Florida voters are selecting nominees for governor, U.S. Senate and congressional races in the first election under a new Republican-backed map. The contests test both GOP dominance in the state and Democratic efforts to regain ground.
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Wladimir Klitschko said his family is in “profound shock and grief” after the death of actor Hayden Panettiere at 36. Authorities said her cause of death remains under investigation and no trauma, foul play or suspicious circumstances have been found.
Jason Arday’s family said they are “still coming to terms” with his death as mourners gathered in Trafalgar Square after weeks of media scrutiny over plagiarism allegations he denied. Speakers at the vigil accused sections of the press of racist treatment, while Cambridge’s chancellor called the coverage a “racist feeding frenzy.”
Tropical Storm Lala left parts of Hawaii’s Big Island cut off after mudslides, flooding and bridge failures damaged or destroyed homes. More than 100,000 customers remained without power Monday as officials assessed damage and searched for possible fatalities.
Rumi, a baby born in Texas with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, underwent a Norwood procedure Monday, his biological parents’ lawyer said. The surgery comes amid a multistate custody and medical-care dispute involving the surrogate who gave birth to him.
U.S. kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose to a record 4.2% in the 2025-26 school year, while coverage for measles and other routine shots declined. The data come during the nation’s worst measles year since 1991.
Former assistant U.S. attorney Sunita Doddamani says the Justice Department unlawfully fired her over her work on a FACE Act prosecution of anti-abortion activists. The department has said it terminated personnel it accused of “weaponizing the FACE Act.”
A New York judge delayed Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial while prosecutors respond to a defense motion arguing the case violates New York’s double jeopardy law. Mangione pleaded guilty last week to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.