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Indictment of ex-Newsom aide hints at feds' probe into state's earlier investigation of video game giant
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff, leaves the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse in Sacramento after being arrested in a federal public corruption probe involving multiple counts of bank and wire fraud on Wednesday. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Newsom's former chief of staff and two political operatives face federal corruption charges for fraud, including misusing campaign funds for luxury purchases.
13 dizzying and dazzling images from 2025 Drone Photo Awards
A 40,000 kilograms Humpback Whale gracefully swims through the ocean, accompanied by two playful Bottlenose Dolphins. For a fleeting moment, the dolphins join the whale's majestic northern migration, sharing its journey through the vast blue expanse of the sea. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Humpback whales can travel up to 5,000 miles on migrations. During these long-distance journeys, the majestic sea creatures can even give birth .
Hollywood's SAG Awards announces it will change its name
Hollywood's SAG Awards announces it will change its name The Screen Actors Guild Awards, the marquee awards ceremony honouring actors, is getting a new name. Known colloquially as the SAG Awards, the awards show will now be dubbed the Actor Awards presented by Sag-Aftra, the labour union representing US film, television and radio actors. Since the beginning, our statue has been called'The Actor' and we're a show that's entirely about actors, so this new name is a perfect next step in the show's evolution, the show's executive producer said on Friday. The rebrand comes ahead of the 32nd edition of the star-studded ceremony, which is set for 1 March 2026. The award show's executive producer Jon Brockett told the BBC that the name change - which was announced at a board meeting on Friday - gives viewers in more than 190 countries an immediate understanding of who we are and what we're about - a show about actors honouring actors.
Andrew Ross Sorkin on What 1929 Teaches Us About 2025
When President Donald Trump began his tariff rollout, the business world predicted that his unprecedented attempt to reshape the economy would lead to a major recession, if he went through with it all. But the markets stabilized and, in recent months, have continued to surge. That has some people worried about an even bigger threat: that overinvestment in artificial intelligence is creating a bubble . Andrew Ross Sorkin, one of today's preëminent financial journalists, is well versed in what's happening; his début book, " Too Big to Fail," was an account of the 2008 financial crash, and this year he released " 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation ." He tells David Remnick that the concern lies in the immense borrowing to build the infrastructure for a future A.I. economy, without the sufficient revenue, currently, to pay off the loans.