SAN FRANCISCO — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said commercial crabbing will be delayed until at...
Biden Wants to Move Fast on AI Safeguards and Will Sign an Executive Order to Address His Concerns
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology. The order reflects the government's effort...
Pence’s Early Exit From the Presidential Campaign Offers a Reminder of Trump’s Grip on the GOP
LAS VEGAS — Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of. A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president. In normal times, someone with such credentials would be well-positioned to win their party's presidential nomination. But these are not normal times and...
‘Friends’ Creators, Actors, Family Mourn Matthew Perry: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’
Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” mom Morgan Fairchild; and even Adele. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC’s “Friends” for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home...
UAW Escalates Strike Against Lone Holdout GM After Landing Tentative Pacts With Stellantis and Ford
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The escalated walkout began Saturday evening at a Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, GM's largest in North America, just...
An Iranian Teenager Injured on Tehran Metro While Not Wearing a Headscarf Has Died, State Media Say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary...
Special Report: Fire, Drought, Bark Beetles Ravage CA’s Prized Forests. How Do We Restore Them?
KYBURZ, Calif. — On a steep mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake Tahoe in 2021, blackened trees stand in silhouette against a gray sky. “If you can find a live tree, point to it,” Hugh Safford, an environmental science and policy researcher at...
US Fighter Jets Strike Iran-Linked Sites in Syria in Retaliation for Attacks on US Troops
WASHINGTON — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. The Strikes and Their Implications...
Biden Will Face a Primary Bid From Rep. Dean Phillips, Who Says Democrats Need to Focus on Future
CONCORD, N.H. — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He's drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives. The Minnesota congressman is finally entering the race himself. The 54-year-old Phillips has scheduled a campaign announcement Friday at...
Radio Host Larry Elder Ends Republican Presidential Campaign and Endorses Donald Trump
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he was ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who sought to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a failed 2021 recall effort, said in a statement that he had made the “difficult decision” to end...