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By KAITLYN HUAMANI Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology’s disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI’s impact on jobs and the economy. Alongside …

Catalina/Santa Barbara Islands, Malibu and Los Angeles County Beaches are under a high surf advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 2:34 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Thursday June 11, at 8 p.m. …

Measure ER in Los Angeles County, a sales tax increase of 0.5%, has levitated. In the final Election Night update of the vote, “No” on Measure ER was ahead with 53.11%. In each subsequent update, the “Yes” vote lifted a …

While the California Secretary of State’s office reports there are still over 700,000 left to count as of this writing, it seems certain that the top-two vote getters to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom are Democratic former Health and Human Service …

The brother of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has joined thousands of Palisades fire survivors in suing the city after his home burned down in Malibu. Kenneth Bass and his wife, Cindy, filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court …

With nearly all the ballots counted, supporters of a Los Angeles County sales tax measure that helps close a funding gap in healthcare services after federal Medi-Cal cuts, celebrated a hard-fought victory Wednesday morning at a rally in Los Angeles. …

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim …

By JOSE HERRERA | City News Service The Los Angeles City Council approved half-a-million dollars Wednesday to hire private attorneys and defend the city against a lawsuit filed by former fire chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen …

Something unique is joining the floats during this weekend’s Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade: eight massive sculptures, made up of nearly seven-foot-tall letters, will spell out the Spanish word for “dignity” on the back of a flatbed trailer. The name …

For many in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, Pride Month and beach season go hand in hand. This includes an important ritual: digging the rainbow gear out of storage bins, putting on flip-flops and heading to Kathy Osterman Beach. Colloquially known as …

Given the late-count turnaround in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, it’s easy to see why there’s so much focus on the stunning jump by Councilwoman Nithya Raman into second place behind incumbent Karen Bass, creating a fascinating matchup among prominent …

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in …

By Martin Z Braun | Bloomberg Markets Stephen Gilmore’s 40-year tour of global finance has given him a front-row seat to the Russian debt crisis, the bailout of a financial giant and the rise of sovereign wealth funds. It’s also …

Novelist Lisa See spent years on the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Commission, and she recalls times when she’d start thinking about the history that had occurred just outside the window of Pico House, where the meetings took place. …

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a decade of roiling South Carolina and national politics, Rep. Nancy Mace finished a distant fifth in her state’s Republican primary for governor, leaving an uncertain future for one …

Haunt fans eager to get a sneak peek at what’s in store for Knott’s Scary Farm 2026 and breathe in the fog that always hangs over the Granddaddy of all Halloween events will get their chance during a preview event …

IRVINE — After a long club season, Folarin Balogun headed to the United States in the summer of 2023 for a much-needed break. Little did he know, his every move would be watched and stalked on social media by fans …

While one Montgomery on the White Sox made his major-league debut Tuesday, the other had the day off even though the team was off Monday. Shortstop Colson Montgomery wasn’t in the lineup against the Braves at Rate Field because of …

Chicago police are investigating after a cross was burned in Grant Park. Police said officers and firefighters responded to the 600 block of South Columbus Drive around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of an “object” on fire. Firefighters extinguished the …

There was some poetic justice in Angel Reese returning to Wintrust Arena, months after being traded to the Dream, to face a Sky team that so struggles to do the thing she did for them. Rebound. They haven’t been able …