South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat – may seem unusual. After all, Darline Graham has no experience in elected office and was virtually unknown outside of the small circle of...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — For the third time, Derek Chauvin has asked Minnesota courts to vacate his conviction for the murder of George Floyd.

Chauvin’s attorney Gregory Joseph filed the petition for postconviction relief on Aug. 18 in Hennepin County. State officials violated Chauvin’s right to due process, Joseph wrote in the petition, adding that...Read more

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet asked Senate leadership to launch committee investigations into the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold funding and close a marquee climate lab in Colorado last year, alleging that the apparent retribution “strikes at the core of our democracy.”

Bennet made the request in a Thursday morning letter to Sen. ...Read more

Ex-fixer Michael Cohen has made nice with President Donald Trump and plans to air an interview this weekend with his former boss turned bitter frenemy on his new radio show.

Cohen, who infamously fell out with Trump in part over the disbarred lawyer’s conviction and imprisonment in the Stormy Daniels hush money case, teased excerpts of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ruled that a Texas-based oil firm can continue to pump oil through pipelines along the Santa Barbara County coast under an emergency order from the Trump administration. He also transferred much of the regulatory authority over the oil operation to federal officials, stripping the state of its oversight.

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LOS ANGELES — When celebrity bald eagle Jackie died this month, Sandra Sehl didn’t know what would happen to her remains.

Like many, Sehl, 53, was a devoted fan of the raptor and her mate, Shadow, who were made world-famous by a nonstop livestream of their nest. The Connecticut resident began watching about seven years ago, and the duo ...Read more

CHICAGO — Nearly six years after the ComEd Four case was indicted, the plug isn’t being pulled just yet.

At the first court hearing since the landmark conviction was overturned for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain, prosecutors said Thursday no decision had been made on whether to retry the case — though if it...Read more

In a shocking announcement that’s the kind to be expected from the ever-dramatic Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the couple revealed this week that they are returning to live full time in the United Kingdom in the next few weeks so that their children, Archie and Lilibet, can enroll in British schools.

Six years after they made the epic move ...Read more

Business as usual will have to wait for SpaceX, which aborted the first attempt Thursday with what would be the company’s 75th Starlink launch of the year as the orbiting constellation of satellites continues to grow.

A Falcon 9 loaded with 29 of the company’s broadband satellites on the Starlink 10-39 mission was targeting an 11:38 a.m. ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida attorney general, James Uthmeier has worked to bring church and state together.

He’s said he won’t enforce a constitutional ban on government funding for churches and other religious groups, and has made clear his view that the Constitution shouldn’t be looked at with a “secularist gloss.”

But Florida...Read more

BOSTON — A sea of supporters in pink stood for Lindsay Clancy outside the Plymouth courthouse Thursday morning, sharing stories of postpartum experiences and a collective moment of silence in support of the defendant.

“I don’t know if you’ll ever have this many women in one place at one time that understand all of us at a level that ...Read more

Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.

That is what more than 180,000 customers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and six nearby municipalities have been dealing with since Aug. 7, 2026, and officials expect 48-hour ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Californians are more concerned about the Trump administration interfering in the state's midterm elections than they are about voter fraud, noncitizens voting illegally or foreign interference, according to a new poll.

A majority of voters — 61% — identified potential federal interference as a "major concern" heading into ...Read more

MIAMI — A divorce lawsuit and a detailed police report document years-old child sexual abuse allegations against former Palm Beach County clerk of courts and comptroller Mike Caruso — but Gov. Ron DeSantis says he didn’t know any of this when he appointed him to the high-powered post last year.

The files are Florida public records.

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LOS ANGELES — Recently revealed evidence from government investigators and court filings renewed questions about Southern California Edison’s claim that it operated its electrical grid safely before last year’s deadly Eaton fire.

Most records surrounding the fire’s cause have been sealed at the request of Edison and plaintiff attorneys....Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran and its trading partners with economic isolation after months of military strikes and a maritime blockade failed to force Tehran to capitulate.

Trump didn’t specify what measures he would take or which countries would be targeted, but his threat put an immediate focus on China, which ...Read more