In the 2026 US Senate race in Maine, Democratic candidate Graham Platner raised $4.6 million in Q4 2025, surpassing incumbent Republican Susan Collins’ $2.2 million and $10.4 million overall. Platner, with no prior political experience, has raised nearly $10 million since entering the race in August.
Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.