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Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday temporarily blocked a law restricting drag performances in public from going into effect, saying it was likely "vague and overly-broad" in its restriction of speech.

The U.S. government announced on Friday a lower than expected 1.1% average cut of 2024 reimbursement rates for health insurers that offer coverage through the Medicare Advantage program, boosting shares of the market's largest players.

A group of Boy Scouts' insurers on Friday asked a judge to delay the youth group's exit from bankruptcy to allow them more time to appeal a record-setting $2.46 billion settlement of sexual abuse claims.

The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman - including rapists - as well as other family members to sue abortion providers.

The state's 21-year age minimum, enacted as part of a 2003 gun control law, had been challenged in a 2021 lawsuit by three gun rights groups.

While the IRA stipulates that a percentage of critical minerals in the battery must be sourced from America or countries it has free-trade pacts with Friday's announcement signals room for maneuver.

Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and a court appearance next week after being indicted over a probe into hush money paid to a porn star in an historic U.S.

A major system is bringing strong winds and heavy snow across parts of the Northern Plains.

Donald Trump will try to turn his indictment to his advantage by stoking anger among core supporters over what they see as the weaponization of the justice system, though it may also push more Republicans tired of the drama around him to look for another presidential candidate.

A jury in Utah ruled on Thursday that Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow was not responsible for injuries sustained by a man during a ski slope collision at an upscale Park City resort in 2016.

A U.S. court has sanctioned Google LLC for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision unsealed on Wednesday said the Alphabet Inc unit took too long to comply with a ruling last year in a data-privacy class action.

Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday it is now rolling out a long-promised system for advertisers to determine where their ads are shown, responding to their demands to distance their marketing from controversial posts on Facebook and Instagram.

Doctors expect allergy conditions to return to a baseline level after spring rains subside and tree pollen decreases in June.

The FSB said they had "halted the illegal activities of US citizen Evan Gershkovich," saying the Wall Street Journal reporter was "suspected of spying in the interests of the American government".

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said fatalities are expected.

"If you can be a millionaire, why can't Mr. Schultz and other CEOs be millionaires and be honest too?" Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin said.

Former President Donald Trump made the claim in a campaign video recently shared by the Trump War Room.

An internal affairs investigation involving an officer in the Idaho murder case of Bryan Kohberger could affect the outcome of the case.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday overturned the governor's veto of a bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict which toilets they use in public schools, voting in line with a national conservative-led movement.

The White House made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Republican action to curb mass shootings, criticizing conservative lawmakers for saying nothing can be done after the nation's latest high-profile mass shooting at a school in Tennessee this week.

On Monday, a 28-year-old former student entered the stately stone school building by shooting the glass out of several doors and killed three 9-year-old students and three adults before police ended the attack.

Twitter's trust and safety head Ella Irwin said it had to "sweep" the platform to remove more than 5,000 tweets and retweets of the graphic.

Former President Donald Trump claimed in an interview that he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against attacking Ukraine while he was in the White House.

No one was injured in the rescue, according to reports.

The northern coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada are expected to see the worst of the storm and receive up to 3 feet of snow.

A woman protesting the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's investigation of former President Donald Trump pulled a knife on a couple with two children.

Everyone is said to be at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Ramping up US capacity in a global race to produce the tiny, high-tech components at the heart of most modern technology has been a Biden priority since he took office in 2021.