CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro’s grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
HAVANA (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said. Ratcliffe met with Raulito Rodriguez Castro, Ministry of Interior
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone,
The Media Line: President Trump’s China Visit Produces Trade Signals but No Strategic Breakthrough
President Trump’s China Visit Produces Trade Signals but No Strategic Breakthrough By The Media Line Staff US President Donald Trump’s state visit to China has produced a carefully managed diplomatic thaw, with Washington and Beijing announcing plans
From Cisco to Block, more companies are pointing to AI when unveiling job cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Layoffs have been piling up recently, especially in the tech world. And the words “artificial intelligence” are accompanying more and more notices about the cuts. That’s unnerving workers across sectors, with many fearing
Trump administration aims to relax limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers, saying a three-year-old rule is unduly
Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included ‘VIP snorkel’ at a Pearl Harbor memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office and meetings with local law
US EPA proposes delaying enforcement of Biden vehicle pollution rule
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a delay in enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles. The EPA estimated that delaying former
Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump’s sanctions against them
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s efforts to sanction some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms “strike at the heart of the rule of law” and must remain blocked by the courts, an attorney for law
Newsom outlines his final budget proposal with no deficit, new major spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a revised budget proposal without a deficit for his last year of office and the next, laying out a $350 billion spending plan that includes little