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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans released a revised cryptocurrency regulatory framework bill on Wednesday with an added section intended to address public officials’ potential crypto conflicts of interest. But more work...Read more

A furniture store proprietor in Inglewood laid off his employees after the immigration enforcement surge last summer and says he now works twice as hard to earn half as much as he did before.

A restaurant owner lost $20,...Read more

A Microsoft customer is accusing the company of passing the costs of tariffs onto consumers while standing to gain from federal government refunds.

In a proposed class-action lawsuit that was filed in King County Superior...Read more

FARNBOROUGH, England — European plane-maker Airbus wants to extend the wings on its narrowbody A321neo, hoping to use “flight physics” to reduce the amount of fuel the aircraft burns, lowering carbon emissions and ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington state's ballooning lawsuit payouts and legal costs have set another dubious record, reaching nearly $614 million in the past fiscal year.

The state forked over more than $537 million to settle ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit against Kansas City, alleging programs that help businesses owned by women and racial minorities are discriminatory toward white people and ...Read more

Two federal agencies are again threatening to sue Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over its policies involving students’ gender identities.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education on ...Read more

Fire crews increased their containment early Wednesday of a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres south of Pleasanton, California, after breaking out Tuesday and forcing evacuations for hundreds of residents.

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SAN DIEGO — A program that distributes air purifiers to residents of San Diego's South Bay region who are affected by the Tijuana River sewage crisis is accepting applications again after a two-month suspension due to a ...Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it’s investigating yet another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite, with 72 cases tied to an unknown source.

The latest infections disclosed by the agency on ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington's proposed overhaul of high school graduation requirements is coming into focus as state education leaders refine a proposal they say provides more academic rigor and time to map postsecondary plans....Read more

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democrats’ attempt to extend temporary protected status for Haitians, rejecting legislation that would have allowed hundreds of thousands of Haitians to remain in the United States...Read more

Chuck Lorre has revealed why one of The Big Bang Theory's most overlooked characters has become the unlikely hero of the franchise's newest chapter.

The television producer, 73, is expanding the world of one of modern ...Read more

Jason Alexander has issued a public apology after Courtney Stodden criticised a 2012 comedy sketch in which she appeared as a minor.

Prompting renewed scrutiny of the actor best known for playing George Costanza in ...Read more

Elon Musk claims his artificial intelligence platform Grok will produce a feature-length version of Homer's The Odyssey before the end of the year.

The billionaire, 55, declared the film will be "historically accurate and...Read more

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has formally reversed its plans to establish two ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania that were intended to hold up to 9,000 immigrants, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen who have been threatening to open another front in the Iran war, said they had targeted two oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Minutes before the Houthi statement on ...Read more

Congressional Republicans’ scrutiny of the Smithsonian intensified this week, exposing a sharp divide within Maryland’s congressional delegation over who should decide how America’s history is told in the nation’s ...Read more

President Donald Trump is poised to impose fresh levies on products from dozens of economies by Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, a move to ensure his tariff regime remains intact even after stopgap 10%...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate is on track to vote next week on President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, after he cleared a key committee hurdle.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-...Read more