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: How Stanford gave misinformation a platform

On Oct. 4, Stanford University’s newly minted president, Jonathan Levin, opened an on-campus conference about pandemic…

New laws close gap in California on deepfake child pornography

Using an AI-powered app to create fake nude pictures of people without their consent violates all…

The U.S. State Department leans on film diplomacy as part of its toolbox

Wherever filmmaker Becky Muikia goes, she brings the stories of her native Kenya with her. They…

Who will take over for Adrian Wojnarowski as ESPN’s NBA insider?

The person who broke so much NBA news that his scoops earned a pithy nickname announced…

Nearly 3 million Californians at risk of losing home internet service

Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online —…