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In this March 19, 2019, file photo, an iPad displays the types of free bets that could be placed at the Golden 1 Center's Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge in Sacramento, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history. Two rival proposals on the November ballot are pitting wealthy Indian tribes against FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling companies, in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace.

Odds are good for sequel to California sports betting effort

Supporters of both measures say they will reevaluate how to stake a claim to a potential billion dollar market in the nation’s most populous state.

The artist duo Brian & Ryan, shown in a May 17, 2022 photo, have created a site-specific series of art interventions at Chollas Lake for Park Social, including their "personas" that reflect the multiplicity of the park: an active person dressed for a workout (Brian Black, shown in yellow), and a nature enthusiast dressed in outdoorsy gear (Ryan Bullis, shown gazing at nature).

'Park Social' to bring art to San Diego parklands

San Diego artists will "activate" the city's park system starting this weekend through November, with a series of installations, workshops and site-specific art — part of a pandemic-era civic arts funding initiative.

Jefferson Ncube, an illegal diamond miner from Zimbabwe, works on his latest tunnel at an abandoned De Beers mine near Kleinzee, South Africa. Ncube is a univeristy graduate, but has been unable to find employment.

Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams lost the election this year by a larger margin than she did 4 years ago, leading to questions about the future of the party in the state.

Georgia Democrats weigh what's next after losing race for governor again

Democrat Abrams ran for governor 4 years ago but narrowly lost to Republican Brian Kemp. This year, she lost by a larger margin. Analysts are uncertain whether it was her message or political party.

Tents from a camp filled with migrants are set up under a highway bridge near the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, November 17, 2021.

Migrants flee more countries, regardless of US policies

Since 2017, the United States has been the world’s top destination for asylum-seekers, the United Nations says.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Monday about negotiations on the government spending package.

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.

Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven't seen in decades

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

President Jimmy Carter signs an emergency natural gas legislation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1977.

Memories of the 1970s haunt the Fed, pushing its aggressive rate moves

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

(L) Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla; (R) Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Both top executives have recently expressed concern about the economy as the Fed continues its fight against inflation.

Why some of the country's top CEOs fear a recession is coming

The Fed will continue raising interest rates this week as inflation continues to soar. Some CEOs worry the fight to bring prices under control could end up sparking an economic downturn.

The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That's the good news

The bad news: Colleges are still seeing enrollment declines, and many haven't made up much ground after the pandemic's dramatic drops.

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