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A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments about the company’s plastic recycling efforts. U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale in the Eastern District of Texas said in a ruling earlier this month that California Attorney General Rob Bonta cannot claim official immunity in regards to several statements he made, including one in a campaign email sent to Texas residents. Bonta sued Exxon in September 2024, saying that the oil giant encouraged consumers to purchase plastic

Federal judge in Texas allows lawsuit against California attorney general over ExxonMobil remarks

Trump's pick to lead new Justice Department unit scrutinized as president declares 'war on fraud'

Town hall in Kapolei warns of fentanyl disguised as food, impacts on the community

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Aurora's $1.9 billion infrastructure dilemma: Bridging the gap between rapid growth & public safety

COLORADO (KCNC) -- If you've driven down E-470 past the Aurora Highlands lately, you've likely seen a building that has already lived two lives: first as a highway maintenance facility and currently as a visitor center. Soon, this structure in the eastern part of the Denver metro area will take on its most critical purpose yet: Aurora's 18th fire station.It's a project Aurora Fire Rescue Chief Alec Oughton calls a "perfect location" to heal a stretched-thin emergency system."We're very, very excited about this project and what it will mean for our organization, and for

Trump's portrayal of 'golden age' is out of sync with how Americans see economy

MPD officer criminally charged, accused of misusing license plate recognition system for personal reasons

The hotly contested Texas Senate race is setting spending records ahead of Tuesday's primary

Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas' hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace, partly fueled by Democrat James Talarico's fundraising and allies of Republican Sen. John Cornyn trying to save his long career. Heading into Tuesday's primary elections, the cost of advertising and reserved advertising time had topped $110 million, the most ever for a Senate primary, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. The heavy spending in Texas is a preview of the money that is expected to flood this year's midterm elections across the U.S. wi

Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of US attack looms

Moore's Ford Bridge: Remembering America's last mass lynching

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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home

The FBI was serving search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the superintendent’s home as part of a federal investigation. Rukelt Dalberis, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, confirmed that agents were at the properties to serve warrants but declined to comment further because affidavits laying out details for the basis for the searches were under seal. A third location in Florida was also being searched. The nature of the investigation and what allegations were being examined was not immediat

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Army pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Medal of Honor during Trump's speech

A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday evening. Trump said Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, who appeared using a walker, was the pilot of the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that descended on the “heavily protected military fortress” where Maduro was staying. The raid, while successful, left seven U.S. service members with gunshot wounds and shrapnel-related injuries. “While preparing to land, enemy mach

2 Missouri sheriff's deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities say

Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision

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Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Team USA men's hockey star Connor Hellebuyck

��s hockey team Tuesday, spending roughly six minutes of his State of the Union address celebrating their victory after meeting with the team in the Oval Office earlier in the day.His recognition of the team marked one of the few bipartisan moments of the speech, receiving lengthy, raucous applause and chants of “USA” — and proving that sports, even in a time of intense political polarization, can bring people together.It came after some controversy following the team’s historic 2-1 Olympic victory over Canada. Trump regaled the men’s team by phone Sunday as the athletes celebrated i

Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews

Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the massive trove of files released by the Department of Justice last month, according to a CNN review – including three interviews related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago.An evidence log provided to attorneys for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell includes serial numbers for about 325 FBI witness interview records – but more than 90 of those records, over a quarter of the list, don’t appear to be present on the DOJ website, according

CNN tracked how long Trump’s record-breaking speech ran

Paramount escalates Warner Bros. Discovery fight with new $31-per-share bid

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Astronaut Mike Fincke reveals it was his medical issue that led to unprecedented early mission end

Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has confirmed that he was the crew member who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station last month.Fincke and his fellow crewmates — NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos — returned home from the space station in mid-January, leaving behind a skeleton crew of just three astronauts to staff the nearly football field-size orbiting laboratory.The group’s sudden departure marked the first t

‘This is misery for us:’ New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Roofers are turning down jobs. Painters are locking themselves inside the homes they’re finishing. Concrete crews have monthslong waiting lists.In the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has slowed home construction to a crawl – at a time when Minnesota, like much of the country, faces a steep housing shortage.The White House has begun scaling back its monthslong enforcement surge in the state. But across the housing market, the aftershocks are still unfolding.“I think most of us would probably take Covid over this,” said one large ho

US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’

K-pop in Colombia: Inside a global phenomenon

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Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken his purge of the country’s military to the very top, targeting his highest-ranked general in a stunning move last month. But Xi’s shake-up cuts across a much wider swath of his armed forces –– with more than 100 officers potentially ousted since 2022.A new report from a prominent Washington-based think tank reveals just how deeply the anti-corruption drive has reached into the ranks –– and why operationally, that could result in serious unintended consequences for Xi.Thirty-six generals and lieutenant generals have been officially purged since 20

Young Americans are embracing ‘Chinamaxxing’. That’s a soft power boost for Beijing

This article may be meeting you at a very Chinese time in your life.At least, if you’ve spent enough time recently on social media, where the phenomenon of “Chinamaxxing” has swept feeds with videos of people sipping hot water, shuffling around the house in slippers and donning a viral Adidas jacket resembling historic Chinese fashion.These things, content creators joke, will help you “become Chinese” – reflecting a growing Western fascination with Chinese culture and aesthetics.“Morning routine as a new Chinese baddie,” one TikTok creator captioned a video in which he does a s