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FILE - Mine shafts 10, left, and 9, right, tower over the Resolution Copper Mining Company facility, June 9, 2023, in Miami, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

7:36 PM on Friday, August 15

A U.S. district judge has denied a request by a Native American tribe and environmentalists to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push

6:46 PM on Friday, August 15

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps to maintain their U.S. House majority

FILE - Cannabis flowers are displayed for sale, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools

6:14 PM on Friday, August 15

A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York have sued the state after cannabis regulators admitted that they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy

Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

4:52 PM on Friday, August 15

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office

A woman is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official says

1:46 PM on Friday, August 15

A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway

Soldiers from the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in the distance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

12:44 PM on Friday, August 15

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital

President Donald Trump, right, walks to shake the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin empty-handed after failing to reach a deal to end Ukraine war

12:10 AM on Friday, August 15

President Donald Trump has failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it

CORRECTS LAST NAME House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gavels Sine Die, ending the special session after failing to reach a quorum, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

12:09 AM on Friday, August 15

Democrats have unveiled a proposal that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year

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