Nevada lawmakers could hit pause on data centers, end their tax breaks
Nevada lawmakers will consider a bill in 2027 that would end the state’s tax breaks for AI data centers and issue a statewide pause on building or expanding facilities.
Members of the state’s interim standing ...Read more
Judge's ruling expanding abortion access in Idaho now applies to just one doctor
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge’s recent ruling that expanded access to abortion in Idaho will now apply to just one doctor — the maternal-fetal medicine specialist who filed the lawsuit — after the Idaho Attorney ...Read more
Plan to protect Miami-Dade from storms: $4.5 billion to elevate thousands of homes
MIAMI — The federal government says it will cost $4.5 billion to elevate and floodproof more than 3,000 homes and buildings in Miami-Dade, part of a massive plan to help protect the region from the stronger hurricanes ...Read more
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 property insurers would raise premiums across California.
"The party whose equipment ignites...Read more
Peter Cullen, actor who voiced Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies at 85
Peter Cullen, the voice actor whose regal timbre as the heroic Optimus Prime in the “Transformers” franchise and deep tone as the gloomy Eeyore in “Winnie the Pooh” projects who was beloved by generations, has died...Read more
Defense rests in Tupac slaying trial. Soon, a jury will decide the outcome
LAS VEGAS — The defense rested Thursday in the trial over the slaying of Tupac Shakur in 1996.
A defense attorney for Duane Davis, 63, and prosecutors will make their final pitch to the jury in closing arguments Monday....Read more
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic, hurricane center says
The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic after becoming more organized overnight.
In the NHC’s 5 p.m. EDT advisory, the center of Dolly was located about 1,425 miles ...Read more
California lawmakers pass bills to punish unethical lawyers, limit hedge funds that influence cases
A bipartisan package of bills aimed at punishing unethical attorneys and hedge funds that have flourished within California’s legal industry is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
The two bills would bar lawyers from ...Read more
Amazon to close Mechanical Turk amid rise of AI
Amazon announced Tuesday it will shutter Mechanical Turk, the 21-year-old crowdsourced labor market platform founder Jeff Bezos once called “artificial artificial intelligence.”
The rising use of AI could have ...Read more
U.S. immigration agents arrest former Haiti official accused of corruption at home
A former senior Haitian government official accused of embezzlement and corruption in his homeland has been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities.
Renan Hédouville, who served as Haiti’s ombudsman before fleeing the...Read more
'Suge' Knight talked about Shakur shooting in 2024 interview with law enforcement, source says
LAS VEGAS — Music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight talked to an investigator in 2024 and shared his thoughts about the night of the shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur, a source familiar with the interview told the ...Read more
Rob Reiner's son Jake opens up about parents' murders 8 months later
For Jake Reiner, time has become kind of irrelevant amid the “living nightmare” aftermath of his parents’ murders eight months ago, allegedly at the hands of his younger brother, Nick.
“It’s been eight months,�...Read more
Chinese student accused of photographing planes for overseas contact
DETROIT — A Chinese national studying at a college in Canada has been charged in the U.S. after federal authorities said he admitted to trespassing at properties near airports to take photos of airplanes that he sent to ...Read more
California bill seeks to bar sex offenders from public office. Some argue it's too narrow
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have approved legislation by Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, to permanently bar people convicted of certain felony sex crimes and human trafficking from running for state...Read more
Eastern Shore judge weighs Maryland redistricting ballot challenge
BALTIMORE — An Eastern Shore judge raised concerns Thursday about whether Maryland lawmakers followed their own election rules and accurately described a proposed congressional redistricting amendment to voters, as he ...Read more
David Byrne feels pretty good about how things have turned out
BERKELEY, Calif. — Twelve hours after walking offstage at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday night, David Byrne sits down with a cup of coffee on the patio of a tony hillside hotel and admits that he’s starting to get a ...Read more
Maryland joins lawsuit challenging Title X rules
BALTIMORE — Maryland is joining a multistate lawsuit seeking to block new federal requirements for Title X funding that could threaten money for family planning clinics and limit access to reproductive health care, ...Read more
Trump praises Ted Cruz ahead of possible 2028 presidential run
President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as the onetime rival mulls a possible 2028 Republican presidential run that could see him face off with Vice President JD Vance.
Responding to a reporter�...Read more
Samuel Monroe Jr., actor best known for 'Menace II Society' and 'The Players Club,' dies at 52
LOS ANGELES — Samuel Monroe Jr., the actor best known for appearing in '90s cult classic films including "Menace II Society," "Tales from the Hood" and "The Players Club," has died after more than a year of battling a ...Read more
Beshear would support rolling back Kentucky's data center tax breaks
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he opposes sweeping sales and use tax exemptions for in-state data centers.
“I don’t think data centers need incentives,” he said Aug. 27 during his weekly update. “I don’t think ...Read more
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