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Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump’s policies on immigration, elections and DEI
The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday in lawsuits filed over ...
US to loosen rules on Tesla, other carmakers taking on China in race for self-driving cars
The Trump administration is loosing rules to help U.S. automakers like Elon Musk’s Tesla develop self-driving cars so they ...
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks
Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost ...
Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite ...
Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff
The largest union for federal employees is planning to lay off more than half of its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s executive actions have rapidly weakened ...
Phones, wallets and a Viking horn: Uber shares which items were left behind in 2025
From mannequin heads to 175 hamburger sliders, Uber riders left behind a wide array of oddities in 2024, according to the ...
Attorneys for former Tennessee House Speaker and top aide say the pair did nothing illegal
The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges ...
Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler
The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and ...
DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg’s plan to challenge incumbent Democrats
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Thursday that party officers should be banned from taking sides in ...
Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his ...
Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil
A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose ...
Google’s parent begins year with robust growth despite legal, competitive and economic threats
Google’s profits soared 28% in this year’s opening quarter, overcoming the competitive and legal threats that its internet empire is facing amid an economy roiled by a global trade ...