WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court made it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy, ruling Wednesday that internet providers are usually not liable for copyright infringement even if they know their users are downloading copyrighted works.

In a 9-0 decision, the justices threw out Sony's lawsuit and a $1 billion verdict against...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A proposed gubernatorial forum hastily cobbled together in the hours after the University of Southern California canceled its Tuesday debate fell apart because the candidates of color who were excluded from the previously planned event were unable to show up in person at KNBC-TV’s studio in Universal City, according to multiple...Read more

On Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio returned to his hometown — not to talk about the Iran war, Venezuela or his pressure campaign on Cuba. Rubio was summoned to a downtown federal courtroom to testify in the criminal trial of a former Miami congressman and his once “very close” friend, in Rubio’s own words.

U.S. Rep....Read more

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open.

Utilities, states and grid operators have said the aging plants are expensive, in bad repair and no longer needed to meet regional energy needs. But Trump’s efforts to ...Read more

As it turns out, we aren’t quite so divided as a nation.

Again and again, surveys show that Americans agree that billionaires and corporations don’t need more tax breaks. We agree that we want quality, affordable health care, housing, child care and education. We agree that our children should not go hungry. We agree on equal rights for all...Read more

WASHINGTON — At a time when most voters are skeptical of politicians, both parties are looking to doctors and nurses to secure control of Congress. With nearly two dozen doctors and nurses currently serving on Capitol Hill, it’s a pretty good strategy.

Even if health care isn’t the top issue this year — it ranked fifth in a recent NBC ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — A court case challenging Idaho’s abortion bans under the U.S. Constitution will go to trial in June, where a Boise maternal-fetal medicine specialist hopes to win a carve-out in the state’s restrictive laws for abortion when the health of the mother is at risk.

Dr. Stacy Seyb filed the lawsuit against the members of the ...Read more

Femininity, we were told in 2025, is just as “toxic” as masculinity. Women — or perhaps, liberal feminism or maybe feminine vices — “ruined” the workplace. Then again, women were also recalcitrantly “leaning out” of the workplaces they had “culturally neutered.”

Last year was the SnackWell’s year of opining about gender in...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s party won a closely contested election by pledging stability in global turmoil, setting the stage for difficult coalition talks to secure a third term in power.

The premier’s Social Democrats emerged as the biggest with 21.9% of the Tuesday parliamentary vote overshadowed by Donald Trump’s threats...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could end the practice of counting ballots received after Election Day, which would upend Washington state's and several other states' mail-in voting systems months before this fall's midterm elections.

During a general election in Washington, a ballot postmarked on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to expand the opportunity for sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline this summer by waiving the fuel from U.S. volatility requirements, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to brief industry stakeholders on the planned approach Wednesday ...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s party won the most seats in a closely contested parliamentary election, setting the stage for difficult coalition talks to secure a third term in office.

The premier’s Social Democrats emerged as the biggest with 21.9% of the Tuesday vote, overshadowed by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Democrat Brian Nathan is leading his Republican opponent by a razor-thin margin in the Tampa-area special state Senate election to replace Jay Collins.

With most precincts reported, Nathan, a union leader and Navy veteran, led former state Rep. Josie Tomkow by less than half a percentage point, 50.2% to 49.8%. One precinct has ...Read more

Danish parliamentary election had the country’s main political rivals in a virtual tie, complicating the chances for a re-election of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

The premier’s Social Democrats held a clear lead in a vote shaped by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, but projections by Denmark’s main broadcasters showed the ...Read more

One of Tallahassee’s favorite parlor games has been figuring out what Gov. Ron DeSantis will do next year when he’s no longer Florida’s governor.

The president of the University of Florida? Florida State? A job with the Tampa Bay Rays?

On Monday, DeSantis told Fox’s Sean Hannity that he wouldn’t rule out another presidential run. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled that Iran had offered a “present” as a show of good faith in negotiations he has claimed are ongoing to end a 25-day conflict that’s upended global markets, even while he deploys more troops to the Middle East.

Trump wouldn’t detail the gift, “worth a tremendous amount of money,” but ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran wants to “make a deal” with the United States to end the war in the Middle East, saying that negotiations are ongoing with the conflict in its fourth week.

Iran has publicly denied that talks are happening. But Trump told reporters during an Oval Office event that negotiations are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that it may block migrants from applying for asylum at ports of entry along the southern border.

The administration's lawyers argued that the right to asylum, which arose in response to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, does not extend to those who are stopped just...Read more