SACRAMENTO — More than 1,000 state scientists in California took to the picket line Thursday on day two of a three-day strike, calling for higher wages for work they say often goes unrecognized in a state that sets environmental policy trends on the national and global stage. The California Association of...
UN Stops Delivery of Food and Supplies to Gaza as Communications Blackout Hinders Aid Coordination
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Israeli officials said the country's...
IBM Pulls Ads From Elon Musk’s X After Report Says They Appeared Next to Pro-Hitler, Nazi Posts
IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis — a fresh setback as the site formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars. The U.S. tech company made...
Los Angeles Freeway Closed After Fire Will Reopen by Tuesday, Ahead of Schedule, Newsom Says
LOS ANGELES — Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and all lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and five weeks to shore...
Oregon State, Washington State Hope to Keep Pac-12 Alive, Aligned With Mountain West, AP Sources Say
Oregon State and Washington State are moving toward keeping the Pac-12 alive as a two-team conference for as long as two years while entering an agreement with the Mountain West that will allow the Pacific Northwest schools to fill out their sports schedules, two people with knowledge of the situation told The...
Rep. George Santos Won’t Seek Reelection After Scathing Ethics Report Cites Evidence of Lawbreaking
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the Justice Department, concluding flatly that he “cannot be trusted” after a monthslong investigation into his conduct. Shortly...
L.A. Area College Professor Arrested in Connection With Death of Jewish Demonstrator
LOS ANGELES — A college professor was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during Southern California demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Details of the Arrest Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, will be booked into jail for investigation of involuntary manslaughter — the unintentional killing...
Paul Pelosi’s Attacker Convicted on Federal Assault, Attempted Kidnapping Charges
SAN FRANCISCO — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer of federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. The jury deliberated for about eight hours before...
Texas Wants the Power to Arrest and Order Migrants to Leave the US. Can It Do That?
AUSTIN, Texas — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would allow police to...
Thousands of Starbucks Workers Are Expected to Go on a One-Day Strike
Thousands of workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks stores plan to walk off the job Thursday in what organizers say is the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company’s stores. The Workers United union chose Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day to stage the walkout since...