Oakland officially welcomed James Beere as its new police chief Wednesday, with Mayor Barbara Lee swearing in the 29-year department veteran during a ceremony at City Hall.
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The meeting comes as AI leaders are issuing dire warnings about the threat of AI and calling for steps to slow it down before it outsmarts humans.
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The X2 rollercoaster, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits, has been permanently closed, the president of Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday....
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Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, danced continuously for 168 hours.
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Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, accused of shooting at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home in Los Angeles, California, was found mentally competent by a judge to stand trial....
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The cause of the Dome Fire, which has been burning in Yosemite National Park since Sept. 15, has been revealed.
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Under the changes, Flock will be required to remove license plate reader data from its system after 30 days, instead of allowing access to the information for up to a year....
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A New York Times engineer allegedly killed by his elderly in-laws was in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody dispute with his wife, according to court documents....
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Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, according to the Transportation Security Administration....
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A federal judge has officially terminated the federal court oversight of the Oakland Police Department, bringing an end to the longest-running police monitorship in U.S. history....
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The governor and potential presidential contender signed a bill that will help expand funding for drug-free housing. He vetoed a similar proposal last year....
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A federal judge on Tuesday ended court oversight over the Oakland Police Department, thus closing out a chapter on the longest oversight in U.S. history....
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The Kern County man was "angry and frustrated" about his DUI arrest, the DA said.
