California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

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The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) say they have reached a tentative agreement on terms for a successor contract with the major studios.



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President Donald Trump told a group of small business owners Monday that tariffs should be higher, even as polling is mixed on the issue. "You actually said thank you for the tariffs, but the tariffs really aren't high enough in my opinion," Trump said at a White House Small Business Summit held during National Small Business Week.

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Elon ​Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil lawsuit accusing the world's ‌richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X.

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Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, $1.5 million penalty imposed

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a lower court’s ban on the abortion pill Mifepristone being sent through the mail. The administrative stay of the ban on mailing of Mifepristone issued by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will continue until at least 5 p.m. ET May 11, but could be extended after that.

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Marco Rubio surprised many by stepping in as a wedding DJ, with a viral clip showing him mixing tracks. The moment highlighted a lighter side of the US Secretary of State, sparking amused reactions online over his unexpected role beyond high-level politics.

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At least 10 people have been taken to hospitals following a shooting at party at Arcadia Lake, near Oklahoma City, police say.

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Turkey will tighten gun-ownership rules ​and increase penalties for ‌owners whose children find the firearms, President Tayyip ​Erdogan said on ​Monday after last week's ⁠rare, deadly school ​shootings.

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Source: WISH-TV WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks isn’t holding back after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Banks calls the second indictment of former FBI Director James Comey justified. He says a 2025 social media post from Comey, which used the slang “8647,” a term for getting rid of someone, was a direct threat. “Comey deserves to be indicted for a lot of reasons,” Banks said to Fox’s…

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The Justice Department filed a complaint against Minnesota on Monday over the state’s climate lawsuit against energy companies, arguing the case improperly attempts to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions and override federal authority.



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For roughly 380 right whales left in the North Atlantic, which can die after getting tangled in fishing ropes or hit by ships, the Trump administration said this month it wants to delay new protections by almost a decade in favor of commercial fishing interests.

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California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project. Golden State Wind was a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast....

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The ubiquitous tiny particles absorb sunlight when airborne, contributing to the warming of the planet, according to new research.

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Heat-Trapping Microplastics Found to Play Role in Climate Change

US military says it has sunk six Iranian small boats that were targeting civilian vessels in latest test of ceasefire


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