If you woke up on Friday angry and disgusted by the Los Angeles Rams’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers, you’re not alone. Sean McVay feels the same way. Even 12 hours removed from the Rams’ 26-23 overtime loss on Thursday night, McVay still isn’t over it. He was still...
Newsom Signs Bill Giving Uber and Lyft Drivers Right to Unionize
Bill authors Buffy Wicks and Marc Berman, along with more than 800,000 ride-hailing drivers, celebrated Gov. Gavin Newsom's signing of Assembly Bill 1340 into law on Friday. "This law is about dignity and fairness for the people who keep California moving,” said Assemblymember Wicks (D-Oakland) in a statement. “For too...
Hamas Agrees to Parts of Gaza Peace Plan. Trump Says Israel Must Stop Bombing
Hamas said on Friday it would agree to some of the terms in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing hostages, but avoided addressing more vexing issues like disarmament and said it would seek further negotiations. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump...
US Judge Sentences Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin to 8 Years
A California resident who admitted trying to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing...
Second US Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump's effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a second U.S. appeals court on Friday, handing him another defeat on a core piece of his hardline immigration agenda whose ultimate fate may lay with the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S....
Trump Considers Tariff Relief for US Vehicle Production, Senator Says
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering significant tariff relief for U.S. auto production that could effectively eliminate much of the costs major car companies are paying, Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio and auto officials told Reuters Friday. "The signal to the car companies around the world is look you...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sentenced to More Than 4 Years for Prostitution Conviction
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison over the hip-hop mogul's July 2 conviction on prostitution-related charges. The 50-month sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. Combs, 55, had faced up to 20 years...
Campaign Over Gavin Newsom’s Maps Is One of California’s Most Expensive Ever
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With five weeks until election day, the fight over changing congressional districts in California to favor Democrats has already become one of the most expensive ballot measures in recent state history. The official campaigns supporting and opposing Gov....
Newsom Vetoes Bill to Regulate License Plate Readers Despite Evidence of Misuse
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightened rules on how police in California use automated license plate readers, saying the regulations would impede criminal investigations. The Legislature approved the proposal last month amid reports police...
An Anti-Fascist Movie at a Fascist Moment: ‘One Battle After Another’
Paul Thomas Anderson’s magnificent new movie “One Battle After Another” arrived in theaters last week, but it was made in the America that existed before Donald Trump’s return. Watching it, I kept wondering if such a forthrightly anti-fascist film could be produced in Hollywood today. A political thriller shot through...