot product in his left hand.

New glucose monitor points the way to at-home medical labs

A wearable monitor by AquilX can test for glucose, lactate and blood alcohol. Scientists say that’s just for starters.

Once a town of some 27,000 people, Paradise is now home to more ruins than residents after the Camp Fire swept through the California community last week. Hundreds remain missing, and many survivors don't know where to turn next.

State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market

Insurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer.

A couple walks past the boarded windows at the U.S. consulate as police investigate the vandalism in Sydney on Monday.

Australia's prime minister condemns vandalism of U.S. Consulate over war in Gaza

CCTV footage showed a person wearing a hoodie using a sledgehammer to smash holes in the reinforced glass windows of the building, police said.

The U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson has departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis on its way to the eastern Mediterranean to help build a temporary aid port in Gaza, the U.S. military said.

As a U.S. aid ship heads to Gaza, Biden again warns Netanyahu on civilian deaths

The U.S. ship left Virginia this weekend as part of an emergency mission to build a temporary pier in Gaza to facilitate aid. Biden criticized the Israeli prime minister over civilian deaths in Gaza.

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