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Byline: BRIAN MELLEY-Associated Press

06 Dec

Attorney suggests $190 million damages in Elon Musk lawsuit

published on December 6, 2019 - 12:38 PM

(AP) — An attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury Friday it would be reasonable to award $190 million in

03 Dec

Elon Musk faces defamation trial for ‘pedo guy’ tweet

published on December 3, 2019 - 12:37 PM

(AP) — Elon Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a defamation lawsuit pitting the billionaire against

02 Dec

Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster

published on December 2, 2019 - 12:48 PM

(AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line

21 Nov

California justices reject law requiring Trump tax returns

published on November 21, 2019 - 12:39 PM

(AP) — President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s

01 Aug

Navy confirms pilot died in jet crash in Death Valley

published on August 1, 2019 - 1:50 PM

(AP) — The pilot of a U.S. Navy jet fighter that crashed in Death Valley National Park was killed, the

31 Jul

Chinese billionaire indicted in US aluminum dumping scheme

published on July 31, 2019 - 1:24 PM

(AP) — A Chinese billionaire has been charged in Los Angeles in a complex scheme to avoid $1.8 billion in

17 May

Report highlights utility failures in biggest US gas leak

published on May 17, 2019 - 2:02 PM

(AP) — A 2015 blowout at a natural gas well that led to the largest-known release of methane in U.S.

08 May

California to ban pesticide said to harm child development

published on May 8, 2019 - 12:33 PM

(AP) — The nation’s most productive agricultural state will ban a widely used pesticide blamed for harming brain development in

07 Mar

Feds say illegal pot operation funded with Chinese money

published on March 7, 2019 - 1:46 PM

(AP) — Federal prosecutors say three men have been arrested on charges they took part in a scheme to illegally

13 Nov

Fatigue, poor safety caused deadly California bus crash

published on November 13, 2017 - 12:34 PM

(AP) — A severely sleep-deprived driver and a bus company with a poor safety record were causes of an August