Suspect caught after random NYC stab attacks on at least 5 strangers
NEW YORK — The suspect in a string of at least five unprovoked knife attacks on New Yorkers was caught Wednesday night, ... Read More
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Trial of LA socialite Rebecca Grossman: Lawyer says police didn't check other car in crash that killed 2 brothers
LOS ANGELES — Even before jurors have been seated in the murder trial of Rebecca Grossman, her attorney is seeking to shift the blame for the deaths of two young boys to her onetime lover, a former Los Angeles Dodgers ...Read more
What we know about the migrant drownings at Texas border
A mother and her two children drowned Friday while trying to cross the Rio Grande in Mexico to enter the U.S., intensifying a battle between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has seized a ...Read more
SoCalGas billed customers millions to fight clean energy, The Bee found. This bill could stop that
A state senator introduced a bill Wednesday to strengthen laws that prevent energy utilities in California from passing on the costs of political lobbying to their customers.
The proposed legislation comes in response to ...Read more
High court hears arguments in cases that challenge deference to executive agencies that interpret the law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready to scale back the long-standing deference given to the executive branch over regulatory policy in a pair of cases argued Wednesday with broad ...Read more
First roadblock to March stopgap measure removed
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Tuesday night in favor of the first procedural move needed to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
The chamber voted 68-13 to end debate on the motion to proceed to ...Read more
Florida woman pleads guilty to smuggling arms to Haiti. Gang leader waives jury trial
WASHINGTON — A Florida woman who helped one of Haiti’s most notorious kidnapping gangs obtain high-powered rifles and ammunition from Florida gun dealers pleaded guilty Wednesday to violating U.S. export laws.
Eliande...Read more
Human head found in freezer of newly sold Colorado home
Authorities are investigating a potential homicide after a human head was found in a freezer at a newly sold Colorado home.
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspicious incident report around 2:30 p.m...Read more
Demolition of Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh begins
PITTSBURGH — Demolition of the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill started Wednesday morning.
Most of the building will be removed to make way for a memorial honoring the 11 people killed by a gunman on Oct...Read more
Missouri GOP lawmakers seek permanent ban on gender-affirming care amid opposition
Andrew Rodriguez Damsgaard thinks Missouri lawmakers could learn a thing or two from his parents, who have supported him in his journey as a transgender teenager.
He realized he wasn’t a girl at age 10. Five years later...Read more
Biden meeting with congressional leaders doesn't change contours of debate over Ukraine, border
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted congressional leaders and the top lawmakers on key national security committees Wednesday as the White House and House Republicans continue to talk past each other on what the ...Read more
Families of Hamas hostages appeal to senators for more US pressure on Israel to secure release
WASHINGTON — Family members of the six Americans still held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas are calling on Congress and the Biden administration to apply greater pressure on allies in the Middle East, ...Read more
Maine judge stays Trump ballot ban until Supreme Court rules
A Maine judge ruled that the state won’t be able to move forward with removing former President Donald Trump’s name from the presidential primary ballot until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case from ...Read more
New pro-Beshear group 'heckbent' on enacting Kentucky governor's priorities
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Allies of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have formed a nonprofit “dark money” group to support the Democratic governor’s agenda in response to a Republican-dominated state legislature that has rejected...Read more
Apple must stop selling watches with blood oxygen feature
Apple Inc. has to stop selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches with a blood oxygen feature in the U.S., suffering another legal setback in its patent dispute with Masimo Corp.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...Read more
Bally's Chicago to relocate planned hotel tower at Freedom Center casino site
Bally’s Chicago is scrambling to find a new spot for its planned hotel tower at the Freedom Center casino site to avoid damaging city water pipes near the Chicago River.
The tower needs to be relocated from the north ...Read more
Kentucky will be on 'slippery slope' if it allows income discrimination, housing advocates say
A bill that would prohibit local governments from banning discrimination of tenants that use federal housing vouchers passed a Senate committee Wednesday.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted 8-1 to pass ...Read more
$7,500 at stake: Dealers face challenges in new fed program for EV tax credits
DEARBORN, Michigan — Kevin Kroll is excited to own his first electric vehicle, and the new Chevrolet Bolt EUV he wants is in stock at the dealership — but he's been waiting for two weeks to take it home.
The Bowman ...Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger facing criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare pricey watch at Munich airport
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained for three hours at a Munich airport on Wednesday, after failing to declare a luxury Swiss watch.
The 76-year-old movie star was reportedly transporting the ...Read more
Virginia's proposed constitutional amendments on abortion, same-sex marriage pushed to 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — A state Senate committee Tuesday unanimously voted to continue three proposed constitutional amendments on abortion, voting rights restoration and same-sex marriage to 2025.
“I’ve already spoken to ...Read more
Alaska Airlines investigation would halt in shutdown, NTSB says
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy warned Wednesday that a partial government shutdown would force the board to pause its investigation into an Alaska Airlines accident in which a Boeing 737 Max 9 ...Read more
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