Players flock to Venice Beach to honor Kobe Bryant, street ball
Venice Beach carried all the traits of a party Sunday evening; 90s R&B tunes from DJs, social influencers — with tripods in tow — showing up to get a view…
Who the Dodgers want to be; Cortes’ wave; Merrill to IL; power of 3 – San Diego Union-Tribune
Good morning, The series between the Padres and Dodgers over the past two weekends exemplify how wonderfully unpredictable and upside down baseball can be. There is the mere fact that…
Fashion models reckon with AI models and digital clones after controversial ad appears in Vogue
Fashion model Hannah James faced a dilemma as she weighed whether to digitally clone herself. On one hand, the 25-year-old worries digital replicas of models could render her job obsolete.…
FTC Has Long Said Products Must Back Up Health Claims. A MAHA Lawsuit Would Upend That.
By Arthur Allen Don’t get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray, and other products. He’ll talk your ear off about its wondrous…
Four journalists among 15 dead in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say
At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.…
UC marks red lines as it moves to negotiate with Trump administration over $1-billion fine
Top UC leaders will attempt to negotiate a settlement with the federal government and have identified guardrails to protect the nation’s premier public university system after the Trump administration cut…
Fast-tracked battery project has residents near Fresno worried
CANTUA CREEK, Calif. — The fallowed farmland — too dry, salty and barren to grow crops — stretches across a remote, sunbaked expanse crisscrossed by rutted dirt roads. Soon, roughly…
Repeat champions or October duds? Dodgers fighting identity crisis
SAN DIEGO — When he was finished rounding the bases at Petco Park on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani made a detour on his return to the Dodgers’ bench. Seated by the…
With more self-driving cars on the road, states put more rules in place – San Diego Union-Tribune
By Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline.org Self-driving vehicle technology continues to advance, prompting a wave of liability and safety regulations from state lawmakers. This year, lawmakers in Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada and…
Graphic Testimony in Bryant Hearing
EAGLE, Colo. — A sheriff’s detective testified Thursday that the 19-year-old resort worker accusing Kobe Bryant of rape told police that the Laker star placed his arms around her neck…