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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…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Applied Materials, Ross Stores and more

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Applied Materials — Applied Materials rose nearly 2% in extended trading after…

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…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, CVS Health, Wolfspeed and more

Check out the companies making headlines during midday trading Thursday. Cisco Systems — Shares of the computer networking giant added…

‘Defend Trump’: Pro-DeSantis group’s memo reveals possible debate strategy

The main super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign posted, and then removed, a memo outlining a four-pronged strategy the…

Trump judge sets sealed hearing for special counsel’s security request in documents case

A Florida federal judge on Thursday said she would hold a hearing sealed from the public to discuss prosecutors’ request…