Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning...
Which States Could Have Abortion on the Ballot in 2024?
With Friday's announcement in Nevada that voters will decide a ballot question in November on enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, five states now have abortion questions set for referendums this year. And more could join them. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a...
California Lawmakers Propose $10 Billion Bonds for Climate and Schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Sunday announced they plan to put two bond measures on the ballot in November, one that would ask voter approval to borrow $10 billion for climate programs and another that would borrow $10 billion to build or repair public schools. Legislature Will Be Voting...
Under Pressure on Plane Safety, Boeing Is Buying Stressed Supplier Spirit for $4.7 Billion
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice. Boeing previously owned Spirit, and the purchase would reverse a longtime Boeing strategy...
Chapman Homers and Giants Hit 10 Doubles, Their Most Since 1912, Win Over Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park. It was the team's most doubles since the New York Giants...
Top California Democrats Propose Ballot Measure to Combat Retail Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on retail theft. Effort to Compete With Another Measure The plan is an effort to compete with another crime-focused measure backed by a coalition of business groups that lawmakers said would result...
Supreme Court Sends Trump’s Immunity Case to Lower Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election. In a historic ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that former presidents can be...
Prospect of Low-Priced Chinese EVs Reaching US from Mexico Poses Threat to Automakers
WASHINGTON — It's a scenario that terrifies America's auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, America's homegrown EVs —...
Baby Cousin with Cancer Inspires Girls to Sew Hospital Gowns for Sick Kids Worldwide
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma remembers looking at the 1-year-old and thinking how sad the scene was: a small child awash in an ugly...
Comedy Legend Martin Mull, Star of ‘Roseanne’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ Dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday. He was 80. Mull Died at Home on Thursday Mull's daughter, TV writer...