World & Nation
Congressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months.
Sept. 22, 2024
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission.
Sept. 21, 2024
Trump wants the right to fire civil servants he sees as disloyal: Cue IRS audits for Trump enemies, anti-vaxxers in the FDA, revenge prosecutions.
Sept. 23, 2024
California
A judge tossed ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s lawsuit over a ‘do not rehire’ designation, but his lawyers say they plan to refile.
The unexplained and unexpected search comes as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams reels from other federal law enforcement investigations.
Business
Americans have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: that it’s cutting its key interest rate.
Sept. 16, 2024
At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams said he had named Tom Donlon, a retired FBI official, as the interim police commissioner.
Sept. 12, 2024
Santa Clara County fraudster Dennis Fountaine fled sentencing last month. Fountaine was convicted of three felony counts of grand theft by fraud. He also admitted to the aggravated white-collar enhancement for defrauding four victims of over $350,000.
Sept. 5, 2024
Year-over-year price increases reach a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week.
Sept. 11, 2024
Biden faces a maximum of 17 years in prison and potentially more than $1.2 million in fines when a judge sentences him at a hearing scheduled for Dec. 16.