Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
Los Angeles voters in November will weigh in on a ballot measure that would strengthen the city’s ethics oversight after a string of scandals at…
Biden and Trump agree to debate in June and September
WASHINGTON — President Biden and former President Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September, but there were no guarantees that…
European Commission calls for X to answer questions over content moderation
The European Commission called on X to give it more information on content moderation on Wednesday. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI | License Photo…
Opinion: Is the Los Angeles City Council serious about ethics reform?
Los Angeles city government has a corruption problem. Since 2020, three L.A. council members and a former deputy mayor were found guilty of or pleaded…
Commission designated Shein as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA
Today, Shein has been officially designated as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) by the Commission in accordance with the Digital Services Act (DSA). Shein,…
Electoral Commission of Queensland takes year-long leases on council poll venues amid ‘tight rental market’
In short: Dozens of venues used to run the March 16 council elections have been leased by the Electoral Commission of Queensland for 12 months.The ECQ has…
European Commission opens investigation into Apple, Alphabet, Meta
1 of 3 | The Apple logo hangs outside of an Apple retail store in the SoHo Section of Manhattan in New York City on…
Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto wins presidency | Politics News
Former general declared the winner of last month’s presidential election. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third biggest democracy, the General…
Alan Sieroty dead: California ex-lawmaker helped create Coastal Commission
Former state Sen. Alan G. Sieroty, a Democrat from Beverly Hills who championed disability rights and efforts to protect California’s coast, died Saturday. He was…
Commission: ‘Abdication’ of law enforcement allowed Maine mass shootings
Robert Card, 40, is seen in an image from surveillance footage during the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on October 25. Local authorities had enough…
National Association of Realtors agrees to $418M settlement in commission lawsuit
The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers who alleged the trade association violated antitrust laws to…
Opinion: Sheryl Swoopes is right: Black people can’t be racist
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has come under an avalanche of criticism for saying that Black people can’t be racist. Last month Swoopes questioned the ability…
Government ministers to front veterans royal commission as special forces soldiers warn of ‘Canberra cover-up’
The defence and veterans' affairs ministers will today both give evidence under oath to a long-running inquiry into military suicides, while an organisation representing elite…
California lost this World Champion boxer’s pension records
For years, Paul Banke desperately needed the money he believed California owed him. The former super-bantamweight world champion boxer had been struggling with cancer treatment…
Former senator Natasha Stott Despoja to lead South Australia’s domestic violence royal commission
Former senator Natasha Stott Despoja has been appointed to head South Australia's Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.The South Australian government announced plans…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urges using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament Wednesday they should consider using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. She said the…