Ariana Grande insists showbiz break was pre-planned
Ariana Grande has told fans her decision to step back from public life after her Eternal Sunshine tour is one she made "a ... Read More
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Bonta says California's lawsuits against Trump protected $200 billion in funding. What did they cost?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s legal campaign against the Trump administration has preserved more than $200 billion in threatened federal funding, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. During the first 18 months ...Read more
Man with Sacramento ties who confronted Idaho mass shooter faces long recovery
Austin Scott James continues his recovery days after he was critically wounded Saturday while confronting the killer in a mass shooting at an Idaho In-and-Out that left three dead including a Stockton woman who trained ...Read more
Federal judge holds government in civil contempt for not imaging immigration agents' personal phones
A California federal judge held the Trump administration in civil contempt for violating a court order requiring them to forensically image any cellphone used by agents present at 15 identified immigration operations.
U.S...Read more
US military creates new command to target cartels in the Americas
The U.S. Southern Command has activated a new military headquarters to coordinate operations against drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations across the Western Hemisphere, marking a significant ...Read more
NC Republican Sen. Ted Budd calls on Rep. Chuck Edwards to drop campaign
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Budd encouraged Rep. Chuck Edwards to drop out of the race to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, a Capitol Hill source told McClatchy on Tuesday.
The source said Budd, a ...Read more
House ethics committee opens Rep. Miller domestic violence probe
The House Ethics Committee Tuesday opened an investigation into embattled Rep. Max Miller over domestic violence allegations that are threatening to torpedo his troubled reelection bid as former White House press secretary...Read more
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
LOS ANGELES — Out-of-service equipment managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly Eaton fire that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena in January 2025, according to a long-awaited report by state...Read more
Shift in appointments is Republicans moving power 'to their friends,' NC Gov. Josh Stein says
RALEIGH, N.C. — A budget bill is likely to soon be on its way to the governor’s desk, with a variety of funding changes and power shifts. It’s much smaller than the comprehensive, long-delayed $34 billion budget bill...Read more
University of Alaska regents move to eliminate undergraduate out-of-state tuition rates
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted Tuesday to eliminate higher tuition rates for students with out-of-state residency.
Regents voted unanimously in favor of the change, but final ...Read more
NC lawmakers send bill to Gov. Josh Stein cutting early voting in some elections
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers sent two sweeping elections bills to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s desk on Tuesday, one of which would cut the early voting period for some elections, require the Republican ...Read more
Howard Stern ex assistant's lawsuit dismissed, NDA upheld by court
NEW YORK — A former Howard Stern employee must honor the terms of the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that was part of her deal with the shock jock and his wife.
Executive assistant Leslie Kuhn hoped to void that contract...Read more
Armed suspect arrested at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf course in advance of president's visit
LOS ANGELES — Hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a Tuesday evening fundraiser at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course, authorities announced that they had arrested a heavily armed individual seen...Read more
Spider-Man actress Mary Rivera dead age 82
Spider-Man actress Mary Rivera has died age 82.
The Filipino-American actress was renowned for her brief but memorable appearance as Ned Leeds' grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and won over Marvel audiences around ...Read more
Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid 'wearing matching wedding bands'
Bradley Cooper is reportedly wearing a Boucheron ring along with his apparent new bride Gigi Hadid.
The actor, 51, and his 31-year-old model partner have fuelled fresh speculation about their relationship after the pair ...Read more
Patti Scialfa's cancer is in remission after 8 years, husband Bruce Springsteen announces
LOS ANGELES — Patti Scialfa's cancer battle has taken a turn for the better. Take it from the Boss himself.
Bruce Springsteen announced the improvement in his wife and longtime E Street Band member's health over the ...Read more
Qatar, US signal progress on Hormuz-focused Iran deal
WASHINGTON — The prospect of an interim deal focused on the Strait of Hormuz appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, with Qatar saying a proposal had been drafted and both American and Iranian officials sounding ...Read more
S&P 500 rises to all-time high on Hormuz deal push: Markets wrap
Hopes for an agreement to revive the Strait of Hormuz lifted stocks to all-time highs, bonds climbed and oil sank, with Wall Street’s enthusiasm also fueled by a batch of solid corporate earnings.
Both the S&P 500 and ...Read more
Research grant cancellations continue piling up at Pitt
PITTSBURGH — A federal agency that aims to make healthcare safer and less expensive has canceled two grants to University of Pittsburgh researchers, adding to the institution’s recent string of funding losses.
The ...Read more
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs protections against insurance rate hikes
Drivers and homeowners will have greater protections against insurance rate hikes after Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation prohibiting excessive increases.
“It’s not asking too much to say to insurance ...Read more
Paramount's David Ellison says critics don't get his politics
Paramount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: Can he be trusted to control CNN?
"I believe this fight is not ...Read more
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