26 h. ago New California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can’t get private coverage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that provides policies to people who can’t get private insurance because their properties are deemed […]

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1 week ago California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that aims to prevent people from using powerful artificial intelligence models for potentially catastrophic activities like building a bioweapon or shutting down a bank system. The move comes as Newsom touted California as a leader in AI regulation and criticized the inaction at […]

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2 w. ago California bans mask use for most law enforcement officers during operations

The new law prohibits neck gators, ski masks and other facial coverings for local and federal officers, while they conduct official business.

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3 w. ago Pair of bombings hours apart kill 8 people, wound 23 in southwest Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan — A pair of car bombings hours apart in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit southwest killed at least eight people and wounded about two dozen others on Thursday, officials said. The first attack occurred in Turbat, a district in Balochistan province, when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a security convoy, police official Elahi Bakhsh […]

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3 w. ago Disgraced news anchor blames ‘weed addict’ daughter for his latest arrest

A former TV anchor in California who has had trouble with the law in recent years was arrested a fourth time following a fight with his daughter. Frank Somerville, who used to work the news desk at KTVU, detailed on Facebook what allegedly went down. “I love my daughter more than anything in the world,” […]

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4 w. ago California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmakers have passed legislation that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while carrying out operations, a response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles. But even if the governor signs the measure into law, it’s unclear whether the state could enforce it on the federal agents […]

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