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After a wildfire fills a house with smoke, when is it safe to return? With a pair of bills passed on Monday, California is poised to become the first U.S. state to set standards for that contamination risk. Since last year’s fires in Los Angeles,…
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment says it has reached a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno. The company led by Stan Kroenke made the surprising announcement Tuesday, saying it expects to close the transaction in early 2027. Kroenke’s company owns the NFL’s…
AI “slop” is now increasingly on offer at brick-and-mortar establishments. As AI image-making technology has grown more advanced — and cheaper to use, in some cases being free — images with a distinct “slop” flavor, namely ones with surreal or even disturbing attributes, have begun…
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to pass a short-term funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of September, keeping money flowing at current levels until Dec. 11. The legislation, which has already passed the Senate, sailed through the chamber by a…
Tony Romo said Tuesday that pain suffered during his career as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys led to “an over-reliance on alcohol.” The admission from the CBS NFL analyst was posted to Instagram after he pleaded no-contest to operating a vehicle while intoxicated. “This morning,…
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — Traditionally the “family photo” of finance ministers at a G20 meeting is a dull, grimacing group clad mostly in gray. But this year’s picture may be much more interesting for some because of whom it omits. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov…
California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a torrent of bills as their session came to a close Monday night, including more than two dozen measures that would restrict various uses of AI and curtail how social media companies’ products can be used by minors. Democratic Gov. Gavin…
“The One About Matthew Perry,” a three-part docuseries about the “Friends” star’s life and career, will debut on Netflix on October 27. Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, is the key voice in the series, which also features unreleased photos and videos from the Perry family…
HBO Max is ending its Harry Potter film rewatch podcast and turning it into a companion program for the upcoming HBO TV series adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s work. The podcast, currently titled “Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast,” is being rebranded into “Harry Potter: The…
The California Legislature has approved a budget fix for the entertainment industry that allows studios to cash in their tax credits faster. Both the Assembly and state Senate passed the bill, SB 186, before the end-of-session deadline of midnight on Monday. The measure seeks to…