Ron DeSantis feels the love in Iowa. That might not be enough.
DES MOINES, Iowa — To hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tell it, he’s exactly the kind of winner that Republicans here in Iowa — and across the country — are looking for in a presidential nominee. He beat his Democratic opponent, a former governor, by nearly 20 points in 2022, to put the exclamation point on turning a swing More...
California faces threat of heavy snow, rain and floods that could put lives in ‘great danger’
LOS ANGELES — Rain and snow pounded huge swaths of California on Friday, forcing highway closures across the state and one major dam to open its spillway for the first time in nearly four years. Around More...
Silicon Valley Bank shut down in the biggest collapse since 2008 financial crisis
Silicon Valley Bank, one of the tech sector’s favorite lenders, is shutting down. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said Friday that it was taking over and closing the distressed More...
Trump invited to appear before grand jury in hush-money probe
Donald Trump has been told he can testify before a grand jury in New York City next week as part of an investigation into hush money paid to an adult film star who said she had slept with the former president, More...
Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard
U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The Consumer Product Safety More...
After snow, parts of California now brace for rain and floods
Around two weeks after winter storms brought blizzard warnings and feet of snow to parts of California, warm rains are forecast that could cause flooding, officials said. “It’s going to melt the More...
6-year-old who shot teacher in Newport News won’t face criminal charges, prosecutor says
The city prosecutor in Newport News, Virginia, said Wednesday that he would not seek charges against the 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher in January but has yet to decide whether any adults More...
Four dead after two small planes collide midair and land in Florida lake
Four people on board two small airplanes died Tuesday in central Florida after the planes collided midair and landed in a lake, authorities said. The collision was reported at 2:04 p.m. over Lake Hartridge More...
Federal safety board to investigate Norfolk Southern after train derailments
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said it will launch an investigation into Norfolk Southern after the derailment last month of a train transporting dangerous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, More...
China warns conflict is inevitable unless U.S. changes course
Qin also criticized Washington’s decision early last month to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, repeating Beijing’s insistence that it appeared over U.S. More...
