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California's budget deficit has likely grown. Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his plan to address it 05/10/2024 12:23am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won't be good. Newsom, in his last term as governor and widely seen as a future presidential candidate, announced a nearly $38 billion deficit in January, driven by declining reven California is testing new generative AI tools. Here's what to know 05/10/2024 12:21am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Generative artificial intelligence tools will soon be used by California's government. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday the state will partner with five companies to develop and test generative AI tools that could improve public service. California to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams 05/09/2024 07:22pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, among other things, under new agreements announced Thursday as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom���s efforts to harness the power of new t Argentina labor unions' 24-hour strike against President Milei paralyzes daily life 05/09/2024 06:06pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s biggest trade unions mounted one of their fiercest challenges to the libertarian government of President Javier Milei, staging a mass general strike on Thursday that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and halted key bus, rail and subway line H&R Block: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 05/09/2024 05:44pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� H&R Block Inc. (HRB) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $690.7 million. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $4.86 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and to account for discontinue 'No tax increase' included in Va. budget deal, avoiding state government shutdown 05/09/2024 05:39pm • Budget negotiators in the Virginia General Assembly have reached a bipartisan deal, ending a lengthy standoff over the spending plan and avoiding a highly unusual state government shutdown. Lawmakers will be back in Richmond on Monday to vote on the deal during a special legislative session. " As special session approaches, are skill games in Virginia dead or alive? 05/09/2024 05:21pm • At a meeting of Virginia���s advisory council on gambling addiction late last month, Del. Paul Krizek, D-Fairfax, made a bold prediction. The battle over whether the state should legalize the slots-like gambling machines known as skill games reached a standstill in April due to policy disagreemen Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month 05/09/2024 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden's federal gun case should move forward, an appeals court ruled Thursday, setting the stage for the president's son to stand trial on criminal charges next month in Delaware. Hunter Biden's lawyers went to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the judge oversee Spanish court shelves latest tax probe of Shakira following prosecutors' recommendation 05/09/2024 07:51am • MADRID (AP) ��� A Spanish investigative magistrate on Thursday provisionally shelved the latest probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following recommendations by prosecutors. The Colombian singer had been under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 m Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix's ���Mother of the Bride��� 05/09/2024 06:53am • Romantic comedies are in a destination wedding rut. Perhaps it���s a collective post-COVID wanderlust kicking in, or, more cynically, some combination of tax credits and a place producers want to spend time. But between ��� Ticket to Paradise,��� ���Anyone But You,��� ��� Shotgun Wedding ��� and now Q&A: Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan 05/09/2024 05:13am • Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the Republican nomination for Senate. He sat down with WTOP's Nick Iannelli to talk about what will be different if he's elected, his take on being called a "RINO" and the students protests regarding the war in Gaza. Read the full story h Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case 05/08/2024 09:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednes How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child? 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Kids aren't cheap. That's the consensus among both the government and parents, but exactly how much kids cost is up for debate. For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published an annual report that calculated the average cost of raising a child to adulthood, not including college expenses. T How I Budget to Live in the Most Expensive City in the U.S. 05/08/2024 08:00pm • San Diego is famous for its sunny weather, pristine coastline, career opportunities and laid-back lifestyle. Residents agree that "America's Finest City" is one of the best places to live in California, but it's not particularly affordable. San Diego ranked No. 1 as the most expensive city in the na Former Las Vegas casino executive sentenced to year of probation in bookmaking money laundering case 05/08/2024 07:01pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A former top executive for major Las Vegas casinos was sentenced to a year of probation Wednesday after admitting he allowed an illegal bookmaker to gamble millions of dollars at the MGM Grand and pay off debts in cash. Scott Sibella pleaded guilty in January to violating federa