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Homeland Security funding bill falters again as Republicans warn of Iran risk

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans invoked the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they made another unsuccessful effort Thursday to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are insisting on changes to ...

Who pays for AI’s power? California watchdog urges new data center rules

By ALEJANDRO LAZO/CalMatters If you're worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you're not alone. A California watchdog released a report Tuesday urging policymakers to act fast on the state's fast-growing data-center industry – before soaring electricity demand ...

Idaho lawmakers move to close gap in prison sex abuse law

By WHITNEY BRYEN/InvestigateWest InvestigateWest Spurred by InvestigateWest reporting that exposed sexual abuse by Idaho women's prison staff, lawmakers are advancing legislation meant to close a gap in state law that makes it difficult to hold correctional officers accountable. The ...

Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and SARAH BRUMFIELD and GEORGE FREY Associated Press TORREY, Utah (AP) — A man who authorities accuse of killing a southern Utah woman, stealing her vehicle and driving it to a nearby trailhead and killing two women who were hiking together before fleeing in one of ...