DETROIT — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the U.S. elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it is upgrading the...
How to Watch, What to Know About Jan. 6 Insurrection Hearings
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings starting this week as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster. The series of hearings that...
Schubert’s Independent State AG Bid Goes Down in Flames
SACRAMENTO — California’s Democratic attorney general advanced to the November general election Tuesday and was on pace to face the Republican Party’s endorsed candidate in a state that overwhelmingly favors Democrats. Attorney General Rob Bonta, the only Democrat in the five-way primary field, advanced after winning 57% of the...
San Francisco Ousts Liberal DA Chesa Boudin in Heated Recall
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin following a heated campaign that captivated the country and bitterly divided Democrats over crime, policing, and public safety reform in the famously liberal city. Recall proponents cheered the results at a victory party,...
It’s Newsom vs. Dahle for Governor in November
SACRAMENTO — In a year when Democrats across the country have been bracing for a mid-term backlash at the polls, voters in California delivered decisive victories for the party during Tuesday’s primary, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom crushing a field of 25 other candidates less than a year after...
Armed Man From California Arrested for Threat to Kill Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — An armed man who threatened to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland, officials said Wednesday. The California man, in his 20s, was armed with a gun and a knife, according to a law enforcement official. The man, whose identity has not...
Clovis Golf Star DeChambeau Bolts to Saudi-Funded Tour
Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series in time for the rival circuit to start playing in U.S. cities, a British newspaper reported Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph says Greg Norman and his staff that runs LIV Golf Investments...
McConaughey: ‘We Want Laws So Bad Guys Don’t Get the Damn Guns’
WASHINGTON — Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey used an appearance at the White House Tuesday to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honor of the children and teachers killed in last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school in his home...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Expects Inflation to ‘Remain High’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than “transitory” when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added that she was hopeful it would soon be on the decline. “I do expect...
Golf Stars Put Aside ‘Reprehensible’ Saudi Abuses for Millions in Prizes
ST. ALBANS, England —The stars of the new Saudi-funded golf league tried to fend off concerns on Tuesday about human rights abuses and the risk of being banned from long-standing events. After announcing he quit the PGA Tour to join the LIV Golf series, Dustin Johnson evaded questioning about...