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California penalizes State Farm over its handling of insurance claims after Los Angeles wildfires

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The court's order will remain in effect for another week while both sides respond and the court more fully considers the issue.

1,500 beagles will find new homes after release from research facility

By David Fischer, Associated Press

The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe.

Secret Service agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says

By Associated Press

Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the…

What Florida's extreme drought means for the upcoming hurricane season

By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact

Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says there could be a silver lining: a less active hurricane season. Does dry weather correlate with fewer hurricanes? PolitiFact says not typically.

Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains

By Josh Funk, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

State redistricting battles intensify following U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle. Here’s a look at how some states are responding.

After Spirit Airlines shutdown, how passengers can get home and get refunds

By Sally Ho, Associated Press

If you’ve been snagged in Spirit Airlines' now-defunct flight schedule, here are some things to know on how to get home, and get whole.

Trump's new surgeon general nominee has both praised and criticized his administration

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Donald Trump's latest pick for the vacant role of U.S. surgeon general, a nomination that ended the embattled campaign of his previous candidate, Dr. Casey Means.

What to know about a mifepristone maker asking the Supreme Court to restore access to the pill by mail

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier. Here's what to know.