MMobile Read More Ex-Googlers charged with stealing Pixel phone processor secrets – The Mercury NewsFebruary 21, 2026 By Robert Burnson, Bloomberg Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands were indicted for allegedly stealing…
HHealth care Read More Southern California businesses say they’re hurting after viral Dr. Oz video alleging health care fraud in area – East Bay TimesFebruary 9, 2026 The office of a Van Nuys real estate services agency was quiet on a recent work day, void…
EEconomy Read More Wall Street’s calm shattered by Greenland and Japan shocks – The Mercury NewsJanuary 21, 2026 By Lynn Thomasson and Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Bloomberg For weeks on Wall Street, markets were unusually subdued as…
MMental health Read More Stanford’s noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful – The Mercury NewsJanuary 16, 2026 By Kristen Rogers, CNN Summer passed Valerie Zeko by when she was 27, as she vegged out on…
WWildlife Read More 550-pound bear settles in beneath an California home, thwarting creative efforts to move him out – The Mercury NewsDecember 9, 2025 A massive bear has entrenched himself for several days beneath an Altadena home, showing no intention of moving…
EEconomy Read More California falls to world’s fifth-largest economy – The Mercury NewsOctober 15, 2025 California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest…
WWildlife Read More Rare sighting of harbor porpoise recorded in Napa River, experts urge distance – The Mercury NewsOctober 1, 2025 Napans strolling along the river Sunday may have caught a rare sight — a harbor porpoise surfacing in…
WWildlife Read More Tiger kills trainer linked to ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic – The Mercury NewsSeptember 22, 2025 By Susannah Cullinane, CNN A tiger handler linked to “Tiger King” Joe Exotic was killed Saturday by one…
BBreaking News Read More Bitcoin pulls back to three-week low after record-breaking July – The Mercury NewsAugust 1, 2025 (Bloomberg/Sidhartha Shukla) — Bitcoin declined for a fifth straight session as traders continue to pull back from the…
HHealth care Read More These 3 things may affect your health care coverage – The Mercury NewsJuly 21, 2025 While work requirements and enrollment verification for Medicaid recipients got the most attention during the debate over President…