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DeSantis pushes ahead on Florida redistricting, despite opposition
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The tide seems to be turning against a gambit by Gov. Ron DeSantis to redraw Florida’s congressional districts, a move made at the behest of President Donald Trump to help Republicans maintain ...Read more
Sonic boom Saturday served up by SpaceX launch on NASA cargo mission
ORLANDO, Fla. — People in Central Florida who slept in Saturday morning may have received a sonic boom wake-up call.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 ...Read more
Bill Cosby wants new trial after he's ordered to pay $60 million in sex assault case
NEW YORK — Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby reportedly wants a civil case in which he was ordered to pay nearly $60 million in damages to a woman who accused him of sexual assault to be reconsidered.
The 88-year-old sexual...Read more
Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.
Then, a sneeze.
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
Viral upper ...Read more
Boeing's moon rocket faces uncertain future under Trump's NASA
NASA’s Boeing Co. rocket just propelled astronauts farther into space than ever before. The Trump administration is already looking to competitors for a replacement.
About a week before the $24 billion Space Launch ...Read more
New York, DC set to swelter under record heat next week
A blast of hot weather will sweep into the eastern U.S., toppling records, sparking energy demand and bringing sultry conditions to New York City and Washington by the middle of next week.
Washington will likely reach a ...Read more
US Navy ships transit Hormuz ahead of mine-clearing mission
Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, laying the ground for the start of a mine clearing operation, U.S. Central Command said.
The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the ...Read more
Ukraine hit Russian oil pumping station before ceasefire
Ukraine struck a fuel pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight, hours before the start of 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter and a prisoner-of-war swap.
Kyiv’s forces hit the Krymskaya facility, ...Read more
US, Iran officials hold direct talks in Pakistan on ending war
The U.S. and Iran began direct three-way talks with Pakistan on Saturday to end the six-week-old war in the Middle East, according to a U.S. and an Iranian official familiar with the situation.
U.S. Vice President JD ...Read more
Illinois lawmakers want to tighten police anti-quota law for stops and arrests. But they face another fight
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration recently agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Chicago police Lt. Franklin Paz, who alleged he was dumped from a citywide unit after ...Read more
Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned
DENVER — A bipartisan pair of Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make it easier for residents and counties to declare a town abandoned, and for the state to assist dissolved municipalities with failing ...Read more
Venezuelans detained in El Salvador face stigma, even after going home free
A year after being deported from the United States to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, many of the 252 Venezuelans sent away are still dealing with stigma and uncertainty about their future, despite being back in ...Read more
Eric Swalwell, a front-runner in California governor's race, accused of sexually assaulting female staff member and sending nude photos
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the hotly contested California governor’s race, is facing mounting calls to drop out of the contest after he was accused of sexual assault and ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts back on Earth after splashdown to end historic moon mission
Records were set. History was made. All that was left was to get the four Artemis II astronauts home safe. That happened Friday night as they splashed down safe in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover ...Read more
'It was real close': Frontier Airlines jet nearly collides with trucks while taxiing at LAX
LOS ANGELES — A Frontier passenger jet had a close call this week when it was cut off by a pair of trucks while taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, but avoided contact when an alert pilot slammed on the brakes....Read more
Miami Beach unveils new Pride walkway to replace rainbow crosswalk removed by Florida Department of Transportation
MIAMI — Six months after the Florida Department of Transportation ripped up the iconic rainbow crosswalk on South Beach, the city of Miami Beach unveiled a new walkway to commemorate its LGBTQ community Friday morning.
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Wall Street banks try out Anthropic's Mythos as US urges testing
Wall Street banks are starting to test Anthropic PBC’s Mythos model internally as Trump administration officials encourage them to use it to detect vulnerabilities.
While JPMorgan Chase & Co. was the only bank named as ...Read more
Trump, Senate GOP agree on frame of fast-track spending bill
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and top Senate Republicans agreed Friday to the outline of a partisan fast-track spending bill aimed at bypassing minority Democrats and focused on providing funding for immigration ...Read more
Vance emerges as Trump's Iran closer, a task fraught with risk
WASHINGTON — After being out of sight for pivotal moments of the war against Iran, Vice President JD Vance is stepping onto center stage.
Vance is leading a U.S. delegation to Islamabad for the first face-to-face talks...Read more
California warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, wanted to send a message, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES — The worker who burned down a warehouse full of Kimberly-Clark paper products in Ontario this week railed against corporations and compared himself to Luigi Mangione in messages to coworkers after starting ...Read more
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- Eric Swalwell, a front-runner in California governor's race, accused of sexually assaulting female staff member and sending nude photos
- Artemis II astronauts back on Earth after splashdown to end historic moon mission
- Illinois lawmakers want to tighten police anti-quota law for stops and arrests. But they face another fight
- Venezuelans detained in El Salvador face stigma, even after going home free
- Miami Beach unveils new Pride walkway to replace rainbow crosswalk removed by Florida Department of Transportation
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