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Choucri Mansour Builds a Legal Practice That Helps Immigrant-Owned Businesses Gain Ground in the U.S.
America's economic competitiveness increasingly depends on its ability to attract and retain global talent. One attorney in San Diego has quietly built something remarkable: a legal practice that doesn't just serve immigrant entrepreneurs—it...

2,300 DACA recipients to lose health insurance in California
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A rule change made by the federal government will lead to more than 2,300 DACA recipients in California losing their health insurance, according to a press release from Covered California. Covered California says they’re...

Kamala Harris to Join Stephen Colbert for First Interview After Historic Election Loss
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Stephen Colbert and The Late Show to conduct her first interview after her decisive loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Harris has kept a relatively low media profile since her...

SpaceX launches 19 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
SpaceX just sent another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites into the final frontier. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 19 Starlink craft lifted off from California's foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 31) at 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT;...

Kamala Harris to Appear in First Interview Since Election Loss with Stephen Colbert TONIGHT
Kamala Harris Twice-failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris will give her first interview since losing the 2024 election to Trump in an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” tonight. The prerecorded show is typically filmed in...

Marco Lucido, Workplace Law: Updates regarding domestic service worker protections
Question: I heard that a new law passed recently which expanded the rules and regulations that apply to domestic workers, like housecleaners and gardeners. Is this true? What does this new law mean? Answer: Yes, there is a new law that went into...
Science, Politics, and Personality
Science, Politics, and PersonalityAnonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/31/2025 - 09:48 Howie and Harlan discuss Dr. Vinay Prasad’s departure from the FDA after a backlash against his decisions on Sarepta’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy....

Consumer alert issued as scammers target military community
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) – Scammers are targeting the military community in California. Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert Thursday to help protect people from targeted scams and fraud. These scams can take many forms, including:...

Pilot safe after F-35C crashes near California Navy installation
LEMOORE, Calif. — A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities received a report that a military jet had crashed and was engulfed in flames around 6:40...

Navy F-35 Jet Crashes in Dramatic Fireball in California
An F-35 fighter jet belonging to the U.S. Navy crashed in central California, the military confirmed in a statement. The pilot ejected from the craft safely and was taken to the hospital, but there was no word on any injuries. An investigation was...

With the Media, the Arts and Los Angeles Under Direct Attack, Here’s What the Emmys Should Do
Remember your old history textbooks, when you’d read a chapter about a dark or difficult period in the past and wonder, “How did people handle living through that?” In the 20th century, that meant the Great Depression and two world wars, as well...

USCCB international policy chair urges Trump to expand humanitarian assistance in Gaza
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, about a hunger crisis in Gaza, President Donald Trump acknowledged the crisis and said the U.S. would be "going to be even...

Hard-won vibe coding insights: Mailchimp’s 40% speed gain came with governance price
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Like many enterprises over the past year, Intuit Mailchimp has been experimenting with...

Newsom seeks $18 billion for utilities’ wildfire fund as California faces future blazes
By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak | Bloomberg California Governor Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk of being depleted following the deadly wildfires that struck Los Angeles...
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Couch Announces Debut Album ‘Big Talk’, Sets 2025-2026 International Tour [Listen]
Boston-based retro soul/pop outfit Couch is making its biggest move yet: In addition to announcing the October 24th release of the band’s debut album, Big Talk, and sharing the LP’s first single, “What You Were Thinking”, the septet has set an...

Expert blown away by DOJ’s 'five-alarm fire' election plot: 'Nothing more worrisome'
An attorney and democracy advocate sounded what he called a "five-alarm fire" ignited by Attorney General Pam Bondi, warning that "nothing is as worrisome" as her new scheme. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, joined Bryan Tyler Cohen on...

AI Law Center: July 2025 Updates
In this month's update: AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things to Know 1. What's Happening with U.S. State AI Laws? Most U.S. state AI laws target specific harms like deepfakes and CSAM. Recently, the State of Texas enacted TRAIGA, which includes a...

Davis will not seek reelection, endorses Ford
State Rep. LaShawn Ford (second from left) and Congressman Danny Davis (third from left) are all smiles as they await the start of their press conference Thursday morning.(Photos by Bill Dwyer/For Chronicle Media) Congressman Danny Davis confirmed...

'Dems Don't Have a Masculine Politician (Except for Obama)'
No, I do not owe you for a new monitor after reading that and spitting your Starbucks or Mountain Dew (I don't judge) all over it. It's a for reals quote, I didn't make it up, that makes it news, and I can't help it if you think it's so stunningly...

US Navy F-35C crashes in California, pilot ejects safely
WASHINGTON — A US Navy pilot is “safe” after their F-35 crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore on Wednesday evening, according to a Navy spokesperson. “NAS Lemoore can confirm an aviation incident on the Operations side of the installation. At...