1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (947+ words) Apple Inc.’s new always-listening artificial intelligence features for Apple Watches could put eavesdropping laws to the test, according to legal experts. This week, Apple announced Siri Recap, which generates summaries of conversations users had throughout the day. Another tool,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (234+ words) Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s mansion was nearly burgled. Police are looking into an alleged prowler who, “clad in black,” was spotted trespassing at the Oscar-winning director’s Hollywood Hills mansion on Wednesday afternoon. According to law enforcement…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1563+ words) For over a decade, Goodland Guns operated in an unassuming strip mall in Old Town Goleta, where it sold handguns, rifles and ammo two doors down from the bustling original location of the national Habit Burger & Grill chain. The firearms…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Three Minneapolis police officers also were injured, two of them from gunshot wounds, police Sgt. Garrett…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (610+ words) An Orange County orthopedic surgeon once accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women in a case that grabbed international headlines has lost his medical license, state records show. Grant Robicheaux’s years-long criminal case ended in 2023 when he pleaded guilty to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (309+ words) WASHINGTON — The FBI has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas, the Justice Department said Tuesday in announcing a disruption of financing for the militant group. In addition to seizing cryptocurrency meant to support Hamas’ military wing, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (145+ words) The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday, claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington, claims that Amazon overcharged 1.2 million advertising…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) You’re sued over a debt you don’t recognize. Or you’re facing eviction from the apartment where you raised your kids. The other side has a lawyer. You don’t. For millions of Californians each year, this is how our civil justice…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1247+ words) After months of hype and mere hours in front of the jury, California’s blockbuster suit against Meta ended on Wednesday with a sweeping $17-billion settlement and 130 pages of promised changes to the platforms. Witnesses at the blink-and-you-miss-it Oakland trial echoed…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (530+ words) Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. California, Colorado, Kentucky…...