Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims
Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, months after Bonta sued the oil and gas ...
Wild weather halted ferries between New Zealand’s main islands again. Why isn’t there a tunnel?
Wild weather during New Zealand ’s peak summer holiday period has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on ferries that cross the sea between the country’s ...
Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos seeks to delay fraud sentencing to make more podcast episodes
Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million ...
Cybertruck driver used ChatGPT to plan Las Vegas attack, police say
Police found a 6-page manifesto on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone and say he used ChatGPT to plan his New Year’s Day bombing at the front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, the ...
Wildfire burns through LA enclave known for its beaches and celebrity allure
Rimmed to the south by a 3-mile stretch of Pacific beach, and to the north by craggy bluffs and deep, verdant canyons, the seaside enclave of Pacific Palisades has long been a ...
A winter chill will intersect with a winter storm Friday, travel farther north will be hazardous
A brief snow flurry is predicted early Saturday, followed by dry, cold, and partly cloudy conditions. Low to mid 20s for overnight low readings, with daytime high temperatures in the mid to upper 40s ...
Virginia Democrats retain their control of the Statehouse in special elections
Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday after voters in the northern and central part of the state backed two Democrats to fill a vacancy in the ...
Lawyers collecting $148 million judgment from Rudy Giuliani say World Series rings must be given up
Lawyers for two former Georgia election workers who are owed $148 million in damages after suing Rudy Giuliani for defamation said Tuesday that evidence proves their clients are ...
Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their ...
US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
The U.S. Justice Department is suing several landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both ...
Schools around the US are weighing responses to possible immigration raids
Schools around the country are reviewing what to do if immigration agents come knocking as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after campaigning on a pledge to deport millions of ...
Dry January: Local physician says attitudes about alcohol are changing for the better
With many committing to health goals for the new year, “Dry January” is trending all over social media. A Columbus addiction ...