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Sen. Lee: Lawmakers ready to undo 'devastating harm' to energy sector by Biden administration

01/16/2025 10:31pm
Sen. Mike Lee said on Wednesday the Biden administration's actions on energy have made life more expensive for Americans.

Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

01/16/2025 10:01pm
Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight. Thursday's liftoff from Florida carried an experiment meant to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

Bejeweled crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at Philadelphia church

01/16/2025 9:45pm
A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, police said.

Sen. John Curtis backs Pete Hegseth as defense secretary pick, joining Sen. Mike Lee

01/16/2025 9:33pm
Washington — U.s. Sen. John Curtis backs Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick to serve as

Burgum says he'll work with Sen. Lee, Utah officials on federal lands issues

01/16/2025 9:23pm
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, warned Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum of the daunting task that faces him should he be the ultimate pick to be the landlord of nearly one fifth of the nation's lands.

Los Angeles evacuees told to stay away from home at least another week

01/16/2025 8:32pm
Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighborhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins.

Young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as young men

01/16/2025 7:17pm
An ongoing trend is emerging in the United States: More younger women are being diagnosed with cancer.

Gov. Cox orders state flags to fly at full staff on Inauguration Day

01/16/2025 6:28pm
Salt Lake City — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has ordered U.s. and Utah flags on state buildings to be raised Monday when

Trump Treasury pick Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil

01/16/2025 6:03pm
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve should stay independent, and that he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia's oil sector.

Netanyahu postpones Cabinet vote on Gaza Strip ceasefire deal

01/16/2025 6:02pm
Israel has delayed a Cabinet vote on the long-awaited ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages.

College students charged in TikTok-inspired 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

01/16/2025 5:32pm
Five Massachusetts college students have appeared in court, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through the Tinder dating app and then seizing him as part of a "Catch a Predator" trend on TikTok.

Giuliani gets to keep property, agrees to stop defaming Georgia election workers

01/16/2025 2:58pm
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer, agreed to stop defaming two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of helping steal the 2020 election for Joe Biden as part of a legal settlement on Thursday.

His Olympic medals were destroyed in the LA fires. Here's how the Olympic commitee responded

01/16/2025 1:10pm
When Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr. saw flames closing in on his Pacific Palisades home on Jan. 7, he was able to grab his dog and the insulin, but his Olympic medals were left behind.

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78

01/16/2025 11:51am
David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" and the TV series "Twin Peaks." His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday.

Trump will keep TikTok from 'going dark' if deal is on table, adviser says

01/16/2025 10:48am
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser said on Thursday the new administration will keep TikTok alive in the United States if there is a viable deal.

US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights

01/16/2025 7:38am
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a civil lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.

Wall Street soars on record bank profits and cooling inflation

01/16/2025 3:39am
New York (cnn) — Us stocks surged higher Wednesday after an encouraging inflation report and blockbuster profits for