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Creating political controversy over wages is a "bad look," according to "How America Works" host Mike Rowe, who warns the recent Panera debate is a step towards kiosks replacing low-wage workers.

Alaska Airlines Flight 646 from Portland to Phoenix turned around shortly after takeoff when passengers detected an "odor" in the cabin, officials said.

A California resident won a $2.1 million lottery prize in the latest Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday. The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $687 million.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is giving hospitals in the Aloha State a hefty donation of $150 million. Hawai'i Pacific Health and Hilo Medical Center are the recipients.

Alaska Airlines' rewards program, known as the Mileage Plan, offers members multiple status tiers and many ways to save money and earn miles with them and their global partners.

A California man and his lawyer are publicizing an alleged incident at a Las Vegas resort in December 2023 involving a scorpion sting in a hotel room.

Electric vehicle mandates like what California has proposed by seeking to ban sales of new gas-powered cars in 2035 may undercut green goals, an environmental lawyer warns.

GOP lawmakers are calling on the Attorney General to investigate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ties to a Panera Bread franchisee and the restaurant’s exemption from the state’s minimum wage.

Mississippi, Kentucky, Kansas and other states require less than $50,000 annually to make a living wage. States like Hawaii and New York require over $100,000.

Three passengers who were on the Alaska Airlines MAX 9 jet that made an emergency landing in January after a door plug flew off are suing Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion.

Gavin Newsom and one of his longtime donors are pushing back on a report the two benefited from an exemption to the state's new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

New rules are now in place for minors wanting to visit the Del Amo Fashion Center in the Los Angeles area after a massive teenage disturbance in December.

An Oregon man recently became $8.4 million richer thanks to the lottery - and did not realize he had won the Oregon's Game Megabucks until nearly a month later.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is under fire following reports he carved out an exemption that helps one of his donors avoid his state's minimum wage increase.

Billionaire Greg Flynn, a major donor to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is benefitting from an exemption to the state's new $20 minimum wage regulations.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and demanded he answer questions on the "political bias" of Gemini.

Florida and Texas are the top destinations in the country for entrepreneurs looking to start a new business, according to a study published by Simplify.

Jonny Cat kitty-litter heiress Joi Stephens has put her massive Santa Barbara, California, property up for sale. The listing is priced at $88 million.

Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, a generations-old store in San Francisco, has been forced to provide staff attendants to escort each customer due to rampant shoplifting.

Restaurant owners in California are sounding the alarm about higher prices on menus due to a new state law that will take effect this summer.