Insurance executives warn Newsom plan to shift utility wildfire liability would raise premiums
Insurance company executives warned Gov. Gavin Newsom in a letter Wednesday that his plan to shift utility wildfire liability to...
Iran scrambles to sustain trade as U.S. threatens to sanction countries that refuse to break ties
BEIRUT — Iran’s economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue,...
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as...
From beaches to battery fires, California moves to outlaw disposable vapes
Vape pens and other disposable e-cigarettes could soon be illegal in California. On Wednesday, the state assembly approved Assembly Bill...
U.N. warns of ‘moral red line’ on killer robots; experts say it’s already been crossed
The heads of the United Nations and the Red Cross called for greater controls on autonomous weapons systems — so-called...
Republicans and Democrats are playing the blame game as the national debt explodes
The U.S. national debt just crossed the $40-trillion threshold, doubling in less than a decade. Washington politicians have responded with...
U.S. Patriot missile stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Trump’s...
How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took $1.3 million: ‘That’s Google, not me’
The FBI has charged two men with scamming at least 26 women out of $1.3 million in four states. One...
Inside the moody blues of Diles Que No Me Maten
When Jonás Derbez was growing up, he would often stay up late into the night watching his saxophonist father perform...
Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Mike Gibbons sat out the presidential election two years ago, frustrated that Democrat Kamala Harris did not take a...
Cheap AI, costly chips: Wall Street hunts for a missing payoff
The price of AI is collapsing, while the cost of building it is not. Equity investors have spent the summer...
People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China
Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 353 and left more than...
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say
ABUJA, Nigeria — Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the last year, a Lagos-based intelligence group...
ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown...
Kurds weigh hope and caution as Syria’s SDF dissolves and joins the state military
QAMISHLI, Syria — Kurds in Syria’s northeast regarded the announcement that the Kurdish-led force that once controlled the area has been dissolved...
