A camper is responsible for deadly Yosemite National Park blaze, officials say

Los Angeles Times - Sep 30, 2026

An abandoned campfire sparked the Dome fire, which ignited two weeks ago in Yosemite National Park and killed two pilots who were battling the blaze, officials announced Tuesday.

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Jeffries knocks Trump opposition to AI guardrails

Sep 30, 2026

Jeffries knocks Trump opposition to AI guardrails

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday knocked President Trump for opposing federal limits on the development of AI.  Jeffries said Trump’s approach of allowing the AI industry to police itself is a classic — and dangerous — case of letting the fox guard the henhouse. “The notion of entering into a voluntary agreement...

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms

Sep 30, 2026

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms

Assembly Bill 2222 will create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ.

Boeing's Starliner set for uncrewed test flight in December

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Starliner's first crewed test flight left two astronauts stranded on the ISS for nine months.

U.S. trade court scrutinizes Trump’s forced labour tariffs

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U.S. trade court scrutinizes Trump’s forced labour tariffs

Four small businesses and 25 Democratic-led states argue that the tariffs, applied to imports from 60 trading partners, including Canada, far exceed the president's authority.

Democrats block data center electricity bill, calling it 'toothless'

Sep 30, 2026

Democrats block data center electricity bill, calling it 'toothless'

Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and "toothless," though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan support. The Democrats did not provide the Ratepayer Protection Act with the 60 votes needed to overcome the filibuster, blocking it in a procedural vote on Wednesday,...

CFTC is investigating Kinzinger’s Kalshi trades related to Biden pardons

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched an investigation into former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) over Kalshi trades related to pardons issued by former President Biden. The prediction market account — which was allegedly linked to the former lawmaker — made transactions between December 2024 and January 2025 concerning whether Kinzinger would receive a pardon,...

Watch live: Senate panel weighs national security risks of rogue AI

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Watch live: Senate panel weighs national security risks of rogue AI

Industry experts on Wednesday will face questioning from members of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee panel about the national security risks posed by rogue AI. The hearing will focus on how autonomous AI agents — including OpenAI's model that unsuccessfully attempted to breach federal agency websites — could be used to launch...

Trump posts letter with ‘Unites States’ typo after AI meeting with tech CEOs

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Trump posts letter with ‘Unites States’ typo after AI meeting with tech CEOs

The letter detailing President Trump’s pact with key AI leaders posted Tuesday following his meeting with technology leaders contains a typo, misspelling his title as “President of the Unites States." The letter, which Trump posted on Truth Social, outlined the voluntary agreement to implement certain guardrails following several high-profile cybersecurity incidents where AI chatbots escaped...

Amber Alert issued for 4 missing children in Southern California, police say

Sep 30, 2026

Amber Alert issued for 4 missing children in Southern California, police say

A Los Angeles mother has been accused of taking her four children from their home despite a court order prohibiting them from leaving with her.

Court halts Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years

Sep 30, 2026

Court halts Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years

Christa Gail Pike, now 50, and her boyfriend were convicted of stabbing and beating 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville in 1995.

Cornell fraternity Snapchat messages could be key in Jane Doe rape case

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Cornell fraternity Snapchat messages could be key in Jane Doe rape case

Alleged messages between Cornell University students accused of rape could become crucial pieces of evidence.

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