1 hour ago Uncle Sam’s Devil’s Island: From Al Capone to ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly, meet Alcatraz’s most infamous inmates

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast of San Francisco, California.

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5 h. ago Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures

An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government.

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6 h. ago Downtown developer expands renovations, retail activation on Washington Avenue

Downtown developer expands renovations, retail activation on Washington Avenue  KSDK

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8 h. ago 17% of California residents could afford a home in first part of year, report says

17% of California residents could afford a home in first part of year, report says  NBC Los Angeles

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9 h. ago Mussel quarantine in place in California due to toxin risk. What you need to know

Mussel quarantine in place in California due to toxin risk. What you need to know  Los Angeles Times

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9 h. ago Girl athletes express fear over school district switching sports conferences to accommodate trans athletes

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District girls spoke out against the district's decision to switch sports conferences so transgenders can compete vs. them.

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10 h. ago After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future

Future Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.

Economics

10 h. ago Progressive journalist says Newsom must take 'accountability' for how he 'destroyed' California

Co-hosts of "Her Take" trashed Gov. Gavin Newsom, arguing his leadership of California would make him a terrible presidential candidate if he was to run in 2028.

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10 h. ago Two Los Angeles men charged for robbing people of winnings as they left Southern California casinos

Two Los Angeles men charged for robbing people of winnings as they left Southern California casinos  CBS News

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12 h. ago Facing the threat of funding cuts, U.S. scientists are looking for opportunities abroad

Brain drain happens to smaller countries all the time, with high performers finding opportunities overseas, often in the U.S. But the table may be turning as the NIH blocks grant applications.

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12 h. ago JPMorgan CEO: Democrats' 'Blue Tape' Regulations Slowing L.A. Fire Cleanup

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon complained of the Democrats' bureaucratic "blue tape" plaguing the Southern California post-fire rebuilding efforts, claiming the left-wing officials in control want "more and more and more regulations." The post JPMorgan CEO: Democrats’ ‘Blue Tape’ Regulations Slowing L.A. Fire Cleanup appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 h. ago Man dies trying to rescue his dog from the ocean at notorious California beach

Man dies trying to rescue his dog from the ocean at notorious California beach  Los Angeles Times

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13 h. ago Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Here’s […]

Technology

13 h. ago Gavin Newsom removes ad after being knocked for using Ukraine footage while bragging about California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly deleted an online ad after an X user pointed out that the video used footage from Ukraine and Estonia in a montage meant to show California.

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14 h. ago People across the United States react to the new American Pope, some California reactions

People across the United States react to the new American Pope, some California reactions  Yahoo

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15 h. ago Biden created Chuckwalla monument in the California desert. A lawsuit aims to undo it

Biden created Chuckwalla monument in the California desert. A lawsuit aims to undo it  Los Angeles Times

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16 h. ago SoundCloud changes policies to allow AI training on user content

SoundCloud appears to have quietly changed its terms of use to allow the company to train AI on audio that users upload to its platform. As spotted by tech ethicist Ed-Newton Rex, the latest version of SoundCloud’s terms include a provision giving the platform permission to use uploaded content to “inform, train, [or] develop” AI. […]

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16 h. ago Washington and California lead coalition of states to challenge Trump’s fake “energy emergency”

Washington and California lead coalition of states to challenge Trump’s fake “energy emergency”  Washington State | Office of the Attorney General (.gov)

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18 h. ago Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power

Google is promising to add at least 600 megawatts of generating capacity at each of the three sites.

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18 h. ago Related California sees opportunity amid frozen S.F. development pipeline

Related California sees opportunity amid frozen S.F. development pipeline  The Business Journals

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