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....
Can Hezbollah Recover From the Death of Its Most Commanding Leader?
For more than three decades, he was the face and brain of Hezbollah. Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel killed Friday in heavy airstrikes on his organization’s underground headquarters near Beirut, plotted and greenlit attacks and negotiated political alliances. He served as a charismatic unifying figure for the group’s members and followers,...
Supplies Rushed to Communities Isolated by Helene as Death Toll Hits 121
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food, and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, three days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm reached at least 121 across six...
Who Will Walberg’s Bulldogs Play This Season? Here’s the Schedule
Fresno State has released its schedule for the 2024-25 men's college basketball season, and it includes an early season Mountain West home game against perennial power San Diego State. The big test will come on Dec. 4 when the Bulldogs open their conference schedule with the Aztecs at the Save...