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'DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA'

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, drug use and sexual references.

What it’s about: A sequel to the 2018 heist movie that takes the action to Europe and the world of diamond ...Read more

Lots of people who vape want to quit, but there’s very little guidance on how best to do so.

In the U.S., recent reports estimate that 5.9% of youth and 4.5% of adults currently vape. This proportion varies ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it has concluded the second oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after receiving no bids from companies.

The sale was planned ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed two major health care reform bills Wednesday — one that looks to increase hospital oversight in the wake of the Steward Health Care meltdown and another that attempts to tackle ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With firefighting resources spread thin across Los Angeles County, help from state, federal and out of state agencies is on the way, officials announced Wednesday

The California National Guard as well as ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress and the leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he would likely be among the Republicans who travel to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As communities across Los Angeles County burned Wednesday in a spate of wildfires, the crisis highlighted the stark difference between the incoming and outgoing presidents and their relationships with ...Read more

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia House Speaker Don Scott is freshly showered. That is not ordinarily a noteworthy observation, but with much of the city of Richmond still without water, the relative cleanliness of state ...Read more

ATLANTA — It took years for Georgia Republicans to pass legislation that established a publicly funded private education subsidy for Georgia’s K-12 students, often referred to as a voucher program.

Now, House Speaker ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the massive wildfires burning homes in Southern California on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s water policies, claiming in a jab on his Truth Social media platform that Newsom put the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — You don’t have to live close to a wildfire to be affected by its smoke. With severe winds fanning the fires in and around Pacific Palisades, the Pasadena foothills and Simi Valley, huge swaths of Southern...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

Communities in and around Pacific Palisades, Altadena, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in his criminal hush money case and stop his sentencing from going ahead on Friday.

The eleventh-hour request to the nation’s high court came a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Local fire officials acknowledged Wednesday that they were overwhelmed by the power and size of the three major fires burning in Los Angeles County and that crews and resources were taxed to the extreme.

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified in his corruption trial Wednesday that he was taken aback when then-Ald. Daniel Solis told him over the phone that the developers of a West Loop condo ...Read more

ATLANTA — Once the victim of his own stolen election, Jimmy Carter later launched an international election observation operation that continues to watch for fair and democratic results.

Part of the former president’s...Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Clearwater man who vandalized the Delray Beach LGBT pride intersection pleaded guilty in court Wednesday morning before apologizing at the request of a Palm Beach County judge.

“Do you ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Turkish House — the building at the core of Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment — has been operating for months without a required certificate of occupancy from the city, an investigation from the city ...Read more

Former Rep. George Santos has leveraged his criminal notoriety as a con man and serial liar into a lucrative cottage industry with a nearly million-dollar windfall.

That includes more than $400,000 in Cameo appearances ...Read more