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New research shows that potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules may be creating the "dark oxygen" of the deep sea. How will this affect current negotiations on the future of the mining industry?

Less than a week into a reframed general election, it is clear that the race between Harris and Trump is not just between a man and a woman, but about competing notions of gender roles.

Despite more than four decades on the run as one of the world's most wanted fugitives, Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada had never spent a single night in jail -- until now.

Pouring rain can't derail a bold a Paris Olympic opening ceremony that featured athletes on the Seine and performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion.

Beyoncé gives Vice President Kamala Harris her blessing to use her song 'Freedom,' an explosive expression of empowerment, at campaign events.

The Trump campaign embraced the anti-Biden slogan Let's Go Brandon. Is it still effective after Biden dropped out?

In the U.S., Benjamin Netanyahu courted Donald Trump but heard a new harsher tone on the Gaza war from Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

Kamala Harris didn't want to take on the immigration portfolio as vice president in the Biden White House, an unwinnable assignment.

Kamala Harris struggled to find her political footing in her early years as vice president. Her allies say that has changed since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.

Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, trails in polling. Would the longtime U.S. adversary accept defeat in Sunday's election?

Jessica Bartley makes sure Team USA's 529 Olympic and Paralympic athletes are in top mental form when they compete in Paris. Here's how they do it.

Israel has assassinated two dozen Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon since last fall amid an intelligence war employing cellphones, drones and fake rocks.

Though Obama was initially noncommittal after Biden said he would not seek reelection, the Obamas' nod is unsurprising given their long relationship with Harris.

Emhoff said Biden's announcement caught him by surprise. He had just finished a SoulCycle class in West Hollywood and didn't have his phone.

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two of Mexico's most-wanted men, were arrested at an El Paso airport, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony will feature roughly 90 boats floating down the Seine and thousands of spectators, creating many security challenges.

Former President Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris a 'San Francisco radical' while Harris said the fight to defeat Trump was "a fight for our most fundamental freedoms."

Experts tend to agree that Harris will select a straight, white man as her running mate. Here's a look at the potential upsides and liabilities of the main contenders.

Prince Harry explains in the documentary 'Tabloids on Trial' that litigation in the U.K. phone-hacking scandal contributed to his rift with the royal family.

As the International Seabed Authority considers the future of deep-sea mining for battery metals, California and other states are seeking bans against mining.

Two of the five athletes on the U.S. Olympic surf team hail from San Clemente; a third lives in Oceanside. They will compete in massive, barreling swells in Tahiti, a bold choice that has some safety-conscious experts shaking their heads.

President Biden, speaking from the Oval Office, said that 'the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. It's the best way to unite our nation.'

Speaking at a convention of Black sorority sisters as the likely Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris ramps up her call to mobilize voters.

Will the coconut and 'brat summer' memes pay off for Kamala Harris? Young progressive voters try to harness a viral moment.