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The Cuban government has announced it is opening up banking, pharmacies, gas stations, elder-care homes, port terminals and — almost unnoticed — the practice of law and architecture to private companies for the first ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche cleared the first hurdle Tuesday on his path to confirmation as attorney general, setting the stage for a vote by the full Senate this week as Republicans race to shore up support among three ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Friends and family members have described the victims in Saturday’s mass shooting in Twin Falls as an “ace,” a “beautiful soul,” and someone who made a “courageous decision.”

Three people ...Read more

MIAMI — A former Haitian national police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to illegally exporting more than 140 firearms from South Florida to Haiti, including weapons that authorities say he bought without obtaining a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that his office has protected more than $200 billion in federal funding for the state, defended core civil rights and removed military forces from Los ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The prospect of an interim Iran deal focused on the Strait of Hormuz appeared to be gaining traction Tuesday, with Qatar saying a proposal had been drafted and American officials sounding hopeful for an ...Read more

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

SACAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis from the Senate Committee on Appropriations shows a bill supporting telework for state workers could save California hundreds of millions of dollars, even after accounting for its ...Read more

DETROIT — Attorneys for a man accused in the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll in October 2023 are criticizing new charges against him and say the prosecutor's office is interfering with his release on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “...Read more

More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called more than 100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s...Read more

NEW YORK — An appellate judge has cleared the way for a man convicted of sexually assaulting and brutally murdering Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano to continue pressing forward with his appeal.

More than a decade ...Read more

SEATTLE — A Spokane man seen near the starting point of a major wildfire was arrested Monday night for investigation of first-degree arson.

The investigation began at the start of the Old Trails wildfire, one of three ...Read more

SEATTLE — Federal disaster assistance for those affected by the Spokane wildfires was made available Tuesday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The property tax proposal initially pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a Tallahassee judge ruled late Monday night.

Judge David Frank said the ...Read more

Two suspects were arrested in Peru in the killing of a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Texas who went missing during a layover in Colombia in March, officials said.

Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was ...Read more

Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology ...Read more