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SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it

January 14, 2025, 5:31pm Business

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying… Read story

Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

January 14, 2025, 4:44pm Nation & World

In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding… Read story

Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency and police officers make their way to the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute a warrant to detain Yoon in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency and police officers make their way to the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute a warrant to detain Yoon in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

January 14, 2025, 4:43pm Nation & World

Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday morning in the capital Seoul. It was their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of martial law last month. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden walks with U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan. 8, 2023.

Border crossings in December trend low as Biden administration wraps up

FILE - President Joe Biden walks with U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan. 8, 2023.

January 14, 2025, 4:40pm Nation & World

U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the latest border data, and it suggests the Biden administration is poised to end its term without an expected bump in illegal border crossings. Read story

A man uses measuring tape on his waist in California on Jan. 9, 2025.

Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

A man uses measuring tape on his waist in California on Jan. 9, 2025.

January 14, 2025, 4:18pm Health

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Read story

Alex Diaz-Asper, left, and his wife Rachel Lerman, far right, play with their twin boys, Alejandro, center left, and Miguel, 3, at their home in Washington, June 11, 2008.

Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say

Alex Diaz-Asper, left, and his wife Rachel Lerman, far right, play with their twin boys, Alejandro, center left, and Miguel, 3, at their home in Washington, June 11, 2008.

January 14, 2025, 3:00pm Nation & World

When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010. Two Princeton sociologists now say that jump was mostly an illusion. Read story

Catherine, Princess of Wales during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital on Jan. 14, 2025, in London, England.

Kate Middleton’s cancer is now in remission: ‘It takes time to adjust to a new normal’

Catherine, Princess of Wales during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital on Jan. 14, 2025, in London, England.

January 14, 2025, 1:03pm Nation & World

After battling cancer most of last year, Kate Middleton says she’s now in remission. Read story

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

January 14, 2025, 1:03pm Nation & World

The Biden administration on Tuesday is notifying Congress of its intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Read story

In this video image provided by the FBI, Shamsud-Din Jabbar rides on a bicycle in the French Quarter in New Orleans, on Oct. 31, 2024.

New Orleans attacker had researched similar violent rampage and how to access Bourbon St. balcony

In this video image provided by the FBI, Shamsud-Din Jabbar rides on a bicycle in the French Quarter in New Orleans, on Oct. 31, 2024.

January 14, 2025, 11:32am Nation & World

Before plowing a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 people, the man who carried out the Islamic State group-inspired attack had researched how to access a balcony on the city’s famed Bourbon Street and looked up information about a similar recent attack… Read story

The Wyoming Capitol, where Freedom Caucus lawmakers have taken control of the state House of Representatives, is seen Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Cheyenne, Wyo.

The Freedom Caucus takes over the Wyoming House, marking its first chance to lead

The Wyoming Capitol, where Freedom Caucus lawmakers have taken control of the state House of Representatives, is seen Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Cheyenne, Wyo.

January 14, 2025, 11:31am Nation & World

As President-elect Donald Trump plans bold moves for his first days in office, so too are conservative lawmakers in Wyoming, the first state where Trump-friendly Freedom Caucus members have won control of a statehouse chamber. Read story