Philip Teresi

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Supreme Court likely to allow Trump FTC firing, expanding presidential power 

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The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge’s ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, on the grounds that the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed. But grand jurors rejected prosecutors’ request to bring charges.

Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, has filed to run for governor of Minnesota as a Republican. While he has not made an official announcement, candidate filings show he submitted campaign paperwork on Wednesday.

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A nonprofit coffee shop’s hopes to bring the magical world of Harry Potter to its customers have been cut short after a letter arrived at its doorstep — not an acceptance letter to Hogwarts but a warning from Warner Bros.

The owner of a now-defunct pet crematorium in San Marcos has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft after customers complained they gave the owner their pets and money but were never provided cremains.

Keeping up with this year's news has left many struggling with pronunciations.

Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press who is now also editor-in-chief of CBS News, is hosting a “town hall” forum with Erika Kirk, the widow of murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, for the news network.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law over the past year, many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace rights, and education.

Philip Talks about some of the new laws that will impact your life in the new year and opens the phone lines. 

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law over the past year, many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace rights, and education.

Philip Talks about some of the new laws that will impact your life in the new year. 

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New polling from Emerson College released Thursday shows new frontrunners for both parties in the 2026 California Governor’s race. The polling data, which was commissioned by Nexstar and Inside California Politics, shows Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco  carrying a 1-point lead over former Fox News host Steve Hilton on the Republican side.

New laws going into effect at the first of the years in CA. New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year.

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A federal judge on Friday granted the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from a federal investigation in Florida into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Justice Department had renewed its request for the material to be made public last month after Congress passed and President Trump signed a law that requires the attorney general to disclose records related to the government's investigation into Epstein.

Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations that they said could leave users exposed to scams and manipulation

The European Commission said Friday it was fining Elon Musk’s social media app X with the equivalent of $140 million, saying that it had breached the bloc’s digital rulebook — a move that will likely draw the ire of the American government.

.After over 30 years, Amazon may be cutting ties with the United States Postal Service as it looks to expand its own delivery network, as reported by The Washington Post. The outlet, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, cites anonymous sources who said negotiations between Amazon and Trump-appointed USPS Postmaster General David Steiner have reportedly stagnated, pushing Amazon to consider concluding the partnership altogether.

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A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

As the days in Central California get colder, doctors are seeing more cases of influenza and RSV in children. Doctor Amy Evans with Dizon Pediatrics said this season she's concerned about the newest flu variant - Subclade K. "It started in the UK, it's now in Canada and Japan. And it just got reported in Texas," said Dr. Evans.

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro revealed insight into the personal life of the suspect in connection to pipe bombs planted in Washington, D.C., and what the FBI found in his home on "The Ingraham Angle."

Federal authorities arrested 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. of Virginia on Thursday morning after a nearly five-year-long investigation involving "millions of pieces of data." 

The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the attack left grave questions as Congress scrutinizes the campaign that killed two survivors.

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A new survey that says over two-thirds of U.S. teenagers don’t drink, smoke or use marijuana.   

A vomiting disorder linked to frequent marijuana use is on the rise, prompting global health officials to allow researchers to track the condition and study it. Dubbed on social media as “scromiting,” short for screaming and vomiting.

The internet had a ball Thursday mocking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s weirdly tense “testicle-crushing” style of cross-legged sitting at a speaking engagement.

The 58-year-old pol was discussing National Guard policies at the New York Times Dealbook Summit when he struck a pose that made him the butt of a joke on social media.

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