Trump taps pro-wrestling mogul Linda McMahon for secretary of education

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul…

Hiltzik: Trump’s cabal of billionaires

They’re hedge fund operators, cryptocurrency and AI promoters, scions of and heirs to family fortunes, and…

Michael Crichton’s family sues Warner Bros. over ‘ER’ reboot

The estate of mega-selling author Michael Crichton filed suit against Warner Bros. Television, actor Noah Wyle…

California high court rules public agencies not subject to labor law

Public agencies in California are not subject to a controversial law that gives workers the power…

Hiltzik: Do you really want Elon Musk to dictate our social standards?

Here’s a handy two-step process for taking a thoughtful and judicious approach to the burning social…

Opinion: Americans might finally get a privacy law to fight Big Tech intrusions

This month, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) unveiled a rare government…