A nearly two-decade study from Cal Poly illustrates just how much regulation costs have grown in farming. And, while many regulations address serious food safety issues and labor costs, the amount farmers pay to do business has increased more than 1,300% since 2006. All of this while commodity prices have...
Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters
DIAMOND BAR — Air quality regulators in Southern California heard impassioned public comments Friday before an anticipated vote on proposed rules that would curb harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters. The rules aim to reduce emissions of smog-contributing nitrogen oxides, also called NOx, a group of pollutants linked...
US Supreme Court Allows DOGE Broad Access to Social Security Data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficiency, a key player in President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to personal information on millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out. At the...
Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
Four years ago, an unconscious Kentucky man began to awaken as he was about to be removed from life support so his organs could be donated. Even though the man cried, pulled his legs to his chest and shook his head, officials still tried to move forward. Now, a federal...
Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador
WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a political and legal maelstrom after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, has been returned to the United States to face charges related to transporting migrants living in the country illegally, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. The...
Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’
Five members of the Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with the violent assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the government for $100 million Friday, claiming that federal officials had subjected them to "political persecution" as "allies of President Trump."...
FDA’s AI Assistant ‘Elsa’ Fails Its First Day on the Job
The Food and Drug Administration launched Elsa, an artificial intelligence assistant, on Monday to mixed reviews from employees who describe the tool as premature and error-prone. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary touted the swift deployment, stating, "I set an aggressive timeline to scale AI agency-wide by June 30. Today's rollout of...
Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble
WASHINGTON — A few weeks after winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump found himself face-to-face with Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, a rising star in the Democratic Party, as the two men made their way through the bowels of Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, to watch the annual Army-Navy game....
Tulare County Gang Member Convicted of Trying to a Murder Police Officer
A Tulare County jury has convicted a Dinuba man of trying to murder a police officer during a 2017 robbery of a gas station convenience store. Gang member Samuel Camposeco, now 29 years old, is scheduled for sentencing on July 1. He has prior conviction for attempted residential burglary in...
Newsom Promises Funding to Jump-Start ‘Science of Reading’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Thursday that the state budget will include hundreds of millions of dollars to fund legislation needed to achieve a comprehensive statewide approach to early literacy. Assembly Bill 1454, which passed the Assembly on Thursday with a unanimous 75-0 vote, would move the state's schools toward...