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Getting in the spirit Since July Fourth is Friday, here are a few facts to help celebrate our nation’s 249th birthday. I’m guessing you’ve seen the famous painting above and you probably don’t know who painted it. The image is …

Police said they have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in connection with two separate fatal stabbings Sunday morning in northwest Aurora. Ricky Roybal-Smith, 38, of Aurora, was already in custody in Denver, where he is being charged …

Native New Yorker and real estate developer Donald Trump again complained about the 2025 Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. The subject of Trump’s ire is New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who identifies as a Democratic Socialist …

The WNBA is expanding. Teams in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia will join the league one after another beginning in 2028. By the end of the decade, the league will have added six teams and raised nearly $1 billion in expansion …

It’s been an “unusual” summer for Sasha Jones. Jones, 40, who goes by her drag persona Sasha Love Queen, saw half the number of job offers last month when compared to previous summers. A cast member at bars like Roscoe’s …

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, a ruling that was praised by abortion rights advocates in Illinois who warned that people in Wisconsin still face other obstacles to accessing reproductive care. Wisconsin’s …

A Cook County pilot program aimed at making homeownership possible for more residents hit a big milestone Wednesday, with the opening of two modular homes in Humboldt Park. Led by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, the Modular Home …

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate and records his 3,000th career strikeout by striking out the Chicago White Sox’s Vinny Capra to end the top of the sixth inning on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. He is …

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Related Articles U.S. applications for jobless aid fell to 233,000 last week as …

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved California state officials’ request for federal disaster relief for businesses in downtown Los Angeles impacted by a series of recent protests stemming from federal immigration enforcement actions. Small businesses may now apply for …

Lawmakers — at both the state and federal levels — have put forth proposals in recent weeks to largely prohibit federal agents conducting immigration enforcement actions from wearing masks to shield their identity and ensure that their clothes include identifying …

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California reached 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of the season. Related Articles California’s former insurance commissioner wants oil and gas companies to pay for the home insurance …

Whether you want take part in the many varied Independence Day celebrations going on in the Bay Area, or just indulge in the Great American pastime of doing as little as possible, we are here for you with some great …

By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press LONDON — If you’re using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, don’t blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts. Generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have become hugely …

By Saritha Rai and Haslinda Amin, Bloomberg Meta Platforms Inc.’s lavish multimillion-dollar budget for recruiting top AI talent may not guarantee success, said Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member and director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging …

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender …

By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press NEW YORK  — A controversial bid to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade seemed on its way to passing as the Republican tax cut and spending bill championed by President Donald Trump …

By BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press NEW YORK  — Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away. The 13% plunge in global sales over a …

By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Roughly 11.8 million adults and children will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law. The losses won’t come all at once. The GOP’s “ One …

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California reached 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of the season. Related Articles California’s former insurance commissioner wants oil and gas companies to pay for the home insurance …