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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Joe Biden spoke Friday at the Columbia Museum of Art, thanking South Carolina Democrats for their 2020 primary support and urging them to mobilize ahead of this year's midterm elections.…
Washington — President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not satisfied with talks with Iran after U.S. envoys returned from Geneva without a deal and warned that the United States may use military force if diplomacy fail…
WASHINGTON — Gallup reported Tuesday that Americans' sympathies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have shifted toward Palestinians, with 41% saying they sympathize more with the Palestinians and 36% with the Israelis. …
Washington, Members of Congress moved this week after President Trump ordered military strikes against Iran on Saturday. House Democrats and several Republicans introduced a War Powers resolution to restrict the presiden…
Washington — The U.S. government ordered agencies Friday to stop using Anthropic's AI after its CEO refused Pentagon demands for unrestricted military use. Dario Amodei said Anthropic would not permit Claude to be used f…
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week he faces a 'big decision' on whether to attack Iran, expressing frustration with nuclear negotiations as U.S. military forces surged to the Middle East. Indirect talks i…
Fort Hancock, Texas — U.S. military reportedly used a laser-based counter-unmanned aircraft system to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone Thursday, prompting the FAA to impose temporary flight restrictions o…
TOPEKA, Kansas — State lawmakers this week implemented SB 244, requiring state-issued IDs and government facility use to match sex assigned at birth; the law immediately invalidated roughly 1,700–1,800 previously updated…
United States. Federal and state officials announced Thursday that Walmart agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that its Spark Driver program misrepresented drivers' pay and customer tips, deceiving drivers a…
Washington: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss major housing investments and other city concerns. Mamdani presented a mock New York Daily News fro…
Los Angeles — Netflix declined to raise its offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, effectively ceding the lead to Paramount Skydance after the target's board identified Paramount's revised proposal as a com…
WASHINGTON — Vice President J.D. Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration will temporarily halt $259.5 million in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of an investigation into alleged fraud…
Chappaqua, New York. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Thursday for a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; her husba…
Washington — The Justice Department this week said it is reviewing whether it improperly withheld records from the Jeffrey Epstein file release after news outlets flagged missing FBI interview summaries tied to a woman w…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House approved bills this week creating an annual "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" and renaming a Miami-Dade roadway after the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Lawmakers voted largely …
San Francisco — Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S26 series on Wednesday, introducing expanded on-device AI features and a Privacy Display that limits side viewing. The company said the S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra will reach stor…
Washington The United States Wednesday imposed sanctions on over 30 individuals, entities and 12 vessels accused of facilitating illicit Iranian oil sales and procuring material for ballistic missiles and weapons ahead o…
Atlanta and other U.S. regions experienced a midweek shift to unsettled weather as cold fronts and moist waves moved across the Southeast and Midwest. Meteorologists reported showers and thunderstorms in North Georgia Th…
Washington, D.C. officials reported progress this week on cleanup, repairs and ongoing public health monitoring after a Jan. 19 Potomac Interceptor collapse released millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River. …
Seattle. Bill Gates apologized this week to Gates Foundation staff for past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Justice Department-released documents prompted questions, the Wall Street Journal reported.…
Escondido — City councilmembers voted to retain a contract allowing Department of Homeland Security agents, ICE officers, to use the Escondido Police Department firing range for training. The arrangement, which officials…
Washington — President Donald Trump spotlighted a Bakersfield girl injured in a June 2024 Mojave Desert crash during his State of the Union address Tuesday, and urged Congress to pass 'Dalilah Law' to bar states from iss…
Birmingham — Weather services across the Southeast warned that a warming trend will precede a frontal system bringing rain, gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms Thursday into early Friday. Forecasts Tuesday and Wednesd…
Washington, President Donald Trump told Congress in his State of the Union address this week that he prefers to resolve the confrontation with Iran through diplomacy but will not allow Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon, …
Washington — President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address Tuesday that he ended eight wars and credited himself with preventing a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, asserting Pakistan's prime minist…