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'We won!' UC service workers get tentative deal for big raises, averting threatened strike
05/14/26 2:23 PM
UC strike is averted as AFSCME Local 3299, representing 40,000 technical patient care workers and service staff, reaches a tentative agreement that it says won major raises and caps on healthcare premium costs.
'We’re working on it': Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Ebola, hantavirus response
05/19/26 8:17 AM
It was the first time RFK Jr. has publicly commented on the Ebola outbreak.
19 Legionella bacteria infections linked to Kaiser Bay Area hospital
05/18/26 10:00 AM
The 19 infections were linked to Kaiser's medical center in Santa Clara. Most of those who fell sick are recovering at home, Kaiser said in a statement last week.
05/14/26 10:00 AM
California has one of the most successful "virtual power plants" in the world, but it's on the chopping block.
2026 USC commencement ceremonies in Photos
05/16/26 4:26 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel delivers the keynote address at USC's 143rd commencement ceremony.
40,000 UC workers gird for a strike, disrupting medical services, cafeterias at all campuses
05/13/26 10:48 PM
More than 40,000 University of California workers plan an open-ended strike Thursday morning unless contract demands are met. A walkout would disrupt some medical procedures, cleaning and dining services system-wide.
8 officers assaulted at Collins Correctional Facility
05/20/26 12:09 AM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Eight correction officers were injured in attacks by inmates in two separate incidents this month at Collins Correctional Facility, according to the union that represents the officers. In both incidents, the union said officers suffered multiple injuries and needed medical care. Union officials say attacks on officers are becoming more frequent, [...]
A Bush, a Kennedy, a Pelosi: Members of legacy political families run in midterms
05/19/26 4:27 PM
From Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg in New York to Jonathan Bush in Maine, many voters’ ballots in 2026 will include members of longstanding political families.
A third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats amid redistricting fight
05/15/26 9:30 AM
As many as 19 members of the Congressional Black Caucus -- almost a third of its membership -- are at risk of losing their seats through the 2028 cycle.
Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows
05/19/26 12:23 PM
Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could drop by nearly 5 million people this year