California Democrats have assumed leading roles in their partyβs counter-offensive to the Trump administrationβs massive immigration crackdown β seizing on a growing sense, shared by some Republicans, that the campaign has gotten so out of hand that the political winds have shifted heavily in their favor. They stalled Department of Homeland Security funding in the…
Jordan Chiles might be able to keep the bronze medal she won, then was stripped of, at the 2024 Paris Olympics after all. On Jan. 23, Swiss Federal Supreme Court sent the U.S. gymnastβs case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to re-examine the matter βon the basis of an audio-visual recordingβ that…
Uber wants to capitalize on the emergence of self-driving cars β not by handing the wheel to AI-powered drivers, but rather by tapping the mountain of potentially valuable data the rideshare company could collect in the billions of trips it handles every year. Uber this week announced a new initiative to collect and analyze data…
Tesla is to axe production of two electric vehicle (EV) models as part of a shift towards robotics after the company reported its first ever decline in annual revenue. Chief executive Elon Musk told analysts on a conference call that the company would stop selling its older Model S and Model X vehicles and convert…
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were shot and killed this month in Minnesota. Silverio Villegas GonzΓ‘lez was shot and killed in September in a Chicago suburb. Keith Porter Jr. was gunned down on New Yearβs Eve in front of the Northridge apartment building where he lived. All of them were slain by ICE agents. In…
The government has restated its rejection of the campaign from women who claimed they were owed billions after their state pensions age was changed. The Women Against State Pension Inequality – WASPI – campaign has lobbied extensively after claiming they were not given sufficient warning of the state pension age for women being lifted to…
Gavin McNamara has abandoned his keyboard and spends all day talking rather than typing. He speaks for hours with his computer and phone, sending emails, writing presentations, posting on LinkedIn and even coding through conversations using an AI dictation app from San Francisco startup, Wispr Flow. The AI punctuates, formats and adapts his rambling into…
If defense wins championships, the Moorpark High boysβ soccer team is looking good for the playoffs. The Musketeers are 11-3-2 overall and 6-1 in the Coastal Canyon League. Theyβve given up four goals in seven league games. Coach Manny Galvez relies on junior Austin Nickels and sophomore Isaac Zapata to provide the offense, with Nickels…
Santander has announced plans to close 44 bank branches, placing almost 300 jobs at risk. The lender said its move was a continuing response to the changing needs of its customers as more people bank online. News of the fresh closures come less than a year after it revealed plans to shut 95 sites. Santander…
After a competitive bidding process, indie studio A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to Olivia Wildeβs comedy βThe Inviteβ in a major deal out of the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which stars Wilde, Seth Rogen, PenΓ©lope Cruz and Edward Norton, was purchased for around $10 million, according to a person familiar with the deal…