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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and the spending-skeptical House may be on a path that could end in a collision over federal spending. Just consider his pricey idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Phillip Talbert, a veteran prosecutor who rose to lead nearly 100 federal lawyers as the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento, will resign from his post effective Saturday.

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BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho House committee will consider a formal statement asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end same-sex marriage nationwide and allow the state to restore its ban on such unions.

State Rep. Heather Scott,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At least two fires started in the Los Angeles area Tuesday morning amid a “ life-threatening and destructive” windstorm that officials have warned could rapidly transform a spark into a fast-moving ...Read more

BOSTON — An undocumented immigrant who was arrested at a state-run shelter in Revere last month allegedly with an AR-15 and $1 million worth of fentanyl was not officially part of the emergency assistance program but was...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office is working with the Oakland County prosecutor to better define the parameters of her office's investigation into the 2021 Oxford High School shooting.

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NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have asked a judge to finalize their divorce settlement less than five months after filing to separate.

The duo reached the settlement in September through mediation but only ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Peter Yarrow, who helped make folk music a pop phenomenon in the 1960s as one-third of the vocal trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 86.

His death was confirmed by his ...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed President-elect Donald Trump’s wish to buy Greenland but welcomed U.S. investment in the self-ruling territory.

The U.S. is “absolutely our closest ally” and Denmark ...Read more

A hotel worker accused of supplying pop star Liam Payne with drugs before his death has reportedly turned himself in to Argentine officials.

Nearly three months after the former One Direction star plunged to his death in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors who indicted Mayor Eric Adams on corruption charges last year in a probe of connections to Turkey allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” in which the mayor and others ...Read more

Two people were found dead hidden in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane following a flight from New York to Florida, airline officials confirmed Tuesday.

The Airbus A320 departed from John F. Kennedy Airport ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning to take the stand in his own public corruption trial, his lawyers said in court Tuesday.

After a morning break, Madigan’s lead ...Read more

NEW YORK — Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said, “Oh, damn, ...Read more

Amazon will pay $145,000 and institute various safety measures to settle a series of cases — including two in Colorado — brought by the U.S. Department of Labor over hazardous working conditions.

The federal ...Read more

The Chicago Transit Authority is set to formally lock in needed federal money for the extension of the Red Line before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, paving the way for the long-planned addition through Chicago...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The University of California enrolled a record number of Californians in Fall 2024, while UC Berkeley joined UCLA in bucking national trends at elite institutions that saw declines in new Black and Latino ...Read more

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Donald Trump petitioned a New York appeals court on Tuesday to throw out the guilty verdicts against him before his sentencing later this week in a last-ditch attempt to close the book on his ...Read more

DETROIT — Ram on Tuesday unveiled its updated 2025 heavy-duty pickups that offer more powerful and efficient Cummins turbo diesel engines, refreshed front ends and more interior screen space.

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Mark Zuckerberg is scrapping independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram.

The 40-year-old Meta CEO believes the current process is "too politically biased", arguing that fact-checkers have "destroyed more trust ...Read more