California is considering offering unemployment to workers on strike as the Hollywood writers walkout approaches its 4th month

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A group of people holding signs related to the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strike.
California is home to the largest strike in the country right now. About 160,000 members of the SAG-AFTRA union have walked out.

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The looming crisis that's going to crush homeowners from coast to coast

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A comic strip of a house inside of a burning house unbothered
As the risk of wildfires and storms grows, owning a home is getting riskier — and it's showing up in the insurance market.

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Cinda Larimer was delivering newspapers on a cool November morning in Paradise, California, when she noticed something softly float down from the sky: ash.

Heart-stopping video shows an Alaska Airlines flight making a rocky landing in Tropical Storm Hilary, sending sparks flying and passengers screaming

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Passengers deplane Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 on Sunday after the aircraft made a rocky landing at California's John Wayne Airport.
Passengers deplane Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 on Sunday after the aircraft made a rocky landing at California's John Wayne Airport.

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If you're thinking of buying an electric vehicle, don't forget to check out the tires

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Some Tesla owners say their tires wear out a lot faster than previous ICE cars.
Electric vehicles can chew through tires faster because of their weight and peppiness.

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A driverless car in San Francisco drove right into wet concrete and got stuck after seemingly mistaking it for a regular road: 'It ain't got a brain'

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A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.
A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she's being cut out of millions from her husband's estate in an act of 'financial elder abuse'

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California listens during a July 12, 2023 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.

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The owner of a luxury retailer in San Francisco says that after 162 years of business, rising crime and homelessness could make this year its last

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A pedestrian crosses a street in the Outer Sunset district by Ocean Beach on June 26, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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Cruise robocabs got stuck in San Francisco, causing a bizarre traffic jam, which the company blamed on a festival taking up too much wireless bandwidth

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A Cruise, which is a driverless robot taxi, is seen during operation in San Francisco, California, USA on July 24, 2023

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I moved from California to Texas for a better cost of living and more conservative politics. Now I'm a realtor who helps others make the same move.

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Marie Bailey stands with her family in front of her home in Prosper, Texas.
Marie Bailey and her family moved to Prosper, Texas in 2017, where she is now a realtor helping other Californians make the move to The Lone Star State.

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Alarming video shows flash mob robbery targeting the same Nordstrom that was hit two years ago

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Flash mob robbery at Nordstrom store in Los Angeles mall.
Dozens of people wearing black outfits and masks rushed into the Nordstrom and ran out with high-end handbags on Saturday.

Los Angeles Police Department

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