Feds ban GM from selling data for five years after scandal
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order Wednesday against General Motors Co. that will ban the company from disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies...Read more
California assemblyman announces run to finish LaMalfa's term in Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A longtime leading Republican in the California Assembly announced Wednesday he would run in a special election to serve out the term of Doug LaMalfa, the Northern California congressman who died ...Read more
Federal court upholds California's new congressional districts, in victory for Democrats
In a major victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic party, a federal court ruled Wednesday that California can use its newly configured boundaries for congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, ...Read more
Bill would exempt municipal utilities from Colorado's 2030 state emissions target
DENVER — Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives would have more time to cut their carbon emissions under legislation advanced by Colorado Springs-area lawmakers, who say the local electric utility will struggle to...Read more
SpaceX launch sets record turnaround from Cape Canaveral pad
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX is starting to get the ball rolling on its Florida launch card with its fourth mission of the year coming less than two days since the last launch, setting a record for its Cape Canaveral launch ...Read more
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics
WASHINGTON — A leader of the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy offered House lawmakers few details Wednesday on what Congress can expect from the administration’s planned legislative recommendations for ...Read more
After Supreme Court defeat, Trump administration looking to settle lawsuit over Illinois National Guard deployment
CHICAGO — After a defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal judge Wednesday they’re looking to settle litigation over President Donald Trump’s controversial efforts to ...Read more
Healey takes on Trump's threats to cut funding to sanctuary cities, states
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is slamming President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities and states as ICE continues operations across the country amid a crackdown on illegal immigration.
“...Read more
US Supreme Court says GOP congressman can challenge Illinois' mail-in voting law but more legal fights remain
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that veteran downstate Republican Rep. Mike Bost has standing to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Illinois’ election law that allows mail-in ballots ...Read more
After 3 years of repairs, Highway 1 through Big Sur fully reopens
First, it was a series of strong atmospheric rivers in January 2023 that set off a troublesome landslide, again splitting up the world-famous drive along Big Sur's iconic coastline.
Then, a second winter of drenching ...Read more
US freezes family immigration visas for 75 countries, including Haiti, Brazil
Days after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to stop families of U.S. citizens and permanent residents from adjusting their legal status through a Biden-era program, the administration on ...Read more
Court rejects challenge to California's new congressional map
WASHINGTON — A panel of three federal judges in California declined to halt the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, rejecting claims the new lines were racial gerrymanders and allowing the map for this year’s ...Read more
At least 3 Americans freed in Venezuela amid slow political-prisoner releases
At least three Americans have been released from detention in Venezuela, the latest in a slow-moving and contested process to free political prisoners following the nighttime raid earlier this month that captured strongman...Read more
Judge slams ex-South Carolina Rep. RJ May with prison term on child porn distribution charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former S.C. state Rep. RJ May III, once known for his hard-right conservative views, was sentenced Wednesday to 17.5 years in prison for distributing child pornography on the internet.
The sentence by U...Read more
Capital One to pay $425 million for deceptive savings accounts
Maryland and other states have settled with Capital One for $425 million after the bank was found to have used deceptive practices and misleading language for its 360 Savings accounts, according to the Office of the ...Read more
Nationwide Verizon mobile service outage reported across NYC, other cities
Verizon customers experienced a mobile service outage across the nation on Wednesday.
More than 180,000 unconfirmed reports were made to Downdetector, peaking in the early afternoon. The hotspot map showed most of the ...Read more
White House meeting over Greenland ends in stalemate
Denmark and Greenland held contentious talks Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance over President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island, by force if necessary.
Although diplomats called the White House ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE'
Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, graphic nudity, language throughout, and brief drug use.
What it’s about: Young Spike's journey through the wilds of zombiefied England ...Read more
RFK Jr. talks Trump's testosterone levels, diet 'full of poison'
President Donald Trump’s high testosterone levels and ability to survive a fast-food diet “full of poison” have left Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in awe.
Days after launching the Trump ...Read more
Filmmaker who helped crack gay porn actor's gruesome Hollywood killing wins SXSW premiere
LOS ANGELES — Not long after documentary filmmaker Rachel Mason began looking into the gruesome 1990 cold-case murder of gay porn actor Bill Newton in Hollywood, Newton's former boyfriend, Marc Rabins, showed her a gay ...Read more
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