Todd Blanche, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. head to Minnesota for announcement on fraud enforcement
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will be in ... Read More
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US indicts Raúl Castro for Cuba's 1996 shoot-down of 2 civilian planes from Miami
MIAMI — In a watershed moment for the Cuban American community, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday in Miami that a federal grand jury has indicted Cuba’s longtime ruler Raúl Castro, charging him with the ...Read more
Trump set to sign AI cybersecurity directive as soon as Thursday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at bolstering artificial intelligence cybersecurity and has asked tech industry leaders to join for the event, according...Read more
The U.S. indicted Raul Castro. Will they bring him to Miami to be prosecuted?
MIAMI — In the moments after he announced that a grand jury had indicted Raúl Castro for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked the same question...Read more
Movie star Amy Adams explains why she quit Instagram
Amy Adams quit Instagram because she's "kind of boring".
The 51-year-old actress previously joined the photo-sharing platform, but she hasn't posted on Instagram since 2021, because she's so "routine-driven".
Amy told S ...Read more
Khloe Kardashian insists she 'isn't missing a thing'
Khloe Kardashian doesn't regret becoming a homebody.
The 41-year-old reality TV star - who has daughter True, eight, and son Tatum, three, with her ex-partner Tristan Thompson - recently stepped out for a rare night out, ...Read more
Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi 'enjoy spending time together'
Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi are "figuring things out naturally".
The 30-year-old model - who has previously dated the likes of Bad Bunny, Ben Simmons and Devin Booker - and Jacob, 28, were recently seen on a tropical ...Read more
Trump's winning streak masks widening cracks outside his base
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s political team was full of bravado Wednesday after its winning streak in recent Republican primaries in Kentucky, Louisiana and Indiana, contests that put on display the president’s ...Read more
Raises for Chicago tipped wage workers frozen by City Council vote
Aldermen voted to freeze Chicago’s “One Fair Wage” ordinance Wednesday, halting required raises for tipped workers like waiters who now get paid below the city minimum.
The City Council’s move stops the increases ...Read more
City Council measure bans Chicago police with ties to Proud Boys, other extremist groups
CHICAGO — Aldermen passed a measure Wednesday banning officers with ties to extremist and hate groups from working in the Chicago Police Department.
The City Council voted 28-to-21 to approve the ordinance that requires...Read more
Illinois lawmakers consider board that could cap prescription drug prices for consumers statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With 11 days remaining in their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a state panel empowered to review the costs of prescription drug prices and...Read more
SpaceX files to go public in huge IPO deal
Elon Musk wants to take investors on a ride to the moon — and beyond.
His pioneering rocket company SpaceX filed Wednesday for what's expected to be the largest initial public offering in history, potentially raising at...Read more
SEC chief Atkins pumps the brakes on prediction-market funds
The top U.S. securities regulator is delaying the launch of a wave of novel exchange-traded funds that would let investors wager on events such as elections and economic data as the agency weighs how far the $15 trillion ...Read more
Airbnb's Chesky says US 'misunderstanding' use of Chinese open-source AI models
Airbnb Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky defended his company’s use of Chinese artificial intelligence models, saying U.S. lawmakers who worry Chinese firms can access Americans’ user data are “...Read more
Latest fraud charges filed against suspects in Minn. housing, child care schemes
Federal prosecutors have leveled their latest fraud charges against a group of people accused of stealing millions from Minnesota’s housing and child care programs.
Fahima Egeh Mahamud faces one count of conspiring to ...Read more
Fires ring Southern California and it's only May. What's going on?
LOS ANGELES — California has seen an uptick in wildfires, from Siskiyou County to San Diego.
Southern California has caught the brunt of the surge. Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of...Read more
Trump renews pressure as Iran vows retaliation beyond Mideast
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran traded threats of escalation on Wednesday as the weeks-long stalemate in the Middle East dragged on without resolution.
President Donald Trump told reporters the U.S. was in the “final ...Read more
Attorney says ICE agent will turn himself in on charges from Operation Metro Surge
MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul attorney representing the ICE agent charged with pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge said Wednesday that his client will turn himself in after prosecutors issued a ...Read more
$8B Penn Station rebuild goes to firm apparently favored by Trump; MSG to stay put
A day after declaring it would cost $8 billion to rebuild Penn Station — and a day before the Amtrak Board was scheduled to meet — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that a coalition of Halmar, the...Read more
Trump OKs $2B water pipeline under Sloan Canyon conservation area
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Tuesday that will allow water managers to build a $2 billion pipeline under a national conservation area.
The Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Water Pipeline Act was ...Read more
Alaska House approves operating budget, setting up final Senate vote as session wraps
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is poised to adopt a balanced budget on the final day of the regular legislative session, sending Alaskans $1,200 in cash payments.
The House voted Tuesday evening to adopt a $12.8 ...Read more
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