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 husband, former President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to appear Friday. The couple agreed to testify after Republican subpoenas and a...
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 company superior proposal. Netflix said the revised price made the transaction no longer financially attractive and reiterated...
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 connected to daycare centers. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz joined the announcement, saying the...
Los Angeles. Federal agents served search warrants Wednesday at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's San Pedro home and a third property in Southwest Ranches, Florida. The U.S. attorney said warrants were judicially approved and affidavits remain sealed; the district is cooperating and the Board scheduled a...
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 who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her as a minor. Congressional Democrats, led by...
WASHINGTON, the U.S. Treasury said it will authorize companies to seek licenses to resell Venezuelan oil to Cuba, allowing commercial and humanitarian shipments to the Cuban people and private sector while prohibiting sales to Cuban government, military or intelligence-linked entities. The change follows U.S. control of Venezuelan export flows in...
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 along party lines as HB 125 and HB 33 moved through committees and passed the full House, 82-31...
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 stores March 11 with preorders starting Feb. 25; base S26 models rise by about 10–13%,...
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 of nuclear talks in Geneva. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated shipping operators, drone manufacturers and...
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 Thursday, with localized heavy totals of two to three inches; light rain in Atlanta and forecasts for clearing...
