Ricardo Lara, California's Insurance Commissioner, announced a formal investigation into State Farm on Thursday, as complaints continue to mount about the insurer's handling of claims from the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles. The so-called "market conduct examination" is a tool used when there is evidence of broad consumer complaints, according...
Fed to Keep Rates Steady as Tariffs, Possible Oil Shock Counter Inflation Data
(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank projections that will show how much weight policymakers are putting on recent soft data and how much risk they attach to unresolved trade and budget issues and an intensifying...
Ye Makes Surprise Appearance at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial
NEW YORK - Ye made a surprise appearance at Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial on Friday, expressing support for his fellow rapper as he defends against sex trafficking charges. Dressed all in white, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, arrived at the Manhattan federal courthouse in a Maybach, and entered...
California Police Are Illegally Sharing License Plate Data With ICE and Border Patrol
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show. The Los Angeles Police Department and sheriff's departments in San...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Pleads Not Guilty to Human Smuggling Charges in Federal Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, pleaded not guilty on Friday to human smuggling charges in a federal court in Tennessee. The plea was the first chance the Maryland construction worker has had in a U.S. courtroom...
Law Enforcement Officers Respond to Reports of Unrest at Migrant Facility
Dozens of law enforcement officials from several policing agencies responded Thursday to a private immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after reports of a disturbance inside. Masked officers carrying plastic handcuffs and pepper spray could be seen entering the facility, known as Delaney Hall, just after 7 p.m., and...
Where’s the Inflation From Tariffs? Just Wait, Economists Say.
Tariffs raise consumer prices. It's a view held by most economists since long before President Donald Trump entered the White House. Prices rose when Trump imposed levies on China in his first term, though that did not translate to noticeably higher inflation overall. Forecasters have been bracing for months for...
5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Final NYC Mayoral Debate
NEW YORK — In the final Democratic debate in the primary for mayor of New York City, seven candidates sparred over immigration, affordability and President Donald Trump's policies. But more often, the debate Thursday devolved into sharp personal attacks. The most pointed exchanges involved former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly...
Trump Tells Reuters It’s Unclear if Iran Still Has a Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclear if Iran still has a nuclear program following Israeli strikes on the country. Trump told Reuters the U.S. still has nuclear talks planned with Iran on Sunday but that he is not sure...
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Washington Knew About Iran Attack Plans
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out. "I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now?...