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A new study links gum disease to signs of brain damage in older adults.

These signs, called white matter hyperintensities, are thought to show damage to the brain’s white matter, according to the report published October 22 in Neurology Open Access. White matter enables communication between different areas of the ...Read more

More Californians were registered to vote in Tuesday’s statewide special election than in last year’s presidential election, according to research published Tuesday by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.

The researchers found just over 23 million adults have registered to vote in the state’s special election. That was about ...Read more

BOSTON — FBI Director Kash Patel is applauding authorities for tracking down and arresting two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard University’s Boston medical campus, which investigators determined was intentional over the weekend.

“Great work @FBIBoston and partners – another win for our Homeland Security Task ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday, but he was contradicted several hours later by his spokesperson.

Trump’s ...Read more

Stellantis NV is recalling just over 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrids in the U.S. over risk the vehicles’ batteries will catch fire.

High-voltage battery packs in Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee models may have been built with cells susceptible to separator damage, according to a notice posted to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...Read more

A woman died at Walt Disney World on Sunday, marking the fourth death at the Orlando park over just three weeks.

“On Nov. 2, a woman in her 40s was transported to Hospital, where she passed away,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Daily News. “There were no signs of foul play.”

It’s unclear where the woman was on ...Read more

The American director of an elite private school was stung to death by a swarm of murder hornets alongside his teenage son while they were ziplining in Southeast Asia, local officials confirmed.

Daniel Owen and his 15-year-old son, Cooper, were visiting Green Jungle Park — an eco-adventure resort near the city of Luang Prabang — when the ...Read more

Six people have been confirmed dead and 25 others have been hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak linked to pre-cooked pasta meals sold at Trader Joe‘s and other major stores across the country.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has spread to 18 states, including California, Illinois, Florida and...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump still has Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment on his mind, but the political calendar and environment are not on his side.

Pushing a measure to revise — or even replace — the 2010 health care law known as the Affordable Care Act as the nation heads into what will likely be a ...Read more

Congressman Ro Khanna admonished President Donald Trump on Monday for expressing sympathy for the British royal family, after King Charles last week finally stripped his younger brother, Andrew, of his prince title after years of controversy over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Khanna, D-Calif., shared a clip of ...Read more

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday announced the creation of a commission to consider redrawing the state’s House map, the latest escalation in the nationwide fight over mid-decade redistricting.

“My commitment has been clear from day one — we will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” ...Read more

A growing number of Americans are shifting to the right when it comes to policy on LGBT issues, closing the distance significantly with the Democratic Party, according to a new Pew Research poll.

While Democrats generally enjoy a comfortable lead over Republicans in polling on matters of LBGT policy, the GOP has made substantial gains in a ...Read more

NEW YORK — CBS News program “60 Minutes” was second-guessed by Monday morning quarterbacks over the heavily edited interview with President Donald Trump the network ran Sunday night.

Journalist Norah O’Donnell sat down with the 47th president for nearly 74 minutes Friday to record an interview that ran for 28 minutes during primetime. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Richard B. Cheney, who served as the 46th vice president of the United States and whose decadeslong career in Washington included a lengthy stint as Wyoming’s sole congressman, died Monday night.

His death was caused by complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement. He was 84 years ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of federal immigration agents were seen staging in a Dodgers Stadium parking lot Tuesday morning, a day after the team returned home to celebrate their back-to-back championships with thousands of Angelenos.

Videos shared with The Times and on TikTok, show agents in unmarked vehicles, donning green vests and equipped with...Read more

BOSTON — FBI Director Kash Patel is applauding authorities for tracking down and arresting two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard University’s Boston medical campus, which investigators determined was intentional over the weekend.

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley is set to announce details about the two ...Read more

CHICAGO — Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have filed a long-awaited appeal to overturn his corruption conviction, arguing the prosecution flaunted recent Supreme Court rulings reining in the use of the bribery and fraud statutes and instead stretched the laws “past their breaking...Read more

Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip, was able to call on a friend in a very high place — President Donald Trump — to intervene on his behalf get his health care provider, Kaiser of Northern California, to finally schedule an appointment so that he can receive life-extending treatment for metastasized prostate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday.

His post on the social media site Truth Social came even as the Agriculture ...Read more