Janz, Dyer Call for Probe Into Spoof Campaign Site

A digital site spoofing Andrew Janz's mayoral campaign that redirected visitors to a fundraising portal for rival candidate Jerry Dyer was criticized by both campaigns Monday afternoon. Shortly after the Dyer campaign denounced the site, the spoof site's li...
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Ethics Panel Opens Investigation of Rep. Katie Hill

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday opened an investigation into Rep. Katie Hill after a conservative website published unsubstantiated accusations that she had an improper relationship with a ...
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Democrats Subpoena White House in Impeachment Inquiry

WASHINGTON — The impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump widened on Friday into a constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress, as Democrats subpoenaed White House officials and the president signaled his administration would n...
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California’s Dive Boat, Ghost Ship Fires Share Legal Lessons

LOS ANGELES — One was a ship in name only, an artist commune set up in an Oakland warehouse. The other was a bona fide boat afloat on the ocean off Santa Barbara. Both became fiery death traps for a combined 70 souls, two of the worst disasters in modern Ca...
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Sources: NFL Has Met with Antonio Brown Accuser

Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no timetable...
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States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe

WASHINGTON — Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google's "potential monopolistic behavior." The Monday announcement closely followed one from a separate group of states Friday that disclosed an investigation int...