A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'
A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers' confessions, in what federal investigators are calling "the most shameless" acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff.
2023-06-20 23:55
Southern California hotel workers authorize a strike that could begin July 4th weekend if a deal isn't reached on pay and benefits
The largest hospitality union in Southern California has approved a strike for more than 15,000 workers that could begin in early July if an agreement isn't reached on increased pay and other benefits.
2023-06-10 13:28
Border protection officers bust man with $38 million worth of meth hidden in kale shipment
US Customs and Border Protection officers in California seized $38 million worth of crank -- a street name for methamphetamine -- concealed inside a kale shipment along the US-Mexico border, the agency announced.
2023-06-03 17:57
State Farm stops home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks
State Farm is stopping new home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks and skyrocketing construction, the company announced Friday.
2023-05-28 21:45
Powerball lottery winner faces lawsuit alleging ticket theft
Edwin Castro won the jackpot last November - but Jose Rivera claims he is the rightful winner.
2023-05-27 12:21
Stellantis may limit some gas-powered vehicles in states adopting California emissions rules
WASHINGTON Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Wednesday it may limit shipments of gasoline-powered vehicles to dealers in states that
2023-05-25 05:29
Exclusive-California seeks U.S. approval to end gas-only new vehicle sales by 2035
The state of California has asked the Biden administration to approve its plan to require all new vehicles
2023-05-24 02:53
First union of strippers in a decade expected to form this week
Strippers from the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have unanimously won their union election, in a 17-0 vote, creating the first union of strippers in the United States in about a decade.
2023-05-19 04:57
Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison
Holmes was also ordered to pay $452m in restitution to the victims of the scandal.
2023-05-17 17:57
U.S. Supreme Court preserves California humane pig confinement law
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the
2023-05-12 05:25