• Harvey Weinstein's California Rape Conviction Upheld
  • 10 of 12 Jurors Say Fire Suspect Isn't Guilty
  • Newsom Urges National 'Billionaires' Tax'
  • Trump Presses Syria to Take on Hezbollah
  • Iran Attacks Bahrain and Kuwait
California voters will consider a measure to raise taxes on billionaires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters will consider a controversial proposal in November to temporarily raise taxes on billionaires after the labor union backing the measure announced Thursday it would forge ahead despite pressure from critics to withdraw it.

Mistrial after jury deadlocks in 2025 Palisades arson trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deady 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict. Prosecutors said they will try again.

President Trump: The Latest Updates

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire.

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Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing.

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Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry.

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Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name

NEW YORK (AP) – Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent – and a new name.

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Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.

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Iran video said to show missiles being launched in response to U.S. strikes

Iran video said to show missiles being launched in response to U.S. strikes

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Teams scramble to locate survivors four days after Venezuela earthquakes

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) – Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.

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Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed
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Drone video shows search of collapsed buildings after Venezuela quakes
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Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
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10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial