The city's northern exit to Ramon Airport and Be'er Ora settlement will be open, however, for those wishing to reach those areas. Flooding and severe weather have forced the closure of Highways 12, 40, and 90, cutting off traffic to and from Eilat, Israel Police said Saturday.

California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured an awe-inspiring photograph of a skydiver’s silhouette in front of the sun.

Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own resea

The next full supermoon, also known as the Wolf moon, will happen on Jan. 3.

Authorities said there was "no new tip [or] witness" that led to the breakthrough.

The first cold snap is happening this week.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stop using certain types of glucose monitor sensors after the company that makes them, Abbott Diabetes Care, said the devices were linked to seven deaths and more than 700 injuries. Certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings, FDA officials said this week. Such readings over an extended period may lead people with diabetes to make bad treatment decisions, such as consuming too

Government data shows that the vast majority of immigrants swept up by federal agents have no criminal record.

A voluntary recall was issued for hundreds of thousands of cases of bags of shredded cheese sold at major retailers in October, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The Trump administration is laying responsibility for a second strike that killed survivors on Bradley rather than on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

San Francisco on Tuesday sued 10 major food companies, alleging that they marketed and sold ultraprocessed foods that they knew were harmful to human health.

November’s full beaver moon and the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak on the same day this week. Here’s how and when to glimpse them.

On top of the extra costs, travelers without a Real ID could also face delays getting through security, the agency said.

Here’s what snow forecasters are watching, and why skiers and other snow lovers shouldn’t lose hope.

Military experts and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have characterized the Sept. 2 attack as a possible "war crime."

More snow is expected to affect the Midwest, with a winter storm headed for the Northeast.

A blistering smash-up involving a Ferrari Purosangue slammed the brakes on the Ferrari Cavalcade Aventura in Argentina, forcing organizers to pull the plug on the whole shindig. The chaos erupted near San Martín de los Andes on Route 237, where a white Purosangue—hurtling at ludicrous speeds—careened into oncoming traffic, flipped like a pancake, and then plowed into a tree with bone-jarring force. Witnesses and local sources claim the Prancing Horse was screaming along at a jaw-dropping 124 mph

The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases could be next, the World Health Organization warned Friday.“It’s crucial to understand why measles matters,” said Dr.

An increasing share of workplace fatalities has been among older workers. Here are some of their stories.

The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases could be next, the World Health Organization warned Friday.“It’s crucial to understand why measles matters,” said Dr.

An increasing share of workplace fatalities has been among older workers. Here are some of their stories.

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. At the heart of this bipolar nebula is a white dwarf star that cast aside its outer layers of gas long ago. Schoolchildren in Chile chose this astronomical target to celebrate 25 years of operation by the International Gemini Observatory.

A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The Florida Democrat is facing 15 federal counts that accuse her of stealing funds that had been overpaid to her family's health care company, Trinity Healthcare Services, prosecutors alleged. Cherfilus-McCormick stood with her attorne

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing legislation "to protect all moms" after one of her constituents was discharged from a hospital while in labor.

The 23-year-old, who cut off her GPS monitoring bracelet and escaped from a Wisconsin group home on Saturday, was recaptured south of Chicago.

Q: What are the demographics of birth and death? - N. Kabugu in Texas A: Great question, Mr. Kabugu! Unlike much of Europe and East Asia, America hasn’t reached the point at which we have more people dying than we do being born.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. At least not in the long run. We briefly blew past that point in a few winter months at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, according to our analysis of birth-

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases. Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields would face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn't consider them professional programs. While graduate students could previously borrow loans up to the cost of their degree, the new rules would set caps depend

Franciscan Health President and CEO Raymond Grady said a doctor and nurse lost their job, and the hospital publicly apologized.

November’s full beaver moon and the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak on the same day this week. Here’s how and when to glimpse them.