• Higher Voter Turnout Elusive in California
  • New Jersey to Charge Companies With Workers on Medicaid
  • California to Institute Bruce Lee Day
  • Trump Accounts Give Newborns $1,000
  • Deaths Surged 29% in France During Record Heat
Did the milk expire? California bans 'sell by' food labels to cut food waste

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – In Kimberley Kausen’s home, a passed “sell by” date on a jug of milk means different things to different family members. For her daughter, it means the jug belongs in the trash. For her husband, it means the milk is still good for a few more days.

Trump lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

Marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses – one after another.

Politics
Tesla sales jumped last quarter in a sign the worst is behind it

NEW YORK (AP) – Tesla car sales surged in the past three months in a possible sign damage from a customer revolt over Elon Musk and boycotts are mostly behind it. The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480,126 cars to customers, a jump of 25% over the 384,122 figure a year ago.

Politics
Top EU court dismisses Google appeal of $4.5 billion antitrust fine

BRUSSELS (AP) – Judges at the European Union’s top court dismissed an appeal by Google over a landmark, 4.1 billion euro ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.

Politics
South Korea disputes US report against Seattle-based Coupang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affecting millions of South Korean customers.

Politics
Deaths surged 29% in France during week of record heat

PARIS (AP) – Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month, the country’s public health authority said Friday, reporting at least 2,000 more deaths than in the previous week when temperatures were already climbing and filling emergency wards with heat victims.

Politics
Canada and Philippines Deepen Ties as Ottawa Looks Beyond US Trade

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pledged Thursday to strengthen trade, energy and security ties as Canada works to diversify its economy beyond the United States and deepen its engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

Politics
Australian PM condemns delay of changes to child social media ban

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned senators who blocked changes to a world-first social media ban for children, saying tech giants would use the delay to destroy incriminating documents that could be used as evidence against them.

1
Mourners attend funerals for 14 Pakistani children killed in roof collapse
2
Panda birthdays at Hong Kong Zoo
3
Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations
4
2 people hang 'the power of love' banner on Empire State Building antenna