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Opening Statements Begin in Trial of Man Accused of Igniting Palisades Fire

Prosecutors are presenting geolocation, surveillance and a seized lighter to link a Jan. 1 brush fire to the Jan. 7 Palisades disaster.

Resurfaced Clip of Lewis Hamilton Saying ‘You Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Have Billions’ Fuels Backlash After Kim Kardashian’s Monaco Visit

Pelosi Steps Into San Francisco Succession Fight Days Before Primary

Judge Orders Kim Kardashian’s Accuser to Pay $167,000 in Legal Fees

Carolyn Adams Weighs Legal Action After Photos Show López Obrador’s Son in Cancún Cartier

Griffin Rebukes Mamdani’s Tax Video, Expands Miami Plans as $6 Billion NYC Tower Wavers

Ken Griffin Rebukes NYC Mayor Over Second-Home Tax, Boosts Miami Plans

Prosecutors Say Palisades Fire Suspect Nursed Anti‑Wealth Motive, Fixation on Luigi Mangione in Trial Memo

Prosecutors Detail Anti‑Wealth Motive in Pacific Palisades Arson Case as Trial Nears

Seattle Mayor’s ‘Bye’ to Departing Millionaires Draws Blowback in Tax Flight Debate

Jet Fuel Surge Threatens Summer Flights Worldwide

USDA Pushes SNAP Crackdown After ‘Luxury Car’ Claim That Fact-Checkers Can’t Verify

Oxfam: CEO Pay Surged Since 2019 as Workers’ Real Wages Fell

Palace Confirms King Charles’s U.S. Trip Will Go Ahead With Security Tweaks

Trump Gold Card Visa Has One Approval as Hundreds Wait

Huppert Shines in Klifa’s ‘Die reichste Frau der Welt,’ a Sharp Take on Power and Desire

China Probes Family That Buried Mercedes With Relative at Funeral

Tshwane CFO Suspended Over Tender-Rigging Claims Tied to Madlanga Inquiry

Noroña Defends Son’s CFE Pay as Public Records Show Conflicting Figures

Latin America Study Proposes Wealth Tax on Super‑Rich, Forecasts $24 Billion a Year