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In this March 24, 2021, file photo, California Assemblyman Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference shortly after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his nomination for state's attorney general in San Francisco.

Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblyman Maienschein introduce consumer protection law

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, D-San Diego, announced Friday legislation intended to protect victims of predatory businesses in violation of consumer protection laws.

A United Airlines 787 Dreamliner lands at San Francisco International Airport on Oct. 19, 2021.

United Airlines places huge order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The Chicago-based airline announced it is ordering 100 fuel-efficient 787s, with options for 100 more, as it seeks to add more long-haul international flights

The U.S. Capitol dome in twilight might be a fitting metaphor for where action on the debt-ceiling now stands.

San Diego County Reps. stand united in support of debt ceiling deal, except one

Rep. Juan Vargas, said there were too many items he disagreed with to vote for it.

Otis Taylor at his belated graduation in May, 2023.

He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

Autoworker Kevin Winston, left, talks with United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., on July 12.

Autoworker union not giving Biden an easy ride in 2024 as contract talks pick up speed

The new UAW president says his members are being left out as the industry transitions to electric vehicles so he's applying pressure on the auto companies and the White House to do more for workers.

A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain

One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to NPR about the Democrats' upcoming plans with the Inflation Reduction Act, at the Capitol, on Aug. 16.

Schumer says Inflation Reduction Act provides contrast with Republicans in 2024

The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.

A worker carries used drink bottles and cans for recycling at a collection point in Brooklyn, New York. Three decades of recycling have so far failed to reduce what we throw away, especially plastics.

We never got good at recycling plastic. Some states are trying a new approach

New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.

A piece from the series "Ellas no bailan solas," which translates to "They don't dance alone," by Tijuana-based photographer Angélica Escoto, will be on view in the San Diego Art Prize exhibition beginning Sept. 17, 2022.

San Diego Art Prize winners study the weight of colonization

Alida Cervantes, Angélica Escoto, Carlos Castro and Cog•nate Collective will show new works in an exhibition celebrating the annual San Diego Art Prize. The cohort represents the binational vitality of the region's art scene.

Michael Schumacher, pictured at a press conference in Brazil in 2006, hasn't spoken publicly since suffering a near-fatal head injury in 2013.

A magazine touted Michael Schumacher's first interview in years. It was actually AI

F1 champion Michael Schumacher hasn't spoken publicly since suffering a near-fatal head injury in 2013. Die Aktuelle fired its editor over the AI-generated piece, and Schumacher's family plans to sue.

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