MENIFEE, California — With Election Day just a few weeks away, longtime church members Lucky Hartunian and Janie Booth sat outside the Revival Christian Fellowship's sanctuary in Menifee, California, inviting congregants to register to vote. The women urged those streaming into the evangelical church's Saturday morning civic engagement event to...
A Dockworkers Strike Could Shut Down East and Gulf Ports. Will It Affect Holiday Shopping?
NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike...
California Governor Signs Bills to Protect Children From AI Deepfake Nudes
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the increasingly prevalent misuse of artificial intelligence tools to generate harmful sexual imagery of children. The measures are part of California's concerted efforts to ramp up regulations around the marquee industry that...
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Create First-in-Nation AI Safety Measures
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight. The bill would have established some...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Hangs Near Its Records After Wild Swings in Asian Markets
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are hanging near their records Monday following a wild start to the week for financial markets in Asia, where Japanese stocks tumbled and Chinese indexes soared. The S&P 500 was flat in midday trading, coming off its sixth winning week in the last seven. The...
Purdy, Warner Propel 49ers Past Patriots to Snap Losing Streak
SANTA CLARA — Even after all the success the San Francisco 49ers had the past few seasons, a two-game skid and a string of injuries early in the season can raise some doubts for any team. Considered those answered for one day at least. Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass,...
Harris Trolls Trump at Vegas Rally and LA Fundraiser, Says Her Crowds Are ‘Pretty Big’
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris poked at Donald Trump over crowd sizes, his refusal to debate again and his privileged background on Sunday as she hauled in campaign cash in California and held a raucous rally at the same Nevada venue where the Republican nominee had appeared just...
Satellite Service DirecTV Buys Rival Dish as It Fights the Onslaught of Streaming Services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction...
Donovan, Burleson Power Cardinals Past Giants in Season Finale
SAN FRANCISCO — Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Sunday. José Fermín hit an RBI single in...
Ohtani Falls Short of Triple Crown, Steals 59th Base as Dodgers Win
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League's first Triple Crown winner since 1937, and also stole his 59th base to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday in Charlie Blackmon's final game....