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Petroleum market experts criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his recent move to punish oil companies for high profits, saying he was misinformed about economics.

Strippers who were fired and locked out from the topless bar where they worked were "unlawfully retaliated" against by management, the NLRB said last week.

A San Francisco guaranteed income program for Black pregnant women will expand to other parts of California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a special legislative session on Monday to unveil a proposal to penalize oil companies that make too much money.

Farms are shrinking in California amid a dangerous drought. Economists and farmers are warning the economic and environmental consequences could be severe.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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 group of 13 GOP attorneys general asked a top energy regulator to closely review an application from major asset manager Vanguard requesting to own public utility shares.

Salt & Straw, a prominent Portland ice cream company, might move its headquarters from the city over crime issues that the company co-founder says threatens employee safety.

Portland, Oregon, clothing store Rains PDX shut down after facing more than a dozen break-ins and covering expensive repairs, according to a note posted the store's front door.

A federal judge has recommended that Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begin serving her prison sentence of 11-plus years for fraud at a prison camp in Bryan, Texas.