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As Netanyahu forms Israeli government, U.S. may boycott one of his far-right allies

As the former Israeli prime minister returns to power, he's expected to give a post to a politician once convicted of inciting racism — whom the Biden administration might choose not to engage with.

Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine

People magazine named Captain America movie star Chris Evans as the sexiest man alive, taking the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd.

FILE - Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice, speaks at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021. Poland’s ruling party leader has triggered anger and mockery by claiming that the country’s low birthrate is partly caused by overconsumption of alcohol by young women. Opposition politicians and many other critics accused Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a 73-year-old lifelong bachelor, of being out of touch. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

A Polish leader's comments about women and alcohol use draw an instant backlash

The comments by governing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski that tied women's alcohol consumption to low birthrates quickly drew criticism from opposition politicians, activists and celebrities.

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden reacts during a meeting on "the Build Back Better World (B3W)", as part of the World Leaders' Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. - World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet's lungs. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

President Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.

They made a material that doesn't exist on Earth. That's only the start of the story.

A scientific discovery could forever change China and the U.S. industrial balance.

Long lens, crime scene. Detectives and officer in background.

Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 08: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey DeSantis and their children walk on stage to celebrate victory over Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist during an election night watch party at the Tampa Convention Center on November 8, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. DeSantis was the projected winner by a double-digit lead. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

Republican Ron DeSantis wins reelection as Florida's Governor

DeSantis's victory over Democrat Charlie Crist gives him a second term and a national platform as he eyes a potential run for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., waves to the audience following his debate with challenger U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., at Duncan Theater on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach County, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool)

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio wins reelection, keeping the seat for the GOP

Rubio defeated Democratic Rep. Val Demings.

Maxwell Frost, a Democratic candidate for Florida's 10th Congressional district, participates in the Pride Parade in Orlando, Florida, on October 15, 2022. - Running in a Florida district generally won by his party, his path to the House of Representatives seems all mapped out during the mid-term elections in November. He would become the first member of "Generation Z" today's teens and young adults to serve in Congress. The young African-American, raised by an adoptive mother of Cuban origin, would stand out among the white faces and gray hair that populate the US Congress - in the lower house, the average age is 58 years. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Maxwell Frost elected as the first Gen Z member of Congress

Maxwell Frost came to national attention as one of the first members of Generation Z to launch a bid for Congress. At 25, he just meets the minimum age to serve in the House of Representatives.

LORAIN , OH - MAY 2: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks during a rally in support of the Bartlett Maritime project, a proposal to build a submarine service facility for the U.S. Navy, on May 2, 2022 in Lorain, Ohio. The rally was organized by the Ohio AFL-CIO, Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council and the Bartlett Marine Corporation. According to organizers, the proposal would create thousands of jobs for the region. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Senate seat in Ohio over Democrat Tim Ryan

They were competing for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who is retiring. Vance rose to prominence after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

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