Sports betting initiative qualifies for California ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An initiative to allow sports betting at tribal casinos and horse-racing tracks in California has qualified for the November 2022 ballot.
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US to expedite immigration cases of families on border
SAN DIEGO — Families arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico will have their cases fast-tracked in immigration court, the Biden administration said Friday,...
Californian charged with assaulting cops in Capitol breach
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man was charged Friday with using a weapon to assault officers guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan....
US court revives lawsuit against private prison in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — A federal appeals court said Friday the nation’s largest private prison corporation can be held liable for negligence by a man...
AP sources: Staffing hampered response to prison suicide
WASHINGTON — The radios crackled with a frantic call for backup at a federal prison in California: An inmate was found hanging in his...
2 months in prison for dad who paid $40K in ACT cheat scheme
BOSTON — The founder of a private equity firm who paid $40,000 to have someone secretly correct his daughter's ACT exam answers was sentenced...
Universal hikes base pay to $15 an hour at Florida resort
ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Orlando Resort announced Thursday that it's raising the starting minimum wage at the Florida theme park complex to $15 an...
AP source: Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador...
Online scrubs seller Figs soars 36% in stock market debut
NEW YORK — Shares of Figs Inc., which sells scrubs online to nurses and doctors, soared in their stock market debut Thursday, valuing the...
Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii’s shores
HONOLULU — “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what...
