Economy
Nobu chef killed after driver crashes into his parked car in Malibu
Oct 5, 2026

Nobu chef killed after driver crashes into his parked car in Malibu

The 51-year-old chef, identified as Ryo Uchimiya, arrived at Nobu Malibu early on Saturday when his vehicle was hit by a juvenile male driving a Range Rover....

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SoCal heat wave shatters multiple records, and the misery is far from over
Oct 5, 2026

SoCal heat wave shatters multiple records, and the misery is far from over

Southern California's extreme heat is driven by a persistent high-pressure ridge that has parked over the region, causing sinking warming air with very little overnight relief....

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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to join Fox News
Oct 5, 2026

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to join Fox News

Trump's former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will serve as an on-air contributor beginning Nov. 1, the network said Monday....

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Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits
Oct 5, 2026

Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits

Several Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the jus...

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CFTC proposes new rules for crypto industry
Oct 5, 2026

CFTC proposes new rules for crypto industry

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unveiled new proposals Monday for regulating cryptocurrency markets, after an effort to pass digital asset legislation through Congress came up short la...

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2 dead, 35 injured in shooting at homecoming block party in Georgia
Oct 5, 2026

2 dead, 35 injured in shooting at homecoming block party in Georgia

'I've been doing this for 42 years. I've had a lot of cases... and I think by far this is the one that has caught me off guard,' Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy said....

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OpenAI Publicist Crashes Interview To Avoid ChatGPT Suicide Question
Oct 5, 2026

OpenAI Publicist Crashes Interview To Avoid ChatGPT Suicide Question

Things got tense during an interview with CEO Sam Altman....

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Shark attacks kayaker off Paradise Cove in Malibu, authorities say
Oct 5, 2026

Shark attacks kayaker off Paradise Cove in Malibu, authorities say

Officials said that the kayaker was fishing near Paradise Cove when he caught a shark and as he tried to release the shark, it bit him and caused him to fall out of the kayak....

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Bid to turn 14 subsidised Hong Kong sale flats into subdivided homes raises abuse concerns
Oct 5, 2026

Bid to turn 14 subsidised Hong Kong sale flats into subdivided homes raises abuse concerns

The owners of 14 subsidised sale flats have applied for a grace period to comply with Hong Kong’s new regulatory regime for subdivided homes, the housing minister has revealed, raising concerns that p...

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ER visits from foreign-born patients fell drastically during ICE raids, study finds
Oct 5, 2026

ER visits from foreign-born patients fell drastically during ICE raids, study finds

Those who did visit during the immigration raids were more likely than U.S.-born patients to require hospitalization, a study finds....

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