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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence, handing a policy win to tech industry leaders who have pressed for preemption of local rules.

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A month and a half after Hurricane Melissa killed dozens of people in Haiti, the country is still struggling with its aftermath.

Haitians, who were already going hungry because gang violence has blocked highways and cut ...Read more

President Donald Trump claimed to grant former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters a “full pardon” Thursday night — a power that constitutional law experts say he cannot wield for a person convicted of state-level ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are combining for a busy week of rocket launches on the Space Coast.

First up Thursday evening was SpaceX’s planned Starlink 6-90 mission with 29 Starlink satellites ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida has cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, according to a newly ...Read more

Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced his administration will invest $19 million into programs to end child poverty across the state.

The investment will go to the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments...Read more

California lost jobs for the fourth consecutive month in September — and it's expected to add only 62,000 new jobs next year as high taxes drag on business formation, according to a report released Thursday.

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The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it plans to create a militarized zone along the U.S.-Mexico border in California to support border security operations for three years, the latest in a controversial series...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Indiana Senate on Thursday rebuked President Donald Trump and spurned his demand for mid-decade redistricting to boost the GOP’s chances of holding its House majority in next year’s ...Read more

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch will be closing its brewery in Newark, New Jersey, in early 2026 after nearly 75 years.

Full-time employees will be offered a choice between severance packages or jobs at other locations, ...Read more

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy floated the prospect of allowing Ukrainians to vote on whether to hand the Donbas region to Russia as Kyiv comes under mounting pressure to agree to terms of an emerging U.S. peace plan.

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WASHINGTON — The seizure of an enormous oil supertanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday is just the beginning of a new phase in the Trump administration’s ramped-up pressure campaign against Nicolas Maduro, ...Read more

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1 billion ahead of Saturday night's drawing, marking one of the largest prizes in history.

No tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday: white balls 10, 16, 29, ...Read more

Sydney Sweeney felt a "bittersweet emptiness" after she finished filming Christy.

The 28-year-old actress plays a former professional boxer in the new sports drama movie, and Sydney has confessed to experiencing a range ...Read more

Teyana Taylor has always dreamed of achieving "great things".

The 35-year-old star has always had lofty career ambitions - but she was shocked to earn a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in One Battle ...Read more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to executive produce a new documentary called Cookie Queens.

The royals couple's Archewell Productions is partnering with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the documentary, which ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he is unsure whether he’ll attend Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration on New Year’s Day, saying he’s hesitant to do so because the mayor-elect’s “nasty” supporters might...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted Thursday to strengthen the city’s separation ordinance, which prohibits city workers from helping enforce federal immigration laws.

Council Member Jason ...Read more

Alaska's U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan were among four Republicans who joined the chamber's Democrats to vote in favor of a measure that would have extended health insurance subsidies used by millions of ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for another decade, keeping the ban in place until April 2036.

The fishery has ...Read more