August 2026

Scientists found that when mountain lions are nearby, the odds of a vehicle colliding with a deer shrank.

A Democrat from Menlo Park crafted the California AI Transparency Act, signed into law in 2024, and the first iteration of it finally went into effect Sunday.

Brian Schofield, the 47-year-old Riverside man who went missing from a campsite near Fawnskin over the weekend, has been found dead.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the 24-year-old man who drowned at Crescent Bay Beach in Laguna Beach.

The layoffs are part of a 7% workforce reduction to make room for artificial intelligence.

Several fires burning in Oregon and Washington are sending smoke to the Bay Area.

The National Park Service is now requesting the public’s help with flagging new hazards for boaters.

The New York Mets are paying more than $8.1 million to the Pirates in a trade that sent pitcher Luke Weaver to Pittsburgh. That covers most of the $13.4 million left on Weaver’s contract. Pittsburgh…

George Lombard Jr. has homered in the fifth inning of his major league debut after being called up by the New York Yankees from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After grounding out in his first at-bat,…

The San Diego Padres’ new-look rotation is starting to take shape, with right-hander Casey Mize scheduled to start Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks while lefty Robbie Ray will make his…