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U.S. stocks sank for a fourth straight day as weakness in AI-related stocks outweighed investor optimism about the potential for additional interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

The S&P 500 Index dropped 1.2% ...Read more

If federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans expire at the end of the year, Idahoans on the most “vulnerable fringes” will feel the effects first, Idaho state Rep. Ilana Rubel, a Boise Democrat, said ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Department of Homeland Security guidance that placed new limits on members of Congress seeking to visit and inspect immigration detention facilities.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Democratic congressman and twice-elected state insurance commissioner on Wednesday slammed the current officeholder, Ricardo Lara, who he accused of failing in his duty to California consumers.

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A “blockade” of tankers under sanctions that are carrying Venezuelan oil, as President Donald Trump warned this week, will ratchet up pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime, but won’t likely be enough to push him out...Read more

A pair of blue and yellow earplugs dangle on Jose's neck while waiting for work as a day laborer out of the Home Depot in Cypress Park.

They've been a necessity for laborers in the area since late November, when Home ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State is investigating three incidents of hate-based vandalism where campus property has been defaced with antisemitic messaging, according to a campuswide statement from president Saúl Jiménez-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the first 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted in January, the caseload at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room looked different from the norm.

There were 46% more visits for ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With less than a year to go, the 2026 midterm elections are at a crossroads.

Emboldened by the 2024 election results that resulted in full GOP control of Washington, Republicans began the year on a ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — President Trump has ordered a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela, potentially crippling the nation’s already battered economy, and accused Caracas of stealing “oil, land other ...Read more

NEW YORK — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is stepping away from the job he started in February.

“I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” he confirmed on social media early Wednesday evening. “I ...Read more

DENVER — A pair of married Denver sheriff’s deputies assaulted a man in a wheelchair in October because they believed he used sexual bondage devices on a 17-year-old — and a Denver police officer tried to cover up ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A trio of federal judges questioned attorneys for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Republican Party on Wednesday in a pivotal legal case that will decide the fate of California’s new voter-approved ...Read more

Travis Kelce has hinted at prolonging his NFL career by another season.

The 36-year-old sports star - who is engaged to Taylor Swift - has hinted that he's likely to return for another season with the Kansas City Chiefs. ...Read more

Amanda Seyfried thinks Sydney Sweeney is a "sweetheart".

The 40-year-old actress stars alongside Sydney, 28, in The Housemaid, the new psychological thriller film, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by ...Read more

Timothee Chalamet spent seven years preparing for his role in Marty Supreme.

The 29-year-old actor plays a table tennis player in the new sports drama movie, and Timothee has revealed that he spent years trying to master ...Read more

Police in Providence, Rhode Island, released new photos Wednesday of an individual they say they would like to speak to as they search for the person responsible for the deadly shooting at Brown University over the weekend...Read more

CHICAGO — The 300 Illinois National Guard troops under Republican President Donald Trump’s control since early October — despite Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections — will remain federalized until mid-April,...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith sat for a closed-door deposition Wednesday with the House Judiciary Committee, defending his conclusion that President Donald Trump engaged in a criminal ...Read more

The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in a decision experts say will ...Read more