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LOS ANGELES — The California State University system will pay $343,920 in compensation to the outgoing president of Cal State San Bernardino — who was named in a discrimination and harassment civil suit that CSU ...Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday called on Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch to come clean to the public about his office’s handling of sexual harassment allegations made three years ago against now-former ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Scott Galloway, a liberal media personality and New York University marketing professor who has appeared on the governor’s podcast, to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday.

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A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. gave Haitians a temporary reprieve Wednesday from losing their protection from deportation, which had been scheduled to end Friday.

In an order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for ...Read more

When former U.S. Rep. David Jolly last year launched his bid for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor, he bet that the race’s defining issue would be the rising costs of homeowners’ insurance.

But with less ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans released a revised cryptocurrency regulatory framework bill on Wednesday with an added section intended to address public officials’ potential crypto conflicts of interest. But more work...Read more

A furniture store proprietor in Inglewood laid off his employees after the immigration enforcement surge last summer and says he now works twice as hard to earn half as much as he did before.

A restaurant owner lost $20,...Read more

A Microsoft customer is accusing the company of passing the costs of tariffs onto consumers while standing to gain from federal government refunds.

In a proposed class-action lawsuit that was filed in King County Superior...Read more

FARNBOROUGH, England — European plane-maker Airbus wants to extend the wings on its narrowbody A321neo, hoping to use “flight physics” to reduce the amount of fuel the aircraft burns, lowering carbon emissions and ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington state's ballooning lawsuit payouts and legal costs have set another dubious record, reaching nearly $614 million in the past fiscal year.

The state forked over more than $537 million to settle ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit against Kansas City, alleging programs that help businesses owned by women and racial minorities are discriminatory toward white people and ...Read more

Two federal agencies are again threatening to sue Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over its policies involving students’ gender identities.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education on ...Read more

Fire crews increased their containment early Wednesday of a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres south of Pleasanton, California, after breaking out Tuesday and forcing evacuations for hundreds of residents.

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SAN DIEGO — A program that distributes air purifiers to residents of San Diego's South Bay region who are affected by the Tijuana River sewage crisis is accepting applications again after a two-month suspension due to a ...Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it’s investigating yet another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite, with 72 cases tied to an unknown source.

The latest infections disclosed by the agency on ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington's proposed overhaul of high school graduation requirements is coming into focus as state education leaders refine a proposal they say provides more academic rigor and time to map postsecondary plans....Read more

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democrats’ attempt to extend temporary protected status for Haitians, rejecting legislation that would have allowed hundreds of thousands of Haitians to remain in the United States...Read more

Chuck Lorre has revealed why one of The Big Bang Theory's most overlooked characters has become the unlikely hero of the franchise's newest chapter.

The television producer, 73, is expanding the world of one of modern ...Read more

Jason Alexander has issued a public apology after Courtney Stodden criticised a 2012 comedy sketch in which she appeared as a minor.

Prompting renewed scrutiny of the actor best known for playing George Costanza in ...Read more

Elon Musk claims his artificial intelligence platform Grok will produce a feature-length version of Homer's The Odyssey before the end of the year.

The billionaire, 55, declared the film will be "historically accurate and...Read more