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WASHINGTON – A federal judge found on Monday that Elon Musk’s government-cutting unit is likely subject to public disclosure laws and must promptly turn over documents to a group that had sued for access to its internal emails.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an argument that aimed to restrict states from suing oil companies for financial damage related to climate change.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday that he opposes resentencing Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who have served three decades behind bars for the 1989 murders of their parents.

Harvard University has announced that it’s implementing a hiring freeze due to “substantial financial uncertainties” after the feds stripped $400 million from Columbia University.

CBS has asked the Federal Communications Commission to end its investigation into edits of its “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview, arguing that the federal government risks becoming “a roving censor” trampling on free speech rights.

The exquisite coffee pot was made about 250 years ago, crafted out of 40 ounces of silver, formed and engraved by the finest silversmith in the American colonies.

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a free-speech challenge to laws in Colorado, California and 20 other states that forbid licensed counselors from seeking to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake centered north of Malibu sent light and weak shaking across Southern California on Sunday. The strongest shaking was felt in parts of Malibu, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks and Camarillo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest shaking was considered "light" as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale — enough to rattle dishes and windows and feel ...

President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year as the economy stutters from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, acknowledging in an interview broadcast Sunday that “it takes a little time” before Americans will see a payoff from his policies.

A now former United States Border Patrol agent is accused of making women expose their breasts to get into the country. Shane Millan, 53, pleaded guilty on March 7 to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, according to court records. His attorney did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment on March 9. In August 2023, while stationed at Wellesley Island ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media.

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the National Institute of Mental Health, saying it has a right to hear and see rhesus macaque monkeys that the group contends express “physical and psychological pain and suffering” stemming from years of caging and experimentation.

DENVER — The Dumb Friends League officially dumped its century-old name Friday, announcing its rebranding as Humane Colorado. When the animal welfare charity was founded in 1910, “dumb” was a common synonym for “mute,” and “dumb friends” referred to the nonspeaking animals helped by the organization. Chief Operating Officer Katie Parker said the charity’s name was inspired by a London-based ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration will shutter its Seattle regional office due to the city's immigrant protections and plans to cut off benefits to noncitizen business owners, marking the latest move in the Trump administration's dramatic anti-immigration campaign.

In 2019, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida spoke at an elegant event celebrating the work of the Ronald Reagan-founded International Republican Institute, saying he was “so proud” to support the group and hailing fellow hawks Nikki Haley and Sen. John McCain in the audience. But as secretary of state, Rubio did not spare the group from President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid and dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.