Dry conditions are prompting drought warnings across the Northeast as officials in New Jersey now urge residents to conserve water. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.source

A North Carolina lawmaker is going viral on TikTok after his office allegedly told a female constituent in an email to “move to China” after she raised concerns about the state’s abortion policy.source

In the days following the presidential election, a familiar strain of denialism and conspiracy thinking emerged in the corners of some social media platformssource

The U.S. has reported its first case of a more aggressive strain of mpox. The WHO declared the virus’ spread a public health emergency in August.source

Dengue fever has spread at alarming rates this year. New research attributes nearly a fifth of the existing dengue burden to climate change.source

Springfield reduxsource

A second oarfish, the mythical harbinger of doom, has been found washed up on California’s shores.source

Former officials and lawmakers fear Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, could bring a pro-Russian bias to intelligence reports.source

As the dust settles from Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat at the hands of President-elect Donald Trump, Democrats are already jockeying to emerge as the party’s next leader — looking to shape the opposition response to Trump’s second term and position themselves in the party’s 2028 presidential primary.source