California

The state of California recently launched an initiative called the California Institute for Technology and Democracy (CITED), which aims to combat "threats that artificial intelligence, disinformation, deepfakes, and other emerging technologies pose to our election."

Speaking Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Kickoff Party, President Joe Biden suggested California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) could become president.

Left-wing coalition Protect Our Rights has launched an initiative to place abortion on the Nebraska ballot.

A television crew from the Czech Republic was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco.

An investigation published in the British Medical Journal investigation alleged that the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) has a "separate, back-end system."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that it plans to increase surveillance at some airports to track diseases.

Eight Republicans voted with Democrats to block the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The city of San Francisco cleared out homeless encampments and established "night ambassadors" to prevent them from returning.

The Pentagon gave former California Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist Song-Chun Zhu $30 million in federal grants.

A California eighth-grader was suspended after allegedly wearing blackface face paint to a football game, although the paint did not cover his forehead, nose, and most of his chin.