Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence determined is a Chinese asset, emerged from the high-flying world of Shanghai finance to work with tech titans and obtain essential A.I. chips.
A wealth tax on billionaires seemed like a political layup. The outcome of a California ballot initiative shows otherwise.
In some states that elected Democrats, voters also approved measures to restrict transgender athletes, require voter identification and toughen prison sentences.
The A.I. company’s pricing would make it one of the biggest ever public listings. It comes at a volatile moment in markets, with investors questioning the sustainability of the A.I. boom.
Plus, “the best writer you’ve never heard of.”
A nursing professor in California is among thousands of immigrants excluded from a public detainee database under a new policy to expedite their deportation by keeping their location hidden.
The outcome could hinder the wealth tax movement in California and across the country in future years.
Rising sea levels and violent weather are testing residents in some of the most picturesque cities along the Pacific Coast.
Scientists say El Niño is exacerbating conditions by causing Pacific Ocean temperatures to rise.
David Gelles, who covers a warming world for The New York Times, recalls natural disasters of his youth as he seeks to make sense of a powerful El Niño.
The department said Lyft and its drivers routinely deny rides to people who use stowable wheelchairs or travel with service animals. Lyft disputed the allegations.
After redistricting, Mr. Calvert ended up running against and defeating Representative Young Kim.
To celebrate its latest cohort of artists in residence, Salmon Creek Farm hosted an afternoon meal and cider pressing.
He was found about 10 miles from Catalina Island, near Los Angeles. A fisherman involved in his rescue said the man was a pianist on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
From train yards to Jeffrey Deitch, a luminary of street art cuts “another hole in the fence” bringing his friends to his new exhibition.
Feelings about the angular, stainless steel pickup run deep.
Temperatures could climb close to 90 around Los Angeles.
The skydivers’ parachutes opened but became entangled after they collided, according to the company hosting the event.
The effort by the Trump administration to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots had been rejected by the Supreme Court before Election Day.
Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.
The state is once again processing mail ballots at a deliberate pace. Only about 65 percent of the votes had been tallied as of Thursday.
The 45-year-old City Council member defeated the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass, 73, a sweeping success for a new generation of progressive leaders.
The justices took just hours to reject Trump’s bid to meddle in the election.
A forensic psychiatrist, he testified that consuming sugary foods could cause antisocial behavior. To his dismay, a catchphrase was born. He was 89.
In the wake of a viral hit, new sobriety and fatherhood, the rocker scrapped the album he had been working on to make a less-polished LP.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
“This felt like a decidedly anti-tech election.”
A man known for online rants about pro football spoke in a documentary about accusations that he had a sexual interest in minors, prompting law enforcement to bring charges.
Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist, defeated the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass, to become the next leader of Los Angeles.
Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.
The artist formerly known as Kanye West tried a reset with his latest collection. It was more of a rehash.
Some call him a doomer. Others see him as a responsible technologist. Here’s how the Anthropic chief executive’s thinking on artificial intelligence was shaped.
A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May.
A new agreement in New York is only the latest that Catholic dioceses have reached since the early 2000s with people who say they were victims of clergy sexual abuse.
In Texas, California and beyond, Hispanic voters shifted their support to Democratic candidates after siding with Republicans in 2024.
San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon.
Matt Nelson built an internet empire based on jokes he wrote at 18. Now he is trying to stem the tide of fake dogs taking over dog lovers’ feeds.
The Democratic Party wrested control of Congress from Republicans in a wave of midterm victories as voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Trump.
Nancy Pelosi’s husband was charged with a misdemeanor after he hit a parked car and drove away. He will not be allowed to drive for six months.
See results for ballot measures around the country related to voting rights, social policy, redistricting and more.
Mail-in ballots are often slower to process in states with high volumes of them, and the count cannot begin until Election Day in some cases.
The city prides itself on offering hundreds of polling places, and that means voting in eclectic locations.