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LeBron James reportedly agrees to a two-year $97.1 million contract extension.

Apple is reportedly in talks to produce some of its Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam

A small drop in mortgage rates was not enough to fuel any kind of recovery in consumer demand for home loans.

Lowe's reported mixed second-quarter earnings Wednesday morning.

We'll turn warmer and more humid late week into the weekend, resulting in more summer storms

People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages.

The Colorado River supplies water to tens of million of people, but restrictions will reduce many western states' supply.

A new Gallup poll that found half of workers are stressed, and one in five battles anger or sadness during the day.

People are digging through bags to shop for Kanye West's new line for Gap, which features plain black hoodies and T-shirts that cost up to $300.

Two airline ticket agents were hurt when a 33-year-old California man breached security at a busy Las Vegas airport on Sunday, sparking panic among commercial travelers, flight delays and cancellations, police said in a report made public Tuesday. Neither injury was described as serious, according to an arrest report that compared the incident at Harry Reid International Airport to terrorism. Stefan Mathias Hutchison, 33, of Oakland, told arresting officers he wanted to go home immediately, not wait for a flight on Monday.

Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities.

The California Democrat faces federal charges for were multiple alleged fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced.

Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities.

A convicted California drug trafficker who paid bribes to a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been sentenced by a Florida judge to more than 11 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg said in a news release Tuesday that a judge in Jacksonville, Florida, imposed the sentence on Francisco Gonzalez Benitez, 37, of Orange, California. Gonzalez Benitez pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering charges in April.

Home Depot reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday morning.

The move is a sign that Apple remains committed to in-person work.

A California man jailed in Las Vegas on suspicion of causing a loud noise that sparked panic and travel delays Sunday at Harry Reid International Airport had been arrested at the airport less than 24 hours earlier for allegedly causing a disturbance near a ticket counter, a police official said Monday. More loud noises reverberated through the airport’s busy Terminal 1 as metal posts were knocked over in the chaos, Las Vegas police Officer Larry Hadfield said. Stefan Mathias Hutchison's alleged role causing the sound was not immediately described.

California lawmakers and local utility executives are talking about keeping Diablo Canyon open, but for that to happen, a lot has to happen very quickly.

A study of New York's program found kids who were eligible for free meals often didn't take them for fear of being bullied.

U.S. freight rates are still up year over year, but declined in July, according to the Cass Freight report, signaling a peak for one more inflation indicator.

U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Michael McCaul, Brian Fitzpatrick and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

A Peloton store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Peloton shares were up Friday after the company hiked prices for some of its products as it works to turn a profit. The company said the price of its more premium Bike+ will increase by $500 to $2,495 in the United States. The price of the Peloton Tread will increase by $800 to $3,495. "We're adopting a more strategic pricing strategy for our premium products," the company said in a release.

It happened at a research and care facility. The school said, ""The loss appears to be due to chlorine exposure, to which fish are especially sensitive."

Electric vehicle maker Rivian maintained its full-year guidance for deliveries, but trimmed its full-year financial outlook.

Law enforcement in Hawaii on Wednesday arrested social media model Courtney Clenney on a charge of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon.

One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charred a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California, signs of life are slowly returning.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended bringing her son on a recent congressional junket to Taiwan and other Asian countries during a press conference Wednesday.

All eyes will be on Disney's streaming numbers when the company reports its fiscal third quarter earnings results after the bell Wednesday.

Kiely Rodni's disappearance is being treated as a possible abduction, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.

A man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a hair salon was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts, including committing a hate crime.

Today, Desert Hot Springs, California-based Jeeter is among the country's most successful cannabis retail brands. The two sets of twins behind the startup took an unconventional path to get there.

A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason.

A Hawaii man has been arrested after DNA technology helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed, authorities said. Karen Stitt was waiting for a bus in Sunnyvale when she disappeared in the early morning hours of Sept. 3, 1982. A delivery truck driver discovered her naked body among some bushes 100 yards (91 meters) away from the bus stop, the Mercury News reported Tuesday.

A health worker administers a dose of the Bavarian Nordic A/S Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site in West Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday expanded its authorization for the monkeypox vaccine in a way that would significantly boost the limited supply of shots. The FDA will allow health-care providers to administer the shots through intradermal injection, which would increase the supply of doses by to fivefold. The U.S. has struggled to keep with demand for the shots as the monkeypox outbreak grows. Please check back for updates.

Flash flooding in the park trapped hundreds of guests and partially buried cars and trucks in mud. The record-breaking rains dumped 1.46 inches — 75% of what the area typically gets in a year.

The investor and his neighbors want to block multiunit construction in America’s most expensive town. But California’s reforms are gradually overriding such local opposition.

The impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed, the NTSB said.

The Month on Mars expedition traveled to the Haughton-Mars Project base for its summer field season at a simulated Martian outpost.

Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via APA traveling Texas nurse is facing multiple murder charges after running a red light and crashing into traffic while allegedly driving 90 mph in Windsor Hills, California.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday that Nicole Linton has been charged with six counts of murder and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for the multi-car crash, which left six people dead and Linton facing a 90-year prison sentence if convicted

Authorities say a main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris.

A main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris. Flash flooding in the park last week trapped hundreds of hotel guests and partially buried about 60 cars and trucks in mud. The California Department of Transportation said about 30 miles (48 kilometers) of State Route 190 were partially or fully buried with debris and about 20 miles (32 kilometers) have been cleared.

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed. The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard larding.

Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, VT, according to a report from the Vermont State Police.

4576 structures are currently threatened by the blaze.

Cox Enterprises said it is acquiring Axios and will expand the news and politics site's coverage of more cities.

Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.

An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the modern environmental movement that for decades has had a fraught relationship with nuclear power, which doesn't produce carbon pollution like fossil fuels but leaves behind waste that can remain dangerously radioactive for centuries. Now environmentalists find themselves at odds with someone they usually see as an ally: Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a green energy advocate who supported the 2016 agreement calling for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to close by 2025 but now is a leading voice to consider a longer operating run.

Air Canada introduced a policy during COVID-19 that allows employees to classify flight cancellations caused by staff shortages as a "safety" problem.

Anne Heche slurred through the "Better Together" podcast with Heather Duffy, posted hours before she was involved in a near-fatal collision in Los Angeles.

As climate change threatens the U.S. with more natural disasters, it's becoming increasingly costly for Americans to insure their homes, experts say.

Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Saturday she supports the central bank's recent big rate increases and believes they should continue.

The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Friday when Heche crashed into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The park near the California-Nevada state line received at least 1.7 inches of rain at the Furnace Creek area.

Elon Musk's electric car business risks more than its reputation -- the company could temporarily lose the licenses which allow it to operate in California.

Record rainfall triggered flash flooding at Death Valley National Park that buried cars, forced officials to close all roads in and out the park and stranded about 1,000 people.

Evacuations have been lifted for a small town in Washington state after a fast-moving fire that burned a half-dozen homes was contained.

The scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people, a community center, a corner store and a post office.

California’s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak.

After 21 idle wells were found to be leaking methane — some of them explosive levels of it — in Bakersfield, California in May and June, the California Air Resources Board told the Associated Press that it’s not tallying leaks from idle wells.

Wildfires fed by windy and hot conditions have grown dramatically in California and Montana, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes.

California's public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus.

California plans to make its own insulin.

Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and helping people “overcome various obstacles” through his foundation.

Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to many Americans.

Firefighters have made more progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park.

Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a smoky wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park that has destroyed 55 homes and other buildings.

A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park is burning out of control and has grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year.

Thousands of people were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park that has exploded into one of California's largest wildfires of the year.

The U.S. Forest Service says it will take emergency action soon to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.

Health officials say two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. They are a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident.

California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.

California is punching back against two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

Monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered because of fast dwindling populations in North America.

Two neglected tigers rescued from a long-shuttered roadside Oklahoma tourist attraction are starting new lives more than 1,000 miles away at California’s Oakland Zoo after receiving much-needed medical treatment.

One million pills containing fentanyl were seized during a raid near Los Angeles this month in what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is calling the largest bust of its kind in California.

Environmental groups have been arguing in California courts that developers are not fully considering the risks of wildfire and choked evacuation routes when they plan their housing developments near fire-prone areas.

Netflix has picked Microsoft help deliver the commercials in a cheaper version of its video streaming service expected to launch later this year with a pledge to minimize the intrusions into personal privacy that often accompany digital ads.

A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week in a visit certain to kindle more talk about his national political ambitions.

California firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire that poses a threat to a famous grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park.

Name a product, and somehow cherries have found their way into them when visiting the Cherry Republic, a group of stores in Michigan.

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has more than doubled in size since Saturday afternoon.

Carlos Santana has postponed his next six shows after collapsing on stage during a concert on Tuesday, temporarily stepping away from the stage “out of an abundance of caution for the artist’s health.”.

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is still closed as firefighters battle a blaze that threatens the trees and has forced hundreds of campers to evacuate.

A California panel has denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago.

Officials say part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire rages near a grove of California’s famed giant sequoia trees.

A federal judge has thrown out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species.

Evacuation orders have been expanded for remote communities near a wildfire that's chewing through California forests.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection in California, but his latest television ad is airing in Florida.

U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of hiring more fire-line digging ground crews.

Companies that want to sell shampoo bottles, food products and other items wrapped in plastic in California will have to cut down their use of the material.

A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project.

The U.S. Supreme Court is letting states set their own standards for meal and rest breaks by airline crews.

Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts.

The California Department of Justice says it wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases.

A judge has found that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears to go to trial for felony stalking.

California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution.

Democratic leaders across the nation are vowing to help women who travel to seek abortions.