Climate change to get its moment in the sun at Democratic convention on Thursday
Climate and energy policy will be featured on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s ‘revenge campaign’
Matt Gaetz has secured his position in Florida’s 1st Congressional District by winning the Republican primary, defeating challenger Aaron Dimmock.
China's 'growing authoritarianism' poses a global challenge, Taiwan's President Lai warns
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has cautioned that China's "growing authoritarianism" will not stop with the island, and that it poses a challenge at the "global level." Lai was speaking at the annual Ketagalan Forum, a dialogue focusing on security issues in the Indo-Pacific. It was attended by representatives from several countries including the U.S., India, Japan, Australia and Canada. "We are all fully aware that China's growing authoritarianism will not stop with Taiwan, nor is Taiwan the o
Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
JESSE WATTERS: This is the Obama strategy - heavy on hope, light on action
Fox News host Jesse Watters highlights how Democrats have said littel to explain themselves from a policy standpoint on "Jesse Watters Primetime."
Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years
The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a "pig butchering" scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said. The massive embezzlement by ex-CEO Shan Hanes in a series of wire transfers over just eight weeks last year led to the collapse and FDIC takeover of Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart, one of only five U.S. banks that failed in 2023. Hanes, 53, also swindled funds from a local church and investment club — and a daughter's college savings account — to transfer money, purportedly to buy cryptocurrency as the scammers insisted they needed more funds to unlock the supposed returns on his investments, acco
Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice agreed Wednesday to pay a $1 million fine, federal regulators said.