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Disney goes on offense in DeSantis board’s lawsuit, seeks damages for breach of contract

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may say he’s “moved on” from his long-running feud with Disney, but the House of Mouse…

U.S. approves shipments of F-16s to Ukraine in major gain for Kyiv

The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington…

Judge denies Trump request to delay E. Jean Carroll case, clearing path for January trial

WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal judge on Friday denied former President Donald Trump’s fourth attempt to delay the trial date in a…

Hawaii wildfires: ATF team with electrical engineer investigating cause of deadly blaze

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is deploying a team that includes an electrical engineer to investigate the…

Maui emergency chief resigns after defending decision to not activate sirens during wildfire

The head of Maui County’s emergency management agency resigned on Thursday, a day after he defended his decision to not…

Hawaii tapping outside investigator as wildfire response scrutiny grows

Hawaii will hire an independent investigator to look into how state and local agencies responded to catastrophic wildfires that have…

Biden looks to solidify key ties with Japan and South Korea at Camp David meeting

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea in a first-of-its-kind trilateral meeting on Friday at…

Trump keeps sounding off on his indictments. His attacks could hasten the criminal trials

Former President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric and vowed to keep speaking out in opposition to his criminal…

House Republicans subpoena Citibank over info shared with FBI after Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Citibank on Thursday, demanding information about whether the…

Treasury sanctions Russian FSB operatives in 2020 poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday issued new sanctions against Russian security operatives for the 2020…