SoCal News NOW
A driver in a white sedan led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase through Orange County Friday night, at times reaching speeds of 100 mph. CHP officers initially attempted to pull the car over for reckless driving. KTLA’s Gil Leyvas was overhead in Sky5. The chase started on the southbound side of the [...]
New details were released as authorities continue searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a grandmother in Long Beach. On Sept. 5, Long Beach police were called to an area near Long Beach Boulevard and East 23rd Street around 9 p.m. Investigators said the suspect driver was traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard [...]
A McDonald's in the Inland Empire was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire started inside the walls of the restaurant near the children’s PlayPlace. San Bernardino County Fire crews responded to the fire on the 200 block of 40th Street on the north end of San Bernardino. Firefighters arrived and found smoke billowing from the [...]
The medical helicopter crash that killed three people off the coast of Catalina Island on Sept. 30 is raising concerns about the island's current healthcare capabilities. Catalina Island Health plans to build a new $175 million, three-story trauma hospital to replace its aging hospital, which faces potential closure by 2032 under state earthquake safety rules. [...]
A man was sentenced to one year in jail for a high-speed crash that killed an elderly couple in Ventura County. Neil Liam Reb, 22, of Oak Park, had pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of Maria Ramirez, 73, and Alejandro Ramirez, 77, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said. The crash occurred on May [...]
A North Hollywood man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison Friday for his part in a scheme to defraud federal COVID-19 relief and small-business-lending programs out of nearly $5 million. Sarkis Sarkisyan, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of transactional money laundering on April 29. The charges [...]
A Santa Clarita man is accused of starting a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest and prompted evacuation orders. Rodney Ameile Saba, 70, of Santa Clarita, was charged with arson involving federal property, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Oct. 9. The “Bouquet Fire” was ignited on Oct. 3 [...]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit raided a suspected illegal marijuana grow at a home in the Covina area on Oct. 6. Deputies served a search warrant at the home while investigating an illegal marijuana cultivation operation, officials say. “During the execution of the search warrant, deputies located and confiscated numerous illegally cultivated [...]
Loved ones are searching for a missing woman who was last seen in the Lancaster area. Channoah Higgens, 51, was reported missing on Oct. 6, 2026, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Higgens, who is considered at risk, was last seen on the 1600 block of W Avenue J around 10 a.m. She [...]
A tidal surge flooded streets on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach on Friday as Southern California feels the effects of damaging waves and high tides generated by Tropical Storm Rachel. The water appeared to be coming in primarily from The Wedge. When high tide hit at about 9 a.m., it did not take long [...]
SoCal News NOW
- Suspect leads officers on high-speed chase in Orange County October 10, 2026A driver in a white sedan led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase through Orange County Friday night, at times reaching speeds of 100 mph. CHP officers initially attempted to pull the car over for reckless driving. KTLA’s Gil Leyvas was overhead in Sky5. The chase started on the southbound side of the […]
- McDonald's evacuated after PlayPlace catches fire in Southern California October 10, 2026A McDonald's in the Inland Empire was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire started inside the walls of the restaurant near the children’s PlayPlace. San Bernardino County Fire crews responded to the fire on the 200 block of 40th Street on the north end of San Bernardino. Firefighters arrived and found smoke billowing from the […]
Media
Working with Mr. Lawson, reporters said, was like taking a master class in writing: “He was a throwback to the old style of editing.” [...]
The judge overseeing the case said that the pause would extend until next week, and promised to decide whether to further extend it by Tuesday. [...]
A judge temporarily blocked the president from barring journalists from White House grounds, but they are being excluded in other ways. [...]
The Television Academy is moving its awards telecast to streaming, following the lead of the Oscars. [...]
After a legal battle, the two Hollywood giants have become one. But the new company is saddled with debt, and in a memo to employees, its leaders hinted at cost [...]
On Tuesday, a federal judge began hearing arguments in Disney’s effort to stop the agency from reviewing its broadcast licenses. [...]
With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity. [...]
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the third of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. [...]
The tech scion has given his combination of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount a new name: Skydance. Now he must make tough decisions about news, movies, streaming, sports and debt. [...]
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first issue, the long-defunct satirical monthly is resurfacing vintage articles about Trump on Substack. [...]
Media
- Wayne Lawson, Vanity Fair’s ‘Secret Weapon,’ Has Died October 9, 2026Working with Mr. Lawson, reporters said, was like taking a master class in writing: “He was a throwback to the old style of editing.”
- Judge Extends Pause on Trump’s Ban Against CNN, MS NOW and Politico October 8, 2026The judge overseeing the case said that the pause would extend until next week, and promised to decide whether to further extend it by Tuesday.
- Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, Politico and MS Now: What to Know October 8, 2026A judge temporarily blocked the president from barring journalists from White House grounds, but they are being excluded in other ways.
- Paramount Closes Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery to Form Skydance October 7, 2026After a legal battle, the two Hollywood giants have become one. But the new company is saddled with debt, and in a memo to employees, its leaders hinted at cost cuts.
- Battle Between Disney and the F.C.C. Moves to the Courts October 6, 2026On Tuesday, a federal judge began hearing arguments in Disney’s effort to stop the agency from reviewing its broadcast licenses.
Health
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas. [...]
New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine. [...]
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians. [...]
They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified. [...]
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science. [...]
The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine. [...]
Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists. [...]
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference. [...]
The microbiome isn’t what it used to be in many parts of the world. The shift may be affecting the well-being of people in industrialized countries. [...]
The son of Cindy Crawford, who died last month, left behind a trove of first-person testimonials about years of drug use, trying to stay clean and his mental health. [...]
Health
- Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance October 9, 2026As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
- Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H.’s Next ‘Big Bet’ October 9, 2026New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine.
- Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care October 8, 2026Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.
- A Lab Worker’s Death Is Raising Plague Fears in Russia. What Do Experts Want to Know? October 8, 2026Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists.
- For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA October 8, 2026They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified.
Science
Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission. [...]
New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine. [...]
Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed. [...]
OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some. [...]
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative. [...]
A report by the secretary general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts. [...]
They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified. [...]
Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists. [...]
The microbiome isn’t what it used to be in many parts of the world. The shift may be affecting the well-being of people in industrialized countries. [...]
At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mary Tsingou Menzel’s computer programming helped set the stage for chaos theory and other fields. [...]
Science
- Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died October 10, 2026At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mary Tsingou Menzel’s computer programming helped set the stage for chaos theory and other fields.
- Will We Ever Understand Dementia? October 10, 2026Since the days of Dr. Alzheimer himself, there has been a dream that severe senility might have an explanation — and a cure. The search for both has never been more urgent.
- The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone October 10, 2026To homeowners, fallen leaves look like work. To nature, they’re an investment, with tremendous value on the secondary market as invertebrate real estate.
- Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos October 9, 2026Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission.
- ‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release October 9, 2026Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.
World of Tech
A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests. [...]
Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages. [...]
Meta’s smart glasses are the latest in a line of products to raise eyebrows over privacy. That’s not stopping other companies from creating similar devices. [...]
Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust. [...]
With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down. [...]
A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers. [...]
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering. [...]
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag. [...]
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable. [...]
Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all. [...]
World of Tech
- Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried October 7, 2026A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
- How to Listen to Your Favorite Music, Online or Off the Grid September 30, 2026Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.
- Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive September 24, 2026Meta’s smart glasses are the latest in a line of products to raise eyebrows over privacy. That’s not stopping other companies from creating similar devices.
- I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away September 22, 2026Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
- 4 Strategies to Battle ‘Techflation’ September 19, 2026With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down.
Innovation
- China Tests Humanoid Robots to Direct Traffic in Heavy Rain October 9, 2026DEEP Robotics tested waterproof DR02 humanoid robots directing traffic and helping tourists in Hangzhou, China, raising questions about safety and reliability. The post China Tests Humanoid Robots to Direct Traffic in Heavy Rain appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Motorola Expands Android 17 Update: These Razr and Edge Phones Are Getting It October 9, 2026Motorola expands its Android 17 rollout to the Razr Ultra, Edge 60 Fusion, Edge 60 Pro, and Signature. See which phones are getting the update and what's new. The post Motorola Expands Android 17 Update: These Razr and Edge Phones Are Getting It appeared first on TechRepublic.
- OnePlus 16 Cheat Sheet: Price, Specs, and Everything We Know October 9, 2026OnePlus 16 cheat sheet: Explore the Oct. 12 release date, expected price, 9,000mAh battery, 200MP camera, specs, and US availability. The post OnePlus 16 Cheat Sheet: Price, Specs, and Everything We Know appeared first on TechRepublic.
- No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas October 9, 2026Google launches Playground, an AI game-building platform that turns text prompts into playable games without coding. Here's how it works and who can use it. The post No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Amazon’s New Alexa Tablets Start at $229: What’s Changing for Fire Owners October 8, 2026Amazon unveils three new Alexa tablets starting at $229.99, with Google Play access, Alexa+ features, and major changes for Fire tablet owners. The post Amazon’s New Alexa Tablets Start at $229: What’s Changing for Fire Owners appeared first on TechRepublic.
Artificial Intelligence
- Natura’s $99 AI Ring Wants to Put Multiple AI Agents One Press Away October 9, 2026Natura unveils Interface, a $99 AI smart ring designed to access multiple AI agents. Explore its health tracking, battery life, compatibility and availability. The post Natura’s $99 AI Ring Wants to Put Multiple AI Agents One Press Away appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Google’s New Gemini Agent Can Handle Work Across Multiple Apps October 9, 2026Google's Gemini Agent can handle tasks across workplace apps, join team conversations, and complete longer assignments. See how it works and what's available. The post Google’s New Gemini Agent Can Handle Work Across Multiple Apps appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Nvidia’s $1 Billion Research Plan Targets AI, Quantum Computing and Medicine October 9, 2026Nvidia commits $1 billion over five years to support US science, quantum computing and AI research, expanding its role in the federal Genesis Mission. The post Nvidia’s $1 Billion Research Plan Targets AI, Quantum Computing and Medicine appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 With API Prices Starting at $0.10 October 9, 2026Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5 with lower API pricing, stronger benchmark results and new options for developers building cost-efficient AI agents. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 With API Prices Starting at $0.10 appeared first on TechRepublic.
- No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas October 9, 2026Google launches Playground, an AI game-building platform that turns text prompts into playable games without coding. Here's how it works and who can use it. The post No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas appeared first on TechRepublic.
