Amid online mockery and criticism, Paxton deleted the post.
Sep 21, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. is proposing a notification system between Washington and Beijing on AI amid growing concerns about the technology’s risks to humanity. The system, called the “U.S.-China AI dialogue,” would create a mechanism for the two superpowers to communicate when there are incidents that rise to “a national security...
L.A. County says it has received federal grand jury subpoenas demanding voter registration information on dozens of individuals the Trump administration suspects may not be U.S. citizens.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 713, the Opportunity for All Act, blocking a measure that would have opened paid campus employment to undocumented students at UC, CSU and community colleges.
Sep 20, 2026
Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for next week. Trump has dismissed AI’s existential threats as a “hoax” — a view that analysts say aligns with China’s general perspective. Intense competition for primacy and mutual distrust have...
Rene B. Lopez was found dead last week at Pelican Bay State Prison. Surveillance footage revealed five inmates worked together to kill him, authorities say.
Some experts believe AI may soon surpass human intelligence, setting off a technological transformation unlike anything in history.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that the federal government should create a regulatory agency to oversee the development of artificial intelligence, similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Well, we need to set up an AI agency like the FDA," Khanna told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News's "Face the Nation." "I...
The arch, proposed for a circle adjacent to the Memorial Bridge, is one of several projects that the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington.
The national average for a gallon of gas reached US$4.48 on Friday, according to AAA, up roughly 17 cents over the last week, 40 cents in a month and $1.27 from a year ago.
Former President Obama on Friday slammed President Trump over his handling of how to approach artificial intelligence amid "doomsday" warnings coming from some in the tech industry about the technology's potential existential threat to humanity. Obama said during an interview at Colgate University in New York that the federal government must regulate AI, before referring...
In an interview with The Times, Councilmember Nithya Raman addressed topics including homelessness, how her stance on the LAPD has changed over time, and her biggest mistake on the council.
As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.
