Also, Democrats release a draft report on what they did wrong in 2024. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.

The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.

People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.

Booksellers are trying to figure out how to market audiobooks in person. At a new pop-up, the Amazon-owned company is betting on listening rooms, branded merch and “story tenders.”