BEIRUT — The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone, signaling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group. Israel has told people to leave...
Last Call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor Says Yes for One Private Club in LA Clippers’ New Arena
SACRAMENTO — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but the state will soon carve out an exception to allow alcohol to be served until 4 a.m. for one private, members-only club located in the Los Angeles Clippers' new state-of-the-art arena. The new law signed by Gov....
Dodgers to Start Jack Flaherty in Game 1 of NLDS, With Yoshinobu Yamamoto Set for Game 2
LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty will start Game 1 of this weekend's National League Division Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto set for Game 2. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said Wednesday that the team hasn't finalized plans for Games 3 and potentially 4, but Walker...
Judge Blocks New California Law Cracking Down on Election Deepfakes
SACRAMENTO — A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it. U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez said artificial intelligence and deepfakes pose significant risks, but he ruled that...
Man Who Was Mad About Chinese Spy Balloon Is Convicted of Threatening Former Speaker McCarthy
BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana man was convicted Wednesday of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset that the government had not shot down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over his home city. Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, delivered the threat to a McCarthy staffer...
Claims That More Than 300,000 Migrant Children Are Missing Lack Context
WASHINGTON - Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied are missing, then criticized the border policies of the Biden administration and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice...
Anti-Abortion Leaders Undeterred as Trump for the First Time Says He’d Veto a Federal Abortion Ban
CHICAGO — Anti-abortion leaders said Wednesday that they're undeterred after Donald Trump said he would veto a federal abortion ban, the first time he has explicitly said so after previously refusing to answer questions on the subject. During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, the Republican presidential nominee posted on his...
US School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising
NEW YORK — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. The share of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, 92.7% of kindergartners got...
The Fate of Nibi the Beaver Lands in Court as Rescuers Try to Stop Her Release Into the Wild
Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court — and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in....
ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion in Fresh Funding as It Moves Away From Its Nonprofit Roots
OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round was backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank, according to a source...