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Labor advocates and some elected officials are calling on Los Angeles County to adopt a minimum wage of at least $25 an hour.

On Monday about 150 workers, labor leaders, Democratic party officials and loyal donors ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Attorneys for three women who were caught in the flurry of gunfire at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally in February 2024 have filed a lawsuit against the city and a handful ...Read more

CHICAGO — A new report on hemp-derived THC highlights growing concerns over its safety, legality and impact on health — even as Illinois lawmakers have failed again to keep the products away from children.

The report ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s plan to build new housing to replace vacant units is making progress, but some hurdles remain.

Maryland and Baltimore are racing to confront a deepening housing crisis — ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — State legislators were stunned during a late-night budget debate when a veteran Republican lawmaker stood up and read graphic references to the female anatomy from a school library book.

The exchange ...Read more

Bethenny Frankel looks like "a train wreck most of the time".

The 54-year-old reality TV star recently wore a thong bikini bottom at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Swim Week runway show in Miami, and Bethenny believes ...Read more

Cynthia Nixon disliked how "incredibly white" 'Sex and The City' was.

The 59-year-old actress played Miranda Hobbes in the hit HBO series, but Cynthia thinks 'Sex and The City' wasn't reflective of the real world.

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A man has been arrested for allegedly trespassing in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police have both launched investigations after the intruder was found on the grounds of the ...Read more

The Trump administration rescinded guidance put in place by former President Joe Biden that directed U.S. hospitals to provide abortions on an emergency basis when they’re medically necessary to stabilize patients.

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LOS ANGELES — Before the sun rose Tuesday, Benito Flores fortified the front door of his one-bedroom duplex on a narrow street in El Sereno.

Flores, a 70-year-old retired welder, had illegally seized a home five years ...Read more

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof tendered his resignation and will continue in a caretaker role, setting the stage for a snap election.

Far-right Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Missouri Rep. Billy Long to lead the IRS over the objections of Democrats, who cited ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The union representing Capitol Police officers came out strongly in opposition to acting Chief Sean Gallagher on Tuesday, calling on the police board to rescind the temporary appointment.

Gallagher has ...Read more

DENVER — The Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon was so picture perfect — a bluebird sky, Boulder shoppers dipping in and out of brick buildings, children playing in a splash pad — that bystanders didn’t ...Read more

DENVER — Attorneys for a former Dominion Voting Systems official said in court Tuesday that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s false claims about him were fueled in part by Lindell blaming the official for his banishment from...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — New data suggests most of the North Carolina students who received new private school vouchers this school year were already attending private schools.

A report being presented Wednesday to the State ...Read more

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of gunning down seven Half Moon Bay mushroom farmworkers in the county’s deadliest mass ...Read more

DEDHAM, Mass. — Drama unfolded in the Karen Read retrial when her defense team called for a mistrial after they say the prosecutor improperly introduced evidence during cross-examination. The judge denied the motion.

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Since returning to power, President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of pardons — including to supporters, celebrities and convicted white-collar criminals — some of which have raised eyebrows.

One controversial act ...Read more

DETROIT — Federal agents have arrested a University of Michigan scholar from China on charges she tried to smuggle a biological pathogen into the United States characterized as a potential agricultural terrorism weapon ...Read more