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NEW YORK — The City Council on Thursday passed a bill that would ban surveillance pricing in New York City, a tactic under which companies assess how much an individual consumer might pay.

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LOS ANGELES — No one disputes that a Cypress High School teacher last year told a Muslim student of Palestinian descent: “I don’t negotiate with terrorists.”

School officials called it a mere joke, nothing ...Read more

DENVER — A combination of extreme fire behavior and human error contributed to the deaths of four firefighters who were overtaken by a wildfire on Colorado’s Western Slope this summer, according to the results of a ...Read more

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, the preeminent face of the AI infrastructure boom, was ousted from his post after reports of three affairs, including one with a woman suspected of spying for China.

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The Ellison Medical Institute — a cancer research center funded by tech mogul Larry Ellison — will cut a chunk of its staff in a couple of months.

The Los Angeles-based research center, led by its founding chief ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Food and Agriculture will conduct research on cyclospora following the national foodborne illness outbreak this summer.

The agency said it is using $250,000 of unused ...Read more

Typically, when people hear about nitrates, it involves runoff from farm fields, sewage systems and cities that can fuel harmful algae blooms and raise the risk of a serious illness in infants known as “blue baby ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 20th class of the California Hall of Fame — and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last — was announced Thursday morning, with a slew of icons in sports, film, arts, activism and cuisine etched into the ...Read more

DETROIT — If Taylor Hale's tale is going to be told, she wants to make sure she's the one telling it.

The Detroit native and former Miss Michigan USA — who was crowned the first Black female champion of the CBS ...Read more

If there’s one issue on which most voters agreed this election period, it’s the need to fix Social Security before potential cuts take place in 2032. It’s a concern that transcends political affiliations and age ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday shut down his administration’s on-again-off-again talks with Iran, saying he would not seek a deal to formally end the nine-month-old conflict with Tehran.

The possible ...Read more

Priyanka Chopra thinks the concept of Bluefly is "really cool".

The 44-year-old actress plays Myla Reese, a grieving UN translator, in Bluefly, the sci-fi action thriller set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ...Read more

Ron Howard thinks acting has given him a "broader understanding of the world".

The 72-year-old star first found fame as an actor, starring in TV shows like The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days - but Ron is now best known...Read more

Priyanka Chopra thinks "vulnerability is a strength".

The 44-year-old actress plays Myla Reese, a grieving UN translator, in Bluefly, the new sci-fi action thriller set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ...Read more

Hayley Atwell was inspired by Tim Curry's performance in The Rocky Horror Show.

The 44-year-old actress has recalled seeing The Rocky Horror Show, the hit musical, as a child, and Hayley has recalled being wowed by Curry'...Read more

Tyra Banks is single.

The 52-year-old model has confirmed that she's split from Louis Belanger-Martin, observing that it's "never too late to start again" in life.

Tyra said on HOT 97: "I think that it's never too late ...Read more

Outspoken comic Rosie O’Donnell lashed out at right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly after the former Fox News host defended convicted sex offender Russell Brand.

Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Monday ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Hollywood Bowl is beginning to fill out its 2027 summer calendar, with the B-52s, the Roots and a concert celebrating 40 years of “The Legend of Zelda” among the first events announced Tuesday. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A founding-era member of English pop-rock band Duran Duran is stepping away from the gig. Roger Taylor will hang up his drumsticks following a diagnosis of tinnitus, which has worsened of late, the band ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Before Mark Consuelos was a famous actor or the husband and co-host of Kelly Ripa, he spent teenage summers bagging groceries and stocking the dairy aisle at a Hillsborough County Publix.

“From like 14 ...Read more