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Save Local Restaurants said Monday it had filed more than 1 million petition signatures to put the law on hold and place an initiative before California voters on the 2024 ballot.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is convening a special legislative session Monday urging lawmakers to pass a "price gouging" penalty on oil company profits.

High fertalizer and fuel prices are making the cost of business skyrocket for some Christmas tree farmers. Those farmers are in turn passing the cost on to consumers.

Rep. Maxine Waters spoke highly of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after the disgraced financier gave a series of interviews the congresswoman called "candid."

Long lines have formed outside of Portland, Oregon's Shroom House, as patrons wait to buy psilocybin. Recreational psychedelic mushroom sales are still illegal, however.

The Chicago Police Department held an event on Saturday in which residents received $100 gift cards if they turned in their guns with no questions asked.

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted to ban oil and gas wells within city limits and phase out existing wells over the next 20 years.

Federal prosecutors are calling for ex-Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani to spend 15 years behind bars for defrauding investors out of millions.

New York City is on the hunt for a new leader to help mitigate the city's rat problem and has a position listed that will pay up to $170,000 for the right candidate.

Florida lawmakers are working on a plan that could resolve the conflict that developed between Gov. DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company.

The eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has boosted tourism for the Big Island as thousands flock to see the world's largest active volcano in action for the first time in 38 years.

Florida is the latest state to announce that it is pulling funds from investment giant BlackRock over the firm's environmental, social and governance push.

A suicide prevention net on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about $400 million, almost double previous estimates.

Lawyers filed a suit against Apple, the man who drove his SUV into an Apple Store and other entities on behalf of a man injured in the incident and his family.

Attorney General of Montana Austin Knudsen is requesting information from UPS and FedEx on their updated shipping policies related to firearms and firearm parts.

A Chesapeake, Virginia, Walmart shooting survivor filed a $50 million lawsuit in circuit court on Tuesday, claiming the chain could have fired the shooter.

The Texas State Security Board scheduled a hearing and requested FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to testify about violations to the state Securities Act.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he returned to the store where he used to swipe candy bars, buying every Snickers at the 7-Eleven for a "little redeeming grace."

A patient at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, burned to death after staff attempted to revive him with defibrillator pads that apparently exploded.

After digging up a diamond ring worth $40,000, Florida treasure hunter Joseph Cook said he "not even for a minute" thought about keeping it, and found its rightful owners.