A new study from Temple University offers an easy road map for how to reframe and conquer regrets, no matter how big or small.

Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.

Nicholas Green's organ donation legacy lives on 30 years later.

With 17 dairy herds in California now infected with bird flu, the state is upping its surveillance.

Samples taken in the pandemic's early weeks reinforce hypothesis that coronavirus emerged from live animal market, not a laboratory, new study says.

Uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.

"Let It Out," a stand-up show hosted at the Laugh Factory, aimed to demonstrate that making comedy shows inclusive for neurodivergent people could be easy.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will again make four free COVID tests available through the mail for households.

The number of dairy herds infected with H5N1 Bird Flu doubled over the weekend. The count is now 34.

A new study found that as Central Valley residents go about their day, they regularly breathe in pesticides, including one banned in California.

As the range and incidence of valley fever grows, public health officials are struggling to warn visitors of the risk.

Research suggests that the patients of female physicians' fare better on average. But old-fashioned sexism is still a barrier to their success in the profession.

The CDC plans to knock on the doors of randomly selected homes in the Tijuana River Valley later this month to ask them about how the sewage crisis has affected their wellbeing.

NASA JPL's Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest planetary probe ever built, will launch as early as Friday to explore Jupiter's icy ocean moon.

A severe geomagnetic storm could disrupt communications and bring northern lights to parts of California, according to a warning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

NASA probe launches aboard SpaceX rocket to search for the building blocks of life on Europa, Jupiter's icy ocean moon.

Meat producer BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products sold at Trader Joe's, Target, Kroger and other retailers because they might be contaminated with listeria.

It's hard to beat the convenience of baby food pouches. But overreliance can affect a child's nutrition, food preferences and speech development, experts warn.

Here are the key takeways from The Times' yearlong investigation into the science behind magnetic resonance therapy, or MERT, as a therapy for autism.

In under-resourced parts of Los Angeles, people develop life-altering, preventable diabetes complications related to obesity. These patients rarely live to grow old.

Starlink satellites burn up in Earth's atmosphere after five years. Some researchers worry this injection of metals in the upper atmosphere could be damaging.

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.

As demand for popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound skyrockets, patients are taking dosage amounts into their own hands.

The deaths of people such as Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison fuel the myth that musicians face an increased risk of death at age 27.

Gas prices could rise after vote by California regulators

Diagnosing 'Stage One Alzheimer's Disease' based solely on biomarkers is potentially dangerous to patients.

The La Cañada Flintridge research institution will let go of approximately 325 employees across the organization, about 5% of its total staff.

On Thursday, the USTA announced a new 11-year multiplatform broadcast deal with ESPN. The deal will start in 2015 and will make the network the exclusive home of all U.S. Open tennis tournament coverage.

Sunday is the single biggest motorsports day in broadcast television history. NBC has the Grand Prix of Monaco at 7 a.m., coverage of the Indianapolis 500 starts at 11 a.m. on ABC and the nightcap at 6 p.m. will be the Coca Cola 600 from Charlotte on Fox. That means over 18 hours of live Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR action, making the Memorial Day weekend must-see TV for motorsports fans.

It has been a wonderful eight years as a member of one of the most talented sports departments in the newspaper business. It has been an honor to share the pages of this sports section with such talented people as Rick Snider, John Keim, Kevin Dunleavy, Brian McNally, Craig Stouffer, Thom Loverro and Phil Wood.

Radio host Mark Levin and others on Twitter slammed White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci over a photo of him sitting next to two other people at a baseball game with his face uncovered.

Five Washington Nationals players will miss Thursday's opening game after one player tested positive for COVID-19.

Authorities are seeking help from the public on obtaining information regarding a vehicle involved in the shooting incident near Nationals Park on Saturday, during which three people were shot and wounded near the baseball stadium.

Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old girl earlier this month.

A sixth grader from Arkansas won a national mullet championship and announced he would donate the money to foster home organizations to help children find homes.

Ted Leonsis, the owner of Washington's NBA, NHL, and WNBA teams, could be stepping up to the plate in the bidding for the Washington Nationals.

A Virginia girl will receive a gift in place of a baseball that was tossed to her but was snatched by another man in the crowd at a Nationals game last week.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday at the Washington Nationals' Night OUT game.

Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) said on Friday that one of his staffers was attacked near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make a visit with House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill before meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters on Tuesday.  Although the details have not been finalized, Johnson said they have “preliminary plans” to meet with the president-elect […]

House Republican leaders are learning from their mistakes during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term to be “ready on day one” to implement their aggressive agenda plans filled with policy changes during the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency.  House leaders have been in conversations with Trump for nearly a year to discuss policy proposals and […]

The United States lowered El Salvador’s travel advisory to Level 2 after protests from the Congressional El Salvador Caucus. The United States had previously refused to lower the country’s travel designation from Level 3, “Reconsider Travel,” the second-highest rating possible, despite the transformation of the country’s crime situation. Over the past decade, the country had […]

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) dismissed talk of replacing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as unrealistic amid calls on the Left for her to step down.  “I think that is idle speculation, and whoever makes those calls can’t count,” Durbin told reporters on Tuesday, pointing to the short window the Senate has to wrap […]

The House welcomed two new members to its ranks on Tuesday, putting the chamber at near-full capacity as lawmakers prepare for another spending fight and Democrats look to pass any final pieces of legislation before Republicans take control of Congress next year.  Reps. Tony Weid (R-OH) and Erica Lee Carter (D-TX) were sworn into office […]

New members-elect arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation on Tuesday eager to jump in and get to work as the House prepares for fresh faces to join their ranks with a majority still in play. With most races in the 2024 election called, both Democratic and Republican representatives-elect participated in forums, meetings, and orientation classes […]

Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) believes there should be more than one person in the race for House speaker to avoid a “Soviet-style” election following reports that hardline conservatives are hoping to find a challenger for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). So far, Johnson is the only person seeking the speaker’s gavel after alerting his […]

Tom Wilson has seen two hockey seasons end in two weeks. He hopes things go better for his new team.

The Capitals don’t have many decisions to make this summer. When NHL free agency opens on July 5 the two key players they have headed to the open market are center Mike Ribeiro and winger Matt Hendricks.

That was some glorious return from the All-Star break for the Wizards, now wasn’t it? From the scoreboard that didn’t work, including the time and shot clock normally kept above the backboards, to Wale getting in a feud with the Toronto Raptors broadcasters, who called him a local rapper and said he was ‘no Drake,’ to the random “Jor-dan Craw-ford!” chant that sprang to life late as the Wizards failed to generate any consistent offensive flow and as Crawford himself remained reclined at the end of the bench throughout the game.

With the Jordan Crawford situation taken care of, the Wizards can turn their attention back to the court, where Bradley Beal and Cartier Martin both aren’t expected to miss any time following a yucky face-to-face collision during Thursday’s practice.