WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raise car prices in response to the planned tariffs on imported vehicles.

Trump was asked in an interview with NBC News on Saturday whether he warned foreign automaker chief executives not to raise consumer prices in response to the 25% tariffs he plans to ...Read more

A Southern California grade school teacher was sentenced to four years in prison Friday on charges that he downloaded hundreds of videos portraying sexual abuse against children, including clips that involved infants, federal prosecutors said.

Steven Pilar, 47, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography late last year. Prosecutors said ...Read more

Grocery retailers in Australia would face major fines for inflating prices or offering bogus discounts under proposed government reforms.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, facing an election in May focused on cost-of-living pressures, aims to introduce legislation to prohibit excessive pricing and strengthen consumer protections.

Australia’s...Read more

Standing with their backs to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in downtown Minneapolis, the protesters shouted one message: An injury to one student is an injury to all.

The University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union-United Electrical Local 1105 organized the protest Saturday, one day after U officials said that U.S. ...Read more

Authorities are investigating a break-in at a historic Nike missile site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area outside San Francisco.

Sometime between the evening of March 15 and the morning of March 19, someone vandalized the SF-88 Nike Missile Site magazine in the Marin Headlands, which is known for its scenic views and hiking trails, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — He is, by most accounts, a LeBron James of lawyers – a master who’s handled more Supreme Court cases than just about anyone else in recent history.

Now Paul Clement is stepping into a delicate new role: Big Law’s big lawyer.

As President Donald Trump targets one leading law firm after another, WilmerHale has turned to ...Read more

President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order this week calling for changes to U.S. elections, including requirements for people to prove citizenship when registering to vote and to have ballots be cast and received by Election Day.

National voting rights groups have railed against the order, calling on officials to reject it and ...Read more

As the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency have drawn widespread backlash, Elon Musk says his team is working to be more “careful” in pursuit of their goal to cut $1 trillion in federal spending.

“I feel confident that a 15% reduction can be done without affecting any of the critical government services. It’s about making...Read more

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, will find out on Monday whether she’ll be banned from running for president in 2027 as Paris judges rule on an embezzlement case that’s put her political future in jeopardy.

An immediate ban — sought by prosecutors — is a very real risk for Le Pen if she and her party are found guilty ...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen plans to visit Greenland next week to bolster the commonwealth between the two countries, as the U.S. ramps up its rhetoric about taking over the Arctic island.

Frederiksen will start a three-day tour on April 2, during which she’ll meet with the new Greenlandic premier — Jens-Frederik Nielsen — and...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The transgender swimmer at the core of the controversy over the federal funding pause at the University of Pennsylvania said she will continue to stand up for inclusion of transgender people in sports.

“I am going to keep fighting as much as I am able to,” Lia Thomas said during a trans youth forum held on Zoom Saturday.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — On a chilly day when Gov. Josh Shapiro stood before a cow-filled barn to promote the concept of farmer groups buying and running manure-to-energy devices — just one sliver of Shapiro's multifaceted energy plan — Pennsylvania state Sen. Gene Yaw sounded the energy alarm.

"We are going to have to suffer some hardships. ...Read more

In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure.

His latest executive order eliminates requirements to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, commonly known as ...Read more

San Diego is on the way to becoming the first city in the nation to ban grocery stores from offering digital-only coupons, citing a lack off access to the internet and smartphones by some shoppers.

The ban is designed to force grocery stores to provide paper coupons to everyone, including elderly shoppers who are not as tech savvy as younger ...Read more

Thousands gathered to “March for Democracy” in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, voicing concerns about what several marchers called an overreach by the federal government on citizens' rights.

Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky...Read more

A University of Central Florida faculty member President Trump nominated for NASA chief financial officer sees the moon as a stepping stone to Mars but warns the U.S. needs to fix its space game if it’s going to outplay China.

Trump tapped Greg Autry on Monday for the post. He joined the university in 2024 as associate provost for Space ...Read more

The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for the first time in 2017, Cate Schroeder donned a rebellious pink “pussy hat” and took to the streets, joining a momentous Women’s March in downtown San Jose.

On the eve of his second inauguration two months ago, she posted a message with her Facebook group to remember “self-care,�...Read more

The Watertown Police Department is investigating an incident that unfolded at a protest at a Tesla Service Center involving two individuals being injured when a driver of a “black pickup truck” struck them.

According to a press release, police said “the side mirror” of the moving vehicle struck the two individuals during the protest.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it conveyed a counteroffer to mediators, in coordination with the U.S., following reports that Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian proposal on a potential new truce in Gaza.

Hamas agreed to release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire beginning over Eid al-Fitr, according to ...Read more