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Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su introduces President Biden during a ceremony Monday at the Department of Labor. Biden signed a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine.

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as labor secretary

Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote. With time running out, her staunchest supporters haven't given up.

The new Supreme Court term started Monday, but it also declined to intervene several controversial cases.

Supreme Court ducks cases involving everything from abortion to Elon Musk

The justices also left in place a Michigan state constitutional amendment that barred the use of public funds for private schools.

The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to force Google to sell its popular Chrome browser.

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser

If a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.

View of the Anza Borego Desert from the mountains around Julian, April 12, 2023.

Excessive heat warning in effect for San Diego County deserts

The excessive heat warning is in effect until at least 8 p.m. Thursday for the San Diego County deserts.

Fed cuts were supposed to lower mortgage rates, but they're back above 7%. Here's why

It's the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability challenges many Americans are facing.

Peach and Blossom, the 2024 National Thanksgiving Turkeys, prior to receiving a pardon from President Biden, not pictured, on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 25. The National Thanksgiving Turkeys were raised in Minnesota.

Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom, another chapter in a strange tradition

The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts.

President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, during a visit to a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 17, 2018.

California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for state lawmakers to convene a special session in December.

Jeff VanderMeer painted a grotesque picture of climate change. Now he's back for more

Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he's back with a highly anticipated prequel.

A video photojournalist shoots footage of damage at a tire shop at the intersection of Sowden and Bingle in the aftermath of a severe storm on Friday, in Houston.

Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather

As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.

Saturday Night Life mocks Donald Trump by creating a new flattering 'hot, jacked, Trump' character as a show of support on YouTube, 9 November

'Saturday Night Live' cast jokingly ask Trump to keep them off his 'enemies list'

The cast of Saturday Night Live jokingly touted their support for Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk in their first episode since Trump's re-election this past week.

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