LAS VEGAS — Boulder City proudly proclaims itself as the home of Hoover Dam.

But for decades, despite its proximity to Lake Mead, it has only taken water from the reservoir without giving any back, lagging behind other Southern Nevada cities that now recycle nearly every drop used indoors.

That could change soon, officials say.

“We’ve ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday took action to clear the way for oil production off the California coast in a bid to ease the global fuel pressures created by the war with Iran.

The announcement by Energy Secretary Chris Wright follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday and directs Sable Offshore ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve “bilateral differences” between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday.

The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration ...Read more

Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture that will focus on creating “gainfully employed robots” for the food, mining and transport industries.

Kalanick is remaking his real estate company, City Storage Systems, which owns ghost-kitchen operator CloudKitchens, and renaming it Atoms, according to a ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have launched a new online portal that will allow residents to report misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting operations in the state.

“Please use this form to report potentially unlawful activity or misconduct by ICE and other federal agents ...Read more

A few weeks after allegations surfaced in the global media that Jeffrey Epstein forced a teenager to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew, the financier contacted tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel to say he had two finance ministers and “a bunch of bankers” for him to meet in New York.

“Does my bad press give you pause,” Epstein added ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin was in Michigan on Friday, the day after a Metro Detroit temple was attacked, working with Jewish and Lebanese American community leaders to find a way forward.

“Leaders have the responsibility to bring the temperature down, to remain calm and to lead with purpose in mind," Slotkin ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced on social media Friday that Richard Grenell, the former ambassador to Germany who Trump appointed as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts more than a year ago, is stepping down. Grenell will be replaced by Matt Floca, the vice president of facilities operations at the center.

Change ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the United States had bombed military targets on a critical Iranian outpost in the Persian Gulf and threatened additional strikes targeting oil infrastructure if Tehran continued to block energy flows, in the latest escalation of the two-week conflict that has upended the region.

Trump said the U.S. ...Read more

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed the government’s talks with the United States on Friday — and tried to draw an unlikely parallel between Donald Trump and Barack Obama.

“It is not the first time that Cuba has entered into a conversation of this type,” Díaz-Canel said in a rare public address. “I believe that the most recent ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.— A Dearborn Heights man who attacked Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Thursday and engaged in a gunfight with security officers died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the FBI said on Friday.

Ayman Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights allegedly slammed his Ford F-150 through the front doors of Temple Israel on ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers are trying to strengthen the state’s “abortion trafficking” law after a legal challenge.

The law bans people from helping minors get an abortion in a state where it’s legal without a parent’s consent.

Gov. Brad Little signed the law in 2023, the first legislative session after the U.S. Supreme Court ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the war to 13, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a deployment of Marines to the region ahead of the heaviest day of strikes yet.

The...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia man was charged in federal court Friday with selling Mohamed Jalloh the gun that was used in the attack at Old Dominion University.

Jalloh bought it from the man during the last week for $100, according to an affidavit filed Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Jalloh was still on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against firearms manufacturer Glock Inc. alleging that the company has contributed to gun violence in the city through deceptive marketing practices that target young people.

Announced Friday, the lawsuit claims Glock promotes the use of “switches,” small devices also known as auto sears ...Read more

NEW YORK — Taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for the legal representation of former Mayor Eric Adams' aide Tim Pearson in lawsuits accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation, Corporation Counsel Steve Banks said Friday.

“Based on my review of new evidence since the original decisions were made, I have determined that he is not ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro vowed to continue her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a judge rejected subpoenas issued to the central bank, threatening to delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Powell’s successor.

U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Lawyers in the politically charged “Broadview Six” conspiracy case filed a motion Friday demanding any communications from top Trump administration officials — including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — that could show an effort to influence the bringing of charges in Chicago.

The explosive filing alleges the Trump ...Read more