California
A novel program launched last month at seven Central Valley community colleges aims to ensure that farmworkers don’t get displaced as California’s powerhouse agricultural industry transitions to a more mechanized future.
Sept. 21, 2024
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Sept. 20, 2024
World & Nation
Dutch King Willem-Alexander, a mostly ceremonial monarch, summarized the wide-ranging policy blueprint for the coming year and beyond.
Sept. 17, 2024
Television
The Netflix series about an aspiring comedian’s increasingly sinister encounters with an eccentric woman won four Emmy Awards on Sunday.
Sept. 15, 2024
Updates
San Diego-based Qualcomm Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire 4G IoT technologies of Sequans from Paris-based Sequans Communications S.A. for $200 million on August 23.
Aug. 30, 2024
Prosecutors across the country have increasingly turned to murder charges to deter fentanyl sales, but critics say the tactic punishes only low-level suppliers. And in one of L.A.’s first cases, evidence shows how the line between accused dealer and customer can blur into friendship.
Sept. 12, 2024
INDUSTRIES
Crypto.Com Arena in downtown Los Angeles – home of the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Kings, Los Angeles Sparks and the future home of the 2028 Olympic gymnastics events – is one of the greenest venues in the world.
Business
Stocks lost more ground on Wall Street on Wednesday, led by declines in the technology and energy sectors.
Sept. 4, 2024
The legislation recently passed the state Senate and Assembly without support from Republican lawmakers, who voiced concerns that the technology could distract drivers and create more problems
Letters to the Editor
In the Netherlands, it’s illegal to have any THC in your blood while driving a car. California needs a similar rule before allowing cannabis cafes.
Sept. 6, 2024