New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills…

Mississippi poultry plant settles with OSHA after teen’s 2023 death

A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor…

San Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls

Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern…

Massachusetts governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to…

Delta says it’s reviewing how man boarded wrong flight. A family says he was following them

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said Friday it is reviewing how a man who allegedly followed…

Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary…

Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump’s reported sources of income

Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000…

US consumer sentiment rises slightly on optimism over Harris’ presidential prospects

WASHINGTON — A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris…

Looking to buy a home? You may now need to factor in the cost of your agent’s commission

LOS ANGELES — Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent?…

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost…