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President Trump reacted to the news of Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s retirement by bashing his political rival as “evil” and “overrated.” Pelosi, 85, released a video message Thursday, telling her supporters that she’ll leave the House of Representatives after 40 years …

House Democrats have summoned King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, the former Prince Andrew, to come to Washington, D.C., to share what he knows about his former friend, the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Washington Post reported Thursday. …

California-centric layoff plans have hit 158,700 workers so far this year, the second-largest employment cuts nationwide. The job reports we usually follow are on hold during the federal government’s shutdown. So, my spreadsheet switched to a long-running tally of layoff …

A house in the 6200 block of Mountford Drive in San Jose has new owners. The 1,374-square-foot unit, built in 1969, was sold on Oct. 2, 2025 for $1,200,000, or $873 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home …

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault on Thursday in the latest …

By MATT SEDENSKY and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers braced for canceled flights, scrambled plans and holidays stranded in airports as a U.S. government shutdown threatened to snarl trips across the country. News that the Federal …

Denver’s dry spell could break mid-November, but the first snowflakes remain on track to be some of the latest recorded in the city, according to the National Weather Service. As of Thursday afternoon, the first snowflakes to fall in Denver …

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was taking the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain …

By JAMES BROOKS COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account. She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her …

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American shoppers are expected to spend more during this holiday shopping season than last year despite economic uncertainty and rising prices. The 2025 forecast from the National Retail Federation on …

By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in almost three months, Ukraine’s general staff said Thursday. Russian officials did not confirm the attack, …

By EMMA BURROWS Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge. Related Articles …

CHICAGO (AP) — Text messages sent by a Border Patrol agent appear to show he bragged to colleagues about his shooting skills after wounding a woman charged with assaulting a federal officer in Chicago. Agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez …

LOS ANGELES — Lakers star forward LeBron James has taken another step toward making his season debut. The team announced Thursday morning that James, who’s been sidelined to start 2025-26 because of sciatica, has progressed to contact basketball activity and …

I am so embarrassed. All these columns and books I have written on downsizing and decluttering and my oh my, the mess I am in. Moving is the ultimate truth test. As I pack up the house my husband, DC, …

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Slime, that gooey, sticky and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit. Each year, the Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have …

The Democratic Party has continued to move further and further to the left. With the election of Zohran Mamdani in New York City, the United States two largest cities are now run by communist sympathizers. Mamdani has his socialist anti-capitalist …