Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state's last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece of a contentious proposal to keep the reactors producing electricity for years to come. The twin-reactor Diablo Canyon plant...
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hospitalized
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein — the oldest member of Congress — disclosed Thursday that she has been hospitalized in San Francisco and is being treated for a case of shingles. The six-term senator, who turns 90 in June, said in a three-sentence statement released by her office that she was diagnosed...
US to Send More Ammo, Folding Armored Bridges to Ukraine
The U.S. is expected to announce a new package of military aid for Ukraine Friday, including —for the first time — eight armored vehicles that can launch bridges and allow troops to cross rivers or other gaps, U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials said the total cost of the package will be...
Americans Arrested on Charges of Selling Tech to Russia; Face 35 Years in Prison
The Justice Department on Thursday arrested two Kansas men on allegations that the pair illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment. Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky and Douglas Robertson are charged with conspiracy, exporting controlled goods without a license, falsifying and failing to file electronic export...
Tesla Gets $330M More in Tax Breaks From Nevada. Promises Reno Plant Expansion.
Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company's commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including the construction of a new electric semi-truck factory. Approval from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development came as Gov....
SC Jury Quickly Finds Wealthy Attorney Guilty of Murder of Wife, Son
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Sentenced to 10 Years in Belarus After Protests
A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. Bialiatski and three other top figures of the Viasna human rights center he founded were convicted of financing actions violating public order...
Army Blocks Israeli Rally Supporting Torched West Bank Town
Israeli troops fired stun grenades and blocked hundreds of Israeli left-wing activists from staging a solidarity rally on Friday in a Palestinian town that was set ablaze by radical Jewish settlers earlier this week, protesters said. The soldiers shoved at least two protesters to the ground, activists said, pressing their...
Trump Can Be Sued for Jan 6, Justice Department Says
Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power. The department wrote that although a president...
Israel PM Netanyahu Denounces ‘Anarchists’ After Salon Siege of His Wife
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on Thursday denounced protesters as “anarchists” after they massed outside a Tel Aviv salon where his wife was getting her hair done — a chaotic end to a day of demonstrations against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary. Sara Netanyahu has long...