- Chabria: AI companies are creating 'all-powerful psychopaths.' Maybe not a great idea?
This week, OpenAI revealed that one of its AI models broke out into the wild and did a bunch of hinky stuff. How many times do we need to hear this story before someone does something to protect humans?
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 26, 2:31pm -
- Standoff with Iran prompts a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The Saudi deal stoked surprise and immediate concern across Washington, as well as in Israel, itself a nuclear power that has long feared an atomic arms race could grip the region.
- 3 days ago 22 Jul 26, 3:46pm -
- They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
Activists, tech workers and more are sounding the alarm about AI's risks and proposing various solutions to curb technology's risks that include job displacement.
- 4 days ago 22 Jul 26, 5:01am -
- Hot Dog on a Stick comeback roadmap: New owner, rapid expansion and lobster—on a stick
Hot Dog on a Stick, which started in Santa Monica in 1946, has been acquired by a new owner with ambitious plans.
- 4 days ago 22 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Pentagon seeks billions from Congress as concerns grow over prolonged Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran is now expected to cost Americans $37.5 billion, up from a $29-billion estimate in early May.
- 4 days ago 21 Jul 26, 5:37pm -
- Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity
Pickaxe is a heavily fortified facility deep underground that would be difficult to penetrate even with powerful 'bunker buster' bombs.
- 4 days ago 21 Jul 26, 4:45pm -
- HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of 'crackdown on fraud'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that his agency will withhold $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California over concerns about fraud.
- 4 days ago 21 Jul 26, 4:41pm -
- Chabria: Newsom pushes California to crack down on sex trafficking — fast
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling major state agencies to come up with a plan within 60 days to work together to curb trafficking and help survivors.
- 5 days ago 21 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump lingers awkwardly long after presenting World Cup trophy to Spain. It could have been worse
The World Cup trophy presentation got awkward when President Trump lingered onstage after Spain's 1-0 win over Argentina, evoking a similar episode at last year's Club World Cup.
- 5 days ago 20 Jul 26, 2:16pm -
- A kidnapping, a capture and a life sentence: Inside the downfall of cartel boss 'El Mayo'
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co-founder and longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was sentenced to life in U.S. prison by a federal judge in Brooklyn.
- 5 days ago 20 Jul 26, 1:59pm -
- A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed
Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments
- 5 days ago 20 Jul 26, 10:28am -
- News Analysis: Trump, long a critic of 'forever wars,' may be stumbling into one with Iran
President Trump railed against "forever wars," but with hostilities increasing and negotiations at a standstill, there appears no easy exit from the war he launched on Iran.
- 6 days ago 20 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens
Mexican vessels carrying Mexican citizens have been hit in U.S. airstrikes against alleged drug boats, a Times investigation found.
- 6 days ago 20 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Barabak: Voodoo, exorcism and a killer at age 7. Meet Colorado's Republican nominee for governor
Victor Marx barely won, but his victory delivers a strong statement about the nature of today's politics. It shows what happens when a party stops seriously competing and instead indulges its fever dreams.
- 7 days ago 19 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- 'Complete 180': How the DOJ has redefined its civil rights mission and targeted California
California has been the target of more civil rights actions than any other state. The civil rights division is led by California-native Harmeet Dhillon.
- 7 days ago 19 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, officials say
The brothers, who have millions of followers on social media, have been wanted in the United Kingdom, where they face rape and human trafficking charges.
- 7 days ago 18 Jul 26, 6:40pm -
- This is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California
Tennessee is hoping to persuade Paramount to exit California and join the growing number of businesses choosing the Volunteer State over California
- 8 days ago 18 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Hiring a hit man to commit murder is not always 'a crime of violence,' 9th Circuit rules
Commissioning murder is "not categorically a crime of violence," even in cases where the killer fulfills the contract, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week, invalidating two felony convictions that stemmed from an oil well dispute in Nort…
- 8 days ago 18 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump escalates election attacks, threatens California over voter data
Trump delivered a prime-time address on Thursday night about vulnerabilities in the election system, claims that largely were not backed up by the evidence he provided.
- 8 days ago 17 Jul 26, 4:55pm -
- 7.3 quake hits off southern Mexico, but no damage reported
A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico, prompting a tsunami warning.
- 8 days ago 17 Jul 26, 11:47am -
- A new piece of Democrats' midterm strategy: Being 'practical'
Candidates are betting on affordability as their winning midterm issue, aiming to shift a perception that Democrats deal in the abstract.
- 9 days ago 17 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump repeats debunked claims about voting vulnerabilities in prime-time speech
The White House published a series of heavily redacted documents that echo debunked fraud claims about the 2020 election.
- 9 days ago 16 Jul 26, 9:19pm -
- Meta accused of using AI to pick employees with medical conditions for layoffs
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees, including some from California, allege the company violated federal and state laws. Meta denied the accusations.
- 10 days ago 16 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump seeks prime-time spotlight for election claims, sparking concerns he'll intervene
Trump's speech announcement elicited fears from Democrats and voting rights advocates that he is planning yet another play for control over voting in November.
- 10 days ago 16 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- ICE will continue traffic stops despite recent fatal shootings
The suspension was ordered after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver Monday in Maine and a week after another officer shot and killed a motorist in Houston.
- 10 days ago 15 Jul 26, 9:23am -
- Blanche faces questions about Trump's IRS settlement, Epstein files and Jan. 6 pardons
The former Trump defense attorney has been leading the Justice Department on an interim basis since Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi was fired in April.
- 11 days ago 15 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Grocery Outlet restarts expansion with new California branches
Grocery Outlet is opening an Ontario Ranch location after announcing the closure of nine California stores earlier this year.
- 11 days ago 15 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- After lawsuit, ICE pauses construction of Bay Area detention facility
The voluntary pause extends until Sept. 9.
- 11 days ago 14 Jul 26, 11:55am -
- ICE will suspend most vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings
Tom Homan, a top White House immigration official, said the halt was a temporary pause, "not a policy change," and that immigration enforcement would continue.
- 11 days ago 14 Jul 26, 11:39am -
- House votes to make daylight saving time permanent. Would California go along with it?
The House approved a bill that would put an end to the annual clock-switching practiced in most states. California and other states could opt out if the measure becomes law.
- 12 days ago 14 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- The battle over Frida Kahlo: Activists sue to keep her art from leaving Mexico
Many Mexicans worry that an exhibit showcasing paintings by Frida Kahlo and other artists will leave Mexico and never return.
- 12 days ago 14 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Las Vegas woman married numerous men for casino cash in bigamy scam, authorities say
A woman has entered a plea deal over charges that she married multiple men in Las Vegas in exchange for money for her gambling habit, according to authorities.
- 12 days ago 13 Jul 26, 5:05pm -
- Preliminary report reveals cause of death for Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina died suddenly Saturday at the age of 71.
- 13 days ago 12 Jul 26, 6:22pm -
- Lindsey Graham's sudden death adds to uncertainty in Senate races
Graham's death eats into Republicans' voting majority in the Senate, as does the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for weeks.
- 13 days ago 12 Jul 26, 4:28pm -
- Barabak: What's in a name? A confounding U.S. Senate race
In Alaska, Dan Sullivan is facing Dan Sullivan in one of the country's most competitive contests. Is it a plot to boost the Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, or mere coincidence? It sure smells fishy.
- 14 days ago 12 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court originalists split on history and Trump
The conservative justices see 'originalism' as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to changing times. But that flipped this year.
- 14 days ago 12 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump slashes wildlife protections, putting endangered California animals at risk
The Trump administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered species and paving the way for more drilling and mining.
- 14 days ago 11 Jul 26, 4:07pm -
- Assassinations unleashed under Trump haunt Iran war endgame
U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have tracked evidence for years of Iranian efforts to target President Trump, with signals only increasing since the start of the war.
- 14 days ago 11 Jul 26, 9:48am -
- Searching for acceptance: How the World Cup drove Mexican Americans back to their roots
Mexico's exuberant co-hosting of the World Cup and its team's performance on the pitch have many looking south for comfort.
- 15 days ago 11 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Trump ousts bipartisan commission in latest effort to reshape elections before midterm
The White House defended President Trump's dismissal of the bipartisan U.S. Elections Assistance Commission's remaining members as enhancing election security. Critics called it a dangerous partisan move.
- 15 days ago 10 Jul 26, 2:28pm -
- Nobel Prize winner leaving UC Berkeley for new role in China
Omar Yaghi will lead an AI institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
- 15 days ago 10 Jul 26, 12:06pm -
- No body cameras, contradictory stories: Questions linger over fatal ICE shooting in Houston
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as he drove his construction crew to a job.
- 15 days ago 10 Jul 26, 10:16am -
- L.A. cardrooms applaud court ruling to allow blackjack
A San Francisco Superior Court judge struck down regulations that would ban cardrooms from offering blackjack in California.
- 17 days ago 9 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- A Gaza father's desperate search for his son's body
A search for one man's remains underscores the staggering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands of bodies are trapped beneath millions of tons of rubble.
- 17 days ago 9 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Iran ceasefire is 'over,' Trump says, and orders additional strikes
Iran has targeted American military sites in the gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales.
- 17 days ago 8 Jul 26, 6:37am -
- Black mold and $1 wages: Settlement forces immigrant detention centers to protect workers
A settlement announced this week now affirms that private immigrant detention facilities are subject to California's workplace safety and health requirements.
- 18 days ago 8 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here's why that doesn't add up
UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.
- 18 days ago 8 Jul 26, 5:00am -
- Platner's collapsing campaign in Maine adds new midterm pressures for Democrats nationwide
Platner had entered the race as an outsider and was seen as riding a progressive, anti-establishment wave of support.
- 18 days ago 7 Jul 26, 4:57pm -
- DHS buys two California immigrant detention centers for $1.5 billion
The purchase comes as the Department of Homeland Security has moved to scale up its capacity to detain immigrants without relying as heavily on private prison corporations.
- 18 days ago 7 Jul 26, 2:28pm -
- Gangsters jailed in India smuggled drugs, orchestrated crimes in California, feds charge
L.A. and federal authorities arrested and filed indictments against India-based organized crime groups whose leaders are accused of drug trafficking, extortion and the assassination of a prominent Sikh figure.
- 18 days ago 7 Jul 26, 10:55am -