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Money is power. In our system of government, that power was intended to rest squarely with Congress. Yet in recent years, we’ve seen presidents of both parties find ways to sidestep Congress’s “power of the purse” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The slow pace of reconstruction after January’s fire disaster has touched off a political tempest in Malibu, prompting the resignation of the city’s volunteer rebuilding “ambassador” and his ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lou Lesesne has spent years cultivating a naturalistic garden in his front yard.

He uses only native species of plants and allows them to grow tall, flower and seed without regular mowing. It’s an ...Read more

Scapegoating is an old ruse of authoritarian leaders to get their followers to support action against the minority scapegoated, or even commit crimes themselves against the scapegoated.

The Nazi's used the burning of the ...Read more

MIAMI — Donald Trump’s planned presidential library in Downtown Miami is already breaking norms — after a lightning-quick land deal, discussions of a hotel on-site and an unusual early source of funds from lawsuit ...Read more

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have split.

The Full House actress and the 62-year-old designer - who have daughters Isabella Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade, 26, together - have separated after 27 years of marriage but are...Read more

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is "scared to death" of staying in prison.

The disgraced rap mogul has been behind bars since his arrest in September 2024 and ahead of his sentencing for two counts of transsportation to engage in ...Read more

Sharon Osbourne was looking forward to retirement so she could enjoy her "last chapter" with husband Ozzy Osbourne.

The couple had moved back to their native UK after many years living in Los Angeles and they had been ...Read more

Taylor Swift longs to "settle down" and have children with Travis Kelce.

The 35-year-old pop superstar has shared her life's "wishlist" in lyrics on her new album The Life of a Showgirl revealing she has been thinking ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An explosion and fire rocked a refinery in El Segundo on Thursday night, causing massive flames that could be seen for miles.

The city of El Segundo said that there was a fire at the Chevron refinery but ...Read more

UNLV has erased references on its website to a student diversity office and a program for undocumented students, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has found.

Webpages for the Office of Student Diversity Programs and the ...Read more

German air traffic control said it suspended flight operations at Munich Airport Thursday evening after several drone sightings, affecting multiple departures and thousands of passengers at the country’s second-biggest ...Read more

While the government shutdown has furloughed about 90% of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and halted the agency’s inspection operations, the California Environmental Protection Agency told The Sacramento ...Read more

Political activist and Donald Trump confidante Laura Loomer posted on X Tuesday night that a U.S. Army Research Lab scientist and adjunct instructor is behind an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking app called Red ...Read more

CHICAGO — A mother and her two children who were detained in Millennium Park on Sunday by immigration agents were released from custody Wednesday, bringing a moment of relief and renewed hope for the Chicago-area family ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The votes of Californians who drop their ballots in mailboxes on Nov. 4 may not be counted because of U.S. Postal Service processing delays, state officials warned Thursday.

In many parts of the state, a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Temporary boilers were being shuttled into a Bronx city housing complex to restore heat and hot water to residents a day after a massive gas explosion ripped the corner brick chimney off a 20-story apartment ...Read more

Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for him includes $583 ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling 12 grants for energy projects in Minnesota, including a $464 million proposal to build large transmission lines in seven states, according to a list reviewed by The Minnesota Star...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge denied the U.S. Justice Department’s request to pause several upcoming deadlines during the government shutdown in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard...Read more