Tag: Government

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would end what lawmakers called an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault under identical bills backed by proponents on Monday.

We were greeted by a larger than usual audience, no doubt because there was a selection of new commissioners being made for the Measure U Committee.

There has been a change in who will get stimulus checks in Washington’s next big relief package, as President Joe Biden last week agreed to new income limits. The shift came after moderate Democratic senators voiced concerns about money going to people who aren’t in dire need.

The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory.

Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup.