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California city goes to war with Waymo after it became next target for controversial robotaxis

San Diego passed a resolution demanding the state give it control over how Waymo can operate after the driverless-ride hailing fleet launched in the city September 1.

New York Post - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Class action -- Entire California high school football team suddenly suspended as disturbing claims emerge

A rowdy high school football team got themselves suspended for a week after their cocky behavior in a rivalry game ticked off school officials — and their bumbling mascot played a role too.

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

CA Post Editorial Board: California high school made the right call on sportsmanship after ugly post-game scene

It must have been tough for Victor Valley High School Superintendent Carl J. Coles and Principal Darius Robinson to cancel their team’s next football game. But it was the right thing to do. As...

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

California high school made the right call on sportsmanship after ugly post-game scene

It must have been tough for Victor Valley High School Superintendent Carl J. Coles and Principal Darius Robinson to cancel their team’s next football game. But it was the right thing to do. As...

New York Post - Opinion - 5 hours ago

California college student, 18, dumped at hospital following fraternity event dies

An 18-year-old student at Cal State Fullerton died after a fraternity function at the college, with alcohol eyed as a factor in his death, police said.

New York Post - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Rep. Sam Liccardo on AI regulation -- While artificial intelligence leaders are uniting to slow development, lawmakers are split over the government's role in regulating the industry and how to balance safety concerns with efforts to stay ahead of China in the AI race. Democratic Rep. Sam Liccardo of California joins CBS News with his take. -- Sep 14

While artificial intelligence leaders are uniting to slow development, lawmakers are split over the government's role in regulating the industry and how to balance safety concerns with efforts to stay ahead of China in the AI race. Democratic Rep. Sam Liccardo of California joins CBS News with his take.

CBS News - Technology - 7 hours ago

Best states for teachers ranked — and California comes in at a surprising number

You could do a lot worse than the Golden State -- for a change.

New York Post - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Vegas cop and wife accused of wild luxury fraud spree stretching into California — including $5K Newport Beach haul

The couple faces charges of theft of more than $25,000 but less than $100,000, burglary of a business, conspiracy to commit burglary and theft, and perjury.

New York Post - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Hazmat crews set to storm notorious California homeless city at epicenter of deadly rat disease

City officials declared the encampment a fire hazard and public nuisance following a deadly leptospirosis outbreak linked to rats.

New York Post - Health - 10 hours ago

California, others challenge Trump effort to deny green cards over past use of public aid

California and others filed lawsuits Monday challenging new Trump administration rules for denying green cards to applicants who have relied on public assistance.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Byron Sher, an uncomfortable politician who left an indelible mark on California's environment, dies at 98

Byron Sher, a Stanford law professor-turned California legislator who wrote some of the state’s most far-reaching environmental laws, died Saturday. He was 98.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Union power vs. MAGA politics in California's schools superintendent race

Democrat Richard Barrera and conservative Sonja Shaw clash in a high-stakes battle for California’s state superintendent of public instruction post.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Skelton: California provides tax breaks to Hollywood. Why not struggling news outlets?

President Trump and the Republican Congress have unintentionally provided California state government with the financial means to subsidize — help save — endangered local news reporting.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

California's biggest lake faces toxins, invasive species

Jose “Moke” Simon III recalls as a child in the ’70s watching the creeks that flow into Clear Lake in Northern California turn black with fish — a fish found only in these waters — as they made their

The Columbian - US News - 1 day ago

California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI

California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 2 days ago

California Man Sues OpenAI Claiming ChatGPT Fed Religious Delusions Before Suicide Attempt

Michael Lines, a 34-year-old Californian diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder in 2024, is suing OpenAI over allegations that ChatGPT nurtured religious delusions that led him to attempt suicide.

Breitbart - Technology - 2 days ago

This Thai architect's Venice Beach home brings together art, nature and California light

Kulapat Yantrasast, Why Architecture founder, has created a three-storey Los Angeles home filled with art, exposed concrete and spaces that open to the garden.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 3 days ago

California moves to rein in social media and AI chatbots to protect kids

Newsom signed a slew of new bills, including one that would bar certain online platforms from providing an 'addictive feature' to users under 16 years old.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 4 days ago

California governor signs law to limit children's social media risks

San Francisco, United States: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 4 days ago

Leaked emails reveal industry plan to kill California's plastic and recycling laws

Leaked internal memos reveal how a packaging alliance drove a widespread lobbying and marketing campaign to dismantle California’s landmark plastic and recycling laws.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 5 days ago

Gavin Newsom Signs California AI Safety Bills Backed by OpenAI, Anthropic

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two bills Wednesday that set new rules supported by OpenAI and Anthropic for how outside groups evaluate AI systems for safety, capping a week in which a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher's public exit stoked fears about the technology's risks.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 days ago

Deep-sea squid captured on video for first time off California coast

Only about 70 big-fin squid have ever been observed or collected

Independent UK - Science - 5 days ago

Democrats 'overwhelmingly' opposed to current Israeli regime, California governor says

Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential hopeful, said the condemnation of what Bibi Netanyahu is doing is almost universal

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Apple unveils first foldable iPhone Duo at California event

Apple entered the foldable smartphone market Wednesday, unveiling the iPhone Duo, its first device featuring a foldable design, at the tech giant's...

Daily Sabah - Technology - 6 days ago

Skelton: Wildfire bill flameout sad for California

It was unprecedented and stunning: California’s governor and top two legislative leaders negotiated a compromise on a big bill — and one house rebelled, refusing to bring it to a vote.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 8 days ago

California Students Are Preparing for a Changing Workforce | Panel

California families can spend years preparing a student for college, only for that student to reach graduation with little idea of what the work on the oth...

Epoch Times - US News - 10 days ago

France's wildfire nightmare echoes California's hard lessons on building in the woods

As France fights wildfires this summer, it looks to California and its experience with fighting or preventing fires.

Los Angeles Times - World - 16 days ago

An Idyllic Enclave in California, and a Mysterious Cancer Problem

As the government probes a potential cancer cluster in an idyllic enclave, residents say authorities ignored warning signs for at least a decade.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 16 days ago

Fed up with high prices, California weighs penalties against hospitals, other entities

California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 22 days ago

Why Some New Affordable Housing Sits Empty in California | Tia Boatman

For families struggling to find a home they can afford, an available affordable unit can mean stability after months or even years of waiting. Yet in parts...

Epoch Times - US News - 1 month ago

What California Chemical Fires Leave Behind | Michael Hogan

When a major industrial fire burns near a community, the danger is visible at first. Once the flames are put out and the smoke begins to clear, residents c...

Epoch Times - US News - 1 month ago

California Wants New Rules for Security Guards. What Could Change? | David Chandler

Security guards have become a more visible part of daily life in California, and the job itself has grown more demanding. Most people pass them at hospital...

Epoch Times - US News - 1 month ago

Why Are Rare Forms of Cancer Proliferating in This California Community? | John Gresko

Families often choose communities like Ladera Ranch because they want a safe place to raise their children. In this Orange County community, several famili...

Epoch Times - US News - 1 month ago

California hopes to lure a new generation to electric cars, with help from rebates, high gas prices

California is set to roll out its own instant rebate program to assist drivers in purchasing their first new or used EV.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 month ago

Hantavirus strikes a cruise ship, Californians at risk: Is this the start of something much worse?

The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

Los Angeles Times - Science - 4 months ago

Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?

Driverless cars haven't always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they've gotten away with it. That's about to change in California.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 4 months ago

Bill Cosby Loses $59 Million Sex Assault Lawsuit In California

A Santa Monica, California jury took just a day to find that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over 50 years ago.

Inside Edition - US News - 5 months ago

Boat Flies And Crashes On California Freeway

A boat went sailing across three lanes of traffic on a freeway, narrowly missing cars on the busy road in Los Angeles.

Inside Edition - Weird - 6 months ago

Stripping California Veterans' Lifeline for Benefits? Think Again

If California's SB 694 passes, the most effective option for most veterans will be made liable for prosecution.

Military.com - Opinion - 9 months ago

Foreign outbreaks, lower vaccination rates are troubling signs for California's coming flu season

Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could potentially be just as bad.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 10 months ago

How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting. -- Mar 28, 2024

From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.

CBS News - Technology - 11 months ago

This California town tops the most expensive rental market in the nation for third year running

Santa Cruz County in deep blue California was named the least affordable U.S. rental market in 2025, requiring $81.21/hour to rent a modest two-bedroom apartment.

Fox News - Business - 1 year ago