Commentary: Newsom, Hegseth, Becerra — who's in the hottest water? Our columnists discuss

Los Angeles Times - Nov 15, 2026

Did Newsom's death row clemencies help or hurt his presidential prospects? How badly did AWOL Democrats blow it letting Hegseth's impeachment slide? L.A. Times columnists discuss.

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SpaceX’s Starship aircraft successfully touched back down at a South Texas launch site Saturday afternoon — marking a historic milestone in the aerospace giant's effort to build reusable rockets.  The 170-foot-long spacecraft launched from Starbase, Texas, on Friday for its 15th flight, the Elon Musk-headed company wrote in a Saturday release. Once it got into orbit,...

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Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: 'Step up to the daggum plate'

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Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: 'Step up to the daggum plate'

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) called on his party's congressional leadership — House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) to "step up to the daggum plate" Saturday morning, urging the pair to pass legislation funding air travel infrastructure updates in light of Friday's nationwide ground stop. “We know that it...

Airports, passengers recover from FAA meltdown as chaotic holiday travel season looms

Nov 14, 2026

Airports, passengers recover from FAA meltdown as chaotic holiday travel season looms

Following a historic four-hour FAA ground stop triggered by a faulty communications router, U.S. airports face thousands of lingering flight cancellations and delays just days before Thanksgiving travel ramps up.

Microsoft services fully restored after global disruptions

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Microsoft services fully restored after global disruptions

Microsoft confirmed its services are fully restored as of Saturday after the tech company faced a massive global outage impacting its platforms earlier in the week. “We have completed our efforts to address the underlying issue of the incident and restored service to the remaining impacted customers and regions,” the company wrote in a post...

New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship

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New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship

All 197 passengers and crew on the American Heritage cruise ship survived Friday as well as the crew on the tanker.

Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users' photos without specific consent

Nov 14, 2026

Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users' photos without specific consent

Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users' personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a...

Blumenthal says Lutnick ‘must go’ following Nvidia scandal

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Blumenthal says Lutnick ‘must go’ following Nvidia scandal

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) called on Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s Commerce secretary, to step down over reports the cabinet member shielded Nvidia from federal oversight — accusations which emerged after the tech giant's CEO resigned this week. Jensen Huang stepped down from Nvidia's chief role Thursday after claims came to light of his reported...

Air travel schedule should recover by Sunday, FAA says

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Air travel schedule should recover by Sunday, FAA says

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New York sued over 'warning label' law for social media applications

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New York sued over 'warning label' law for social media applications

An internet trade group, representing 30 members including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, has sued the state of New York challenging its law that requires social media platforms ​to provide state-approved warning labels ‌for users. NetChoice's complaint said the state law violates the free-speech protections or First Amendment rights, Reuters reported. The law, that was signed...

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