California governor vetoes first-in-nation AI safety bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
President Biden touted his administration's climate progress at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. But in California, lawmakers have often been ahead of the federal government's climate policy, although they are not always aligned. CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts has more.
Some of California's Democratic state politicians say they are voting against clean energy measures and climate legislation for economic reasons connected to their constituents. CBS News Sacramento's Julie Watts reports.
Millions pack U.S. airports and roads for peak Labor Day travel rush; New study suggests lengthy evacuation times in Lake Tahoe, California.
California sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the oil company of misleading the public about plastic recycling. According to the lawsuit, ExxonMobil promoted recycling as a solution for consumers worried about buying more plastic products, while knowing that only about 5% of plastics get recycled. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy spoke with California Attorney General Robert Bonta about the lawsuit and what he calls Exxon's "decades-long deception."
California's attorney general has sued ExxonMobil, alleging the oil giant misled the public about the limitations of plastics recycling. Ben Tracy has details.
Less than 10% of plastics in the U.S. are recycled.
More 70 years later, Luis Armando Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.
A Rite Aid store in Compton, California, is taking a dramatic step to combat shoplifting by placing nearly all its items behind locked cases, including paper goods and potato chips. Elise Preston has more.
A cat traveled hundreds of miles back to California to reunite with its family after getting lost on a trip in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Home insurance premiums have at times risen 40% faster than inflation. Extreme weather events are likely to make the expense worse.
Restaurant chain said the robot can make a batch of guacamole in half the time it takes human workers.
The cost of insuring your home is going up, and some homes are "essentially uninsurable" due to rising climate change risks. In Nebraska, the most expensive state for premiums, the cost is nearly $3,400 above the national average to insure a home. And it's all happening as extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, jeopardizing people's homes and their ability to financially recover afterward.
Wildfires in California have already burned nearly three times as much acreage than during all of 2023.
Former President Donald Trump spoke to reporters in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California, and doubled down on debunked allegations of Haitian immigrants eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio. Trump called for mass deportations there while making an argument for California voters to elect him. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns asked Trump a question about right-wing activist Laura Loomer.
Justin Wayne Halstenberg, the man suspected of starting the Line Fire, is being arraigned Friday as crews continue battling the blaze that tore through 37,000 acres so far. CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports, and CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch looks at the weather conditions in the West.
Thousands of people in California still can't return to their homes as firefighters battle wildfires causing dangerous smoky conditions. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Rick Montanez has the latest on the firefighting efforts.
Three massive wildfires are burning in Southern California, including the Airport Fire, which has torched about 36 square miles in Orange and Riverside counties. Robert Lucas told CBS News that when the flames arrived at the door of his home, it felt like a "war zone." Ben Tracy reports.
Three major wildfires are burning in California Thursday as police charge a 34-year-old man for allegedly starting the Line Fire in San Bernardino County. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Rick Montanez has more.
An arson suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the Line Fire, one of three major wildfires that are burning in Southern California. The fires have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Ben Tracy reports.
Several wildfires are blazing in California. A man has been arrested for allegedly sparking the Line Fire. CBS News Los Angeles' Rick Montanez reports from Wrightwood, and CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest weather forecast.
Cooler weather and California National Guard's assistance could help firefighters contain the Line Fire in San Bernardino County, one of the wildfires burning in the state. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Several wildfires are still raging in California, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Gov. Gavin Newsom has called in the National Guard to help the nearly 2,000 firefighters battling the blazes amid triple-digit heat. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports on the efforts and air quality concerns.
Christina Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.