Universal Studios tram accident injures 15 people
A tram accident at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles injured 15 people Saturday night, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units were dispatched to the…
Dying dog plays matchmaker for mom and pilot
Love is in the air! For his final act of kindness, an elderly dog with epilepsy and a mild heart murmur played matchmaker for his mom in a twist of…
San Francisco restaurant owner, Eiad Eltawil, on hunger strike protesting bike lanes
A San Francisco restaurant owner is in the middle of a month-long hunger strike, protesting the city’s new bike lane experiment he claims is driving his customers away. Eiad Eltawil,…
In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder went ‘toe-to-toe’ to keep menu prices down
The billionaire president of In-N-Out says she went “toe-to-toe” in high-stakes company meetings to keep costs low as California’s fast food industry sees menu prices soar amid inflation and the…
McDonald’s $25 ‘deal’ goes viral, sparks debate over California’s minimum wage increase
A viral social media video about a $25 McDonald’s “deal” recently sparked an online debate about California’s minimum wage increase. A TikTok user who posts videos under the username @shannon_montipaya…
It’s time for Carl Heastie to listen up and get down to business
With violent retail thieves brazenly flouting the law and battering those who try to stop them, many New Yorkers would like to see their government adopt harsher penalties for such…
California bill would let employees ignore boss’ after-hours calls, messages
Workers in California may legally be allowed to disregard messages from their boss after the work day ends. The pressure to respond to work messages after hours has rapidly increased…
BurnBot raises $20 million to build technology for wildfire prevention
BurnBot RX burns unwanted vegetation without emitting plumes of smoke. Lora Kolodny for CNBC Last year’s record heat wave worsened drought and dry conditions across the globe, a particularly calamitous…
Pothole-filling California couple shows the spirit of America’s alive and well
The Spirit of ’76 is alive and well in America, despite everything: Witness the California couple who became pothole-filling local heroes. Alex and Daisy De La Rosa, of Compton, got…
California $20 wage increases for fast food works to begin Monday
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more…