By SOPHIE AUSTIN, TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to patients in other states will be protected from prosecution. Workers will receive more paid sick leave on the heels of a big year for labor. And companies can’t fire employees for using marijuana
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year’s Day, even as a court case continues to challenge the law. Our recent coverage in Coachella Valley: Uncertainty lingers after federal judge temporarily halts California concealed carry restriction law A U.S. district
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year while also factoring into scandals in college athletics and suspensions in the NFL for players who violated the league’s gambling policy. Six states either passed legislation to legalize sports wagering or allowed sportsbooks to begin accepting bets.
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed
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MIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly finances. The move marks a sobering comedown for a formerly high-flying startup that was trying to make it easier to get around big cities in an environmentally friendly way with its
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission addresses charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James didn’t get the same break as his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they won the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The superstar went back to LA from Las Vegas on Sunday to watch oldest son Bronny James make his collegiate debut for Southern California nearly
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-sought and disputed project in drought-prone California aimed at capturing more water during heavy rain storms reached a key milestone on Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration finished an environmental review for an underground tunnel. The tunnel would be about 45 miles (72 kilometers) long
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden went to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, as well as Los Angeles and San
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job search assistance and other support — under a first-in-the-nation program aimed at easing the transition out of incarceration and reducing recidivism. Recipients will get the money over a series
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters
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By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area got a Biden administration pledge on Tuesday of $3 billion to help start laying track, Nevada elected officials said. The $12 billion project led by Brightline West has been talked about for decades, and
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By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two big-state governors with presidential ambitions, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, argued Thursday over the economy, pandemic restrictions and President Joe Biden’s leadership in a prime-time showdown filled with fiery clashes over policy and personal insults. “This is a
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TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — An inmate at a California maximum-security prison died Wednesday after being stabbed several times by two other prisoners, including a local murder convict, authorities said. David Moreno, 38, was attacked shortly before 9 a.m. at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, according to a statement from the state Department of Corrections
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. Superior Court Judge M.L. Villar made
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By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Panda lovers in America received a much-needed injection of hope when Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that his government was “ready to continue” lending the black and white icons to American zoos. But it wasn’t certain when or where the pandas might be coming, although Xi
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third baseman Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Thursday to a $24 million, two-year contract that prevented him from becoming a free agent. Muncy gets a $5 million signing bonus and salaries of $7 million next year and $12 million in 2025. The
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As overdose deaths continue at a record pace, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a new government-wide strategy Thursday involving scores of agencies that will target the precursor materials used by traffickers to make fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. Under the plan, CBP will work with
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on stable footing for the next few years. The
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been charged with four counts of murder, authorities said Wednesday. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges against Fraser Bohm at a Wednesday news conference. He didn’t immediately say
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