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LOS ANGELES — California voters could soon be asked to usher in a major overhaul of the state's landmark environmental law, a proposal aimed at expediting crucial infrastructure projects, including housing construction, ...Read more

Two years after Suzanne Somers died following a decades-long battle with breast cancer, her widower is preparing to publicly release of a clone of the beloved “Three’s Company” star.

Alan Hamel, who married the ...Read more

The price tag of health insurance from employers keeps getting bigger across the U.S., and the increases this year are fueling concerns over medical spending across all health insurance markets.

The average annual premium...Read more

Does the Pacific Northwest have the energy it needs to prevent rolling blackouts? A new report commissioned by the region’s largest utilities has raised concerns.

Starting next year, the Northwest could face a power ...Read more

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is running a new play, joining an activist investor to push for changes at the financially struggling Charlotte, North Carolina-based amusement park company Six Flags Entertainment Corp...Read more

Residential policyholders across California could be paying several hundred million dollars to help cover the costs of claims arising out of the January firestorms in Los Angeles County.

Multiple insurers, including State...Read more

Millions of people already use the Life360 app to track the location of their family members and loved ones.

Now the California tech company behind the popular family safety app is hoping people will use a new gadget and ...Read more

It's been a good year to be a Microsoft shareholder, and an even better year to be the company's CEO.

Microsoft's stock price has risen by more than 23% this year, a surge that's mostly responsible for Microsoft CEO Satya...Read more

When Capital One closed on its $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services in May, it brought together two credit card giants — and thousands of employees — under one roof.

There may be a little more room ...Read more

From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.

Robotic serving carts, once the stuff of foodie science fiction, are ...Read more

Ahead of the holiday shopping rush, the once-dominant toy retailer Toys R Us is opening several new flagship and seasonal stores, including at least two in California.

Toys R Us plans to open eight flagship stores and 20 ...Read more

I hear one or both of these rumors about Social Security benefits all the time from readers.

Rumor 1: "I have been told that if I take a reduced Social Security benefit at 62, when I reach my full retirement age, my ...Read more

More than half of Michiganians think the state is on the right track, even as fears mount over an economic downturn that threatens to especially bruise the region's critical auto industry, according to a statewide new poll...Read more

Around 2,000 Waymo vehicles are under investigation after reports of one of the self-driving taxis navigating around a school bus while children disembarked.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a ...Read more

OpenAI unveiled its first artificial intelligence-powered web browser, putting the ChatGPT maker in competition on a new front with Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

The browser, called ChatGPT Atlas, is designed to be a more ...Read more

You may not have heard of First Brands Group, but if you own any car other than one you've just driven off a new car lot, you've probably been its customer.

That's because Cleveland-based First Brands is the maker of a ...Read more

An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.

In 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern ...Read more

Walmart Inc. has paused offers to candidates requiring H-1B visas, people familiar with the matter said, the latest example of how the Trump administration’s $100,000 visa fees are disrupting workforces.

The current ...Read more

As catastrophic wildfires spur insurance companies to raise homeowner premiums and drop thousands of policyholders across California, the industry has blamed climate change for fueling the blazes.

Yet even as insurers ...Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially acknowledged the company is up for sale, marking the third time in the last decade the storied assets have been on the auction block.

The company's board announced Tuesday that it has...Read more