She Had an Abortion With Herschel Walker.  She Also Had a Child With Him.  —  Herschel Walker has claimed he has no idea who this woman could be.  Here's why that's surprising. … After a woman revealed that Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker had urged her to have an abortion …

A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results  —  Experts say their dominance in the party poses a threat to the country's democratic principles and jeopardizes the integrity of future votes  —  A majority of Republican nominees on the ballot this November for the House …

Foreign nationals detained after boating from Russia to St. Lawrence Island  —  GAMBELL, Alaska (KTUU) - Village authorities on St. Lawrence Island notified the Coast Guard on Tuesday that two foreign nationals had landed near the community of Gambell in a small boat.

How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end?  —  Sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you  —  At first, no one could imagine that the Russo-Ukrainian war could begin.  And yet it began.  And now, no one can imagine how it will end.  And yet end it will.

Biden's Job Approval Rating & the Midterm Elections  —  NPR/Marist National Poll  —  Biden's Approval Rating on Upswing as Dems Edge GOP in Midterm Elections  —  President Joe Biden's job approval rating is at 44% among Americans, marking a three-month upward swing in perceptions of the president's job performance.

Maggie Haberman on How She Covers Trump Without Losing Her Mind  —  I first met Maggie Haberman in 2014.  She was a correspondent for Politico with roots in city tabloids, and while I didn't know much about politics or the media, I knew that when she reported something, it seemed to carry a certain weight …

Democrats Worry as G.O.P. Attack Ads Take a Toll in Wisconsin  —  Mandela Barnes, the party's Senate candidate, is now wobbling in his race against Ron Johnson, the Republican incumbent.  Democratic nominees in other states face similar challenges.  —  MADISON, Wis. — Politicians …

Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots  —  Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same, according to a letter shared first with Axios.

The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be  —  Just because you can (sort of) afford to go somewhere doesn't mean you'll enjoy it.  —  This time last week I was wandering the stony streets of Positano, a small village on Italy's Amalfi Coast.

Fox News CEO warned against ‘crazies’ after 2020 election, Dominion says  —  Besieged by angry viewers, denounced by then-President Trump, questioned by some of its own stars, Fox News found itself in a near-impossible spot on Election Night 2020 after its election-analysis team announced …

Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere  —  The first car woke Jennifer King at 2 a.m. with a loud, high‑pitched hum.  “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, and that wasn't the weird part.  King lives on a dead-end street at the edge of the Presidio …

Musk's Twitter Takeover Hits Snag Over Debt-Financing Issue  —  Talks between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. to reach a resolution of the $44 billion takeover are stuck in part over Musk's statement that his offer is now contingent on receiving $13 billion in debt financing, according to people familiar with the matter.

Online Fund-Raising Was Supposed to Save Politics.  Instead, It's Dragging Us to Hell.  —  In late 2003 the spirit of revolution was in the air and on our Yahoo browsers.  Shock and awe had given way to the long slog of war.  And the internet was allowing supporters of politicians to use new tools such as …

U.S. to Begin Screening Air Passengers From Uganda for Ebola  —  There are no cases in the United States, but federal health officials also urged doctors to be vigilant for patients with symptoms.  —  Worried by an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, the Biden administration said on Thursday …

Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Charged With ‘Treason’  —  Jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza faces up to 20 years in prison on newly levied charges of “treason,” the state-run TASS news agency reported Thursday, citing his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov.  —  The latest charges against Kara-Murza …

Jan. 6 defendants held in D.C. jail request transfer to Guantanamo Bay  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly three-dozen people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol who are being held at D.C.'s jail have asked to be transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp if conditions don't improve at their facility.

Mexico mayor assassinated in town hall massacre  —  Gunmen have shot dead the mayor of a small town in western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials say.  —  Police say gunmen stormed the San Miguel Totolapan town hall at 14:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday.  Photos online show it riddled with bullet holes.

As more transgender children seek medical care, families confront many unknowns  —  USA-TRANSYOUTH/CARE  —  Across the United States, thousands of youths are lining up for gender-affirming care.  But when families decide to take the medical route, they must make decisions about life-altering treatments …

Fetterman records show light schedule as Pa. lieutenant gov.  —  In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for reinventing Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor's office, transforming it from a political pit stop into a “bully pulpit” from which he's advanced progressive causes.

Kamala Harris was in accident falsely dismissed as ‘mechanical failure’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a minor car accident Monday, one that was initially — and falsely — dismissed as “mechanical failure.”  —  Harris was heading to the White House just before 10:30 …