Washington —Rep. Victoria Spartz, an Indiana Republican and the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress, won a primary challenge Tuesday for her seat, CBS News projects. Spartz fended off eight Republican challengers, with Indiana state Rep. Chuck Goodrich as her chief opposition. With 92% of the votes counted, Spartz was leading Goodrich 39% to 33%. Spartz was first elected in 2020 …

Two years ago, Veena Singla of San Francisco volunteered to participate in a study researching drivers’ exposure to flame retardants used on car seats. Singla drives a hybrid car to help the environment, but hadn’t thought much about the air inside her vehicle. But according to astudypublished Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, “vehicles are likely important sources …

Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast. Their last images on social media showed them sitting and gazing at the waves. What happened to end their lives may have been as random as a passing pickup truck full of people with ill intent. Thesurfers were shot …