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<br/>Lawrence Cheng, cuya familia posee siete ubicaciones de Wendy's al sur de Los Ángeles, entrega un pedido a un cliente en su restaurante Wendy's en Fountain Valley, Calif., el 20 de junio de 2024. Cuando el aumento del salario mínimo de California entró en vigencia en abril, los trabajadores de comida rápida en todo el estado pasaron de ganar $16 a $20 de la noche a la mañana. Ya está teniendo un impacto, según los operadores locales de las principales cadenas de comida rápida, quienes dicen que están reduciendo las horas de trabajo y aumentando los precios del menú ya que el repentino aumento en los costos laborales los deja buscando soluciones. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trabajadores de comida rápida en California ahora ganan $20 dólares por hora. Los franquiciados están respondiendo recortando horas

Cheng solía tener casi una docena de empleados en el turno de la tarde en su ubicación en Fountain Valley en el condado de Orange. Ahora solo programa a siete para cada turno mientras se apresura a absorber un salto dramático en los costos laborales

Trump appeals immunity ruling to the Supreme Court

Last week, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Trump's bid for blanket immunity over acts he allegedly committed while in the White House.

Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994.

It was a classic rap beef. Then Drake revived Tupac with AI and Congress got involved

AI can conjure the voice or likeness of a dead celebrity with just a few clicks. This opens a host of legal questions about the rights of the deceased and their heirs to control their digital replicas

Cailyn Joseph, a PhD student in Andrew Baker's lab, organizes brain and elkhorn coral in Honduras before the trip to Miami.<br/>

Florida reefs are in trouble. Could the answer lie in coral from the Caribbean?

Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.

In writing the country’s most sweeping AI law, Colorado focused on fairness, preventing bias

Other states are watching as the law is refined before taking effect in 2026 but it’s getting praise for at least being a first step in regulating AI

Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad speaks during a press conference in March in association with the World Liberty Congress to urge action on political prisoners around the world, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

She was the target of an Iranian assassination plot. She now lives in its shadow

In 2022, a hitman was allegedly hired as part of a plot hatched in Iran to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a critic of the Iranian regime, in New York. Threats continue to turn her life upside down.

During his lifetime, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s views were considered radical by much of the white establishment, including the government. King was the subject of several FBI surveillance investigations, designed to collect subversive material on King.

Martin Luther King Jr. was once considered 'radical.' Here's how he came to be lauded

As the U.S. celebrates the civil rights icon on MLK Day, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his budget proposal, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom will release his updated budget proposal on Friday, May 10, 2024.

With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more

Doctors have placed a measure on the November ballot that could force California to pay them more to treat Medicaid patients. It's the latest example of budgeting by the ballot box in California.

An undated graphic shows a collage with images of CBP patrol cars and documents regarding the agency's vehicular pursuit policy.

Border Patrol car chases in San Diego have deadly consequences. Will a new policy change that?

A new policy is meant to reduce deaths resulting from Border Patrol’s vehicle pursuits. But critics from both within and outside the agency say the policy is flawed, and the public may lack enough information to judge for itself.

A tornado is seen near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday. More severe weather was forecast to move into the region, potentially bringing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service.

Receding Midwest floodwater exposes devastation as warnings extend into other areas

A vast swath of the Midwest has been under siege from torrential rains while also being hit with a heat wave. Hundreds of people were rescued, homes were damaged, and at least two people have died.

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