Why California cops and firefighters are pushing for a new perk on top of their pensions
A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a…
AI’s promise and peril examined in 2 new documentaries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence’s dystopian specter has spawned a pair of documentaries dissecting a technology that’s…
Sam Claflin found spirituality in ‘Count of Monte Cristo’
Sam Claflin is done playing the hero. After starring in films like “Me Before You,” “The Hunger Games”…
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness…
First Confirmed Cases of Bird Flu in California Elephant Seals Stoke Fear As Virus Surges Worldwide
Last week, a day that ecologists and virologists in California have feared for years finally arrived. Officials confirmed…
Experts weigh in on how to address anxiety from distressing news stories
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on…
California Elephant Seals Face Threat From Bird Flu Linked to Mass Die-Offs
A virus that has proven deadly for colonies of southern elephant seals was discovered in a California population.…
Amid tech addiction debate, Cambridge group offers screen-free support
Christine’s screen addiction intensified in college. She would watch comedy clips on YouTube for hours on end in…
‘Tax the Jews’ chants ring out at San Francisco event
At a political event in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, individuals present chanting “tax the rich” switched their…
Dense tree barriers to cut air pollution are coming to West Oakland
Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project…
US Justice Department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had sued the University of California, accusing the university…
China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US as competition intensifies
The overseas hiring spree underscores these “big tech” firms’ growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce in…