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As costs ballooned and political backlash mounted, the California High-Speed Rail Authority pivoted years ago to building its 400-mile bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles in segments — starting with a 171-...Read more

A New Mexico judge has dismissed Alec Baldwin’s lawsuit alleging that he was maliciously prosecuted — one year after the actor-producer was cleared of a criminal charge in the “Rust” shooting death of the film’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development amid an escalating attack on the renewable power source.

The Interior Department’...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, a magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia.

Despite its remote location, the size of the quake immediately brought potential danger of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As rebuilding ramps up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles leaders are restricting the building of duplexes on single-family-home lots.

The move follows an executive order issued Wednesday by Gov. Gavin ...Read more

A new $1 billion financial hit, spurred by a tax law signed by President Donald Trump, is poised to complicate Michigan lawmakers' mission of crafting a state budget and avoiding a government shutdown, suggests a new ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It could be less than nine months before humanity ventures back to the moon, even if only to fly around it. The people set to make that flight were back on the Space Coast on Wednesday to log time ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in Florida, and to cut the number of extra participants to narrow the gathering’s size, people familiar with the ...Read more

Colorado lawmakers must immediately cut or find nearly $1 billion to fill a massive hole blown in the budget by the federal tax bill signed by President Donald Trump, state officials told legislative leadership Wednesday. ...Read more

When the Trump Administration accused Duke University of racist practices and threatened to pull federal funding this week, no specific allegations were made public.

Federal officials only said that “allegations have ...Read more

Last week, NYPD Officer Didarul Islam thought he knew exactly where he and his family would be the following Wednesday: enjoying themselves at a New Jersey water park.

But instead of experiencing the fun-filled day with ...Read more

MIAMI — Weeks after rescinding a $1 million donation to Florida International University, Miami philanthropist Miguel “Mike” Fernandez is now withdrawing another $10 million from Miami Dade College — a direct ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Wednesday shrugged off a Democratic dustup that spilled out into public view on the Senate floor this week, calling it “democracy in action.”

On Tuesday, Klobuchar and ...Read more

The grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal cases — which the Trump administration is trying to get unsealed in a bid to satisfy demands for more transparency — contain ...Read more

VANCOUVER, Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations summit in September, following France while setting up a clash with the U.S. and Israel.

Carney ...Read more

WASHINGTON — GOP senators sparred with fellow Republican Josh Hawley on Wednesday over a Hawley-authored bill that would ban trading and ownership of stocks and certain other assets by lawmakers, the president and vice ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would impose a tariff of at least 25% on India’s exports to the U.S. starting Friday, though later added that the two sides were still in talks.

Trump on Wednesday said he made the ...Read more

Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation and a voice for progressive politics for decades, is expected to announce Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his ...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump said he reached a trade deal with South Korea that would impose a 15% tariff on its exports to the U.S. and see Seoul agree to $350 billion in US investments.

“We have ...Read more

Aaron Phypers has accused Denise Richards of assaulting him.

The 52-year-old actor has rubbished the recent allegations made by his estranged wife, who has accused him of being unfaithful and of stealing her laptop.

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