Jewish residents in Pacific Palisades say neighbor terrorized them; member of Lion Raisins family arrested
LOS ANGELES — A member of a family that runs a California raisin company is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly terrorized his Jewish neighbors in Pacific Palisades.
On Wednesday, Bruce Lion, who was arrested ...Read more
AI deepfakes bill advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON — Unauthorized deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence would need to be removed from online platforms if they weren’t licensed by the person portrayed, under a bill the Senate Judiciary ...Read more
Cuba rushes to pass Chinese-style reforms in last-ditch effort to survive US pressure
With an unusual tone of urgency, Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel defended Chinese-style reforms he said must be implemented without delay, including allowing foreign investment in the country’s private sector and ...Read more
Seattle attracts tech startups amid AI boom
On the north end of Seattle's waterfront, in a building once made famous by MTV, there's a growing artificial intelligence startup.
Yoodli, which develops AI-powered speech-coaching software, could have been based in San ...Read more
Will a new Nevada law to prevent heat deaths work? Planning is underway
LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s biggest cities and counties are changing their master plans to comply with a state law that takes effect this year, but new language alone may not have much tangible impact.
Assembly Bill 96, ...Read more
California Senate sends revenue-raising package taxing software, health plans to Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate on Thursday passed a set of bills that raise taxes on commercial health insurance plans and software programs and end cap some corporate tax credits, with the chamber’s ...Read more
FBI links Oxford school shooter to new terrorism case in Michigan's Macomb County
DETROIT — FBI counterterrorism investigators have arrested a Macomb County man they said is linked to a vow to commit a mass shooting and wrote "There is no God" on the stock of a rifle in a nod to Oxford High School ...Read more
RFK Jr. moves to lift warning labels on testosterone therapy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants to remove some of the stigma from testosterone treatment.
The agency, through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is asking manufacturers to take off warnings that...Read more
The Obama Center's A-list opening, or, The art of having famous friends
CHICAGO — If you have been anywhere near the Obama Presidential Center this week, anywhere at all near Jackson Park and Stony Island Avenue, leading up to the opening ceremonies on Thursday, you have seen the checkpoints...Read more
UAW-endorsed candidates Benson, El-Sayed address constitutional convention
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers-endorsed Michigan candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, Jocelyn Benson and Abdul El-Sayed, emphasized the economic challenges of families in an appeal to the Detroit-based union’s ...Read more
UAW votes to divest from Israel Bonds
DETROIT — United Auto Workers delegates on Thursday voted in a narrow decision to amend their constitution prohibiting investment in Israel Bonds, a mark of a sea change in the union's politics, according to experts.
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Wrapup: Senate hits spy powers snafu
WASHINGTON — Senators moved ahead with a bipartisan housing bill this week, paving the way for a final vote once they return from the Juneteenth long weekend. But on another topic, they seemed to go not forward, but back...Read more
JD Vance defends Iran deal, warns Israel not to criticize Trump
Vice President JD Vance aggressively defended the controversial peace deal with Iran, and warned Israel not to criticize President Donald Trump over the agreement.
In a White House press briefing, Vance embraced his new ...Read more
Alligator Alcatraz remains open, Florida's emergency director says
MIAMI — Florida’s top emergency management official, whose job is to ensure Floridians are prepared for hurricanes, said Thursday that he did not know why federal immigration authorities said this week that immigrants ...Read more
Massachusetts high court cites 'misleading summary' by AG in striking down ballot initiative to lower state income tax
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down an initiative petition to lower the state income tax from 5% to 4%, stating that a summary of the proposal authored by the Attorney General’s office and ...Read more
Key Bridge collapse: Dali engineer's federal charges could be dismissed
BALTIMORE — The criminal case against the chief engineer of the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be dismissed three years from now under an agreement with the government, entered into federal ...Read more
Thousands flock to Midway Plaisance Park for Obama Presidential Center watch party: 'This is a historic event'
CHICAGO — While Jackie Mills waited for the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center to start, she found herself reminiscing on former President Barack Obama’s first inauguration.
Her entire family ...Read more
NC Senate leader Berger, Speaker Hall now in final talks about overdue state budget
RALEIGH, N.C. — The finish line on the overdue state budget is in sight.
Millions of North Carolinians await a new state budget, which funds raises for teachers and state employees and pays for programs and capital ...Read more
US acts to accelerate power grid hook-ups for AI data centers
U.S. regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans.
The Federal ...Read more
Anthropic ban forces investor rethink of political risk
Investors in the ever-hotter AI stock rally must suddenly consider a risk with the potential to be even more damaging than high valuations and big spending: Politics getting in the way.
The U.S. administration’s move to...Read more
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