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A home burns as the Dixie fire jumps Highway 395 south of Janesville, Calif., Aug. 16, 2021.

California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies

Two insurance industry giants have stepped back from the California marketplace.

Bicycles burn during a protest outside the Paris City Hall on Friday, the day France's Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday. The authorized changes will start being implemented in September.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, seen here on April 13, warned on Monday that the federal government could default on its debt as early as June 1 unless Congress raises or suspends the debt ceiling.

The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1.

Journalists at two dozen Gannett Co.-owned newspapers across the country staged a walk-out Monday and Tuesday to protest pay and working conditions. The NewsGuild noted their ranks have been decimated by cuts required to finance a merger with another major newspaper company four years ago.

Journalists at Gannett newspapers walk out over deep cuts and low pay

Journalists at 24 Gannett newspapers decimated by financial cuts are protesting the failure of contract negotiations to resolve what they say is low pay and increasingly stressful working conditions.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas delivers the State of the County address at Waterfront Park. San Diego, Calif. Feb. 2, 2023.

County Board Chair touts quality of life, mental health during annual speech

"There's nothing we can't accomplish together, because you know what? We got this," said Vargas, first elected to the District 1 seat in 2020.

D'Arcy Drollinger, the country's first drag laureate, poses with the Pride flag outside San Francisco City Hall on June 2, 2023.

Nation's first 'drag laureate' kicks off Pride in San Francisco

A nightclub owner, artist and newly elected government official is joining Pride festivities as other U.S. cities consider appointing drag laureates.

Thousands of communities on Reddit are "going dark" in response to changes the company announced that would charge third-party developers for access to its site data.

Thousands of Reddit communities 'go dark' in protest of new developer fees

More than 6,000 so-called subreddits are participating in a 48-hour boycott aimed at pressuring the company to reverse its new fees for accessing the company's internal data.

Deandrea Rahming was apprehensive about going back to work after more than a decade out of the job market, but in the wake of the pandemic she found employers eager to hire.

Women are returning to the job market in droves, just when the U.S. needs them most

The pandemic was hard on working women, but they've come roaring back into the labor force. The share of working-age women who have jobs or want one hit an all-time high in June.

San Diego Italian Film Festival founder Victor Laruccia at the Museum of Photographic Arts. Laruccia died on March 17, 2022 at the age of 80.

San Diego Italian Film Festival pays tribute to its late founder

"Loose Cannons" screens at MOPA as a fundraiser in honor of Victor Laruccia.

A man riding his bike through a homeless encampment in downtown San Diego, May 31, 2022.

White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing.

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