New members-elect arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation on Tuesday eager to jump in and get to work as the House prepares for fresh faces to join their ranks with a majority still in play. With most races in the 2024 election called, both Democratic and Republican representatives-elect participated in forums, meetings, and orientation classes […]

Tom Wilson has seen two hockey seasons end in two weeks. He hopes things go better for his new team.

The other prominent unrestricted free agent for the Capitals this summer is Matt Hendricks. The veteran winger has set himself up for the one big contract in his NHL career.

Capitals free agent forward Wojtek Wolski has signed a contract with Kontinental Hockey League club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, the team announced on Monday.

There aren’t a ton of internal decisions for Capitals general manager George McPhee to make this summer. He has four unrestricted free agents pending July 5. Defenseman Tom Poti and forward Wojtek Wolski won’t be back for sure. We’re unclear on the status of forwards Matt Hendricks and Mike Ribeiro.

Capitals defenseman Jeff Schultz has requested a trade, according to his agent, Jarrett Bousquet.

I caught up with Wizards coach Randy Wittman prior to shootaround this morning ahead of facing the Denver Nuggets tonight. Here’s what he had to say about trading away Jordan Crawford:

A Maryland teacher has reportedly been suspended after being accused of spreading antisemitic social media posts.

An elected Washington, D.C., official was among six people who were fined by the city this week after voting in the 2020 elections twice.

(The Center Square) — After decades of conservation work and multiple pieces of state and federal legislation passed on its behalf, 2023 proved a banner year for the Chesapeake Bay, according to data gathered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Virginia’s Old Dominion University.

(The Center Square) — Effective Jan. 1, through its Trans Health Equity Act, Maryland Medicaid coverage has expanded gender-affirming services and procedures.

A retired Capitol Hill police officer announced his bid for Congress on Friday, citing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the need to stop "MAGA extremists."

Former President Donald Trump spoke favorably of the controversial merger between LIV Golf and PGA Tour.

An off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was shot and killed by police at a golf course on Tuesday after he allegedly started shooting his gun following a domestic situation.

Knee-jerk regulations of AI and privacy issues could end up serving the biggest companies and hurting consumers by stifling future competition.

The company said it formed a safety and security committee, which is expected to make recommendations within 90 days. The move comes after a number of controversies, including a dustup with actor Scarlett Johansson.

Former President Trump is scheduled to headline fundraisers in San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach next week after his felony convictions.

I was skeptical of bringing artificial intelligence into the exam room, but it promised to reduce my screen time and shift the focus back to the patients.

In the deeply Democratic Silicon Valley, there are some defectors. They're setting their sights — and their money — on Trump in the 2024 election.

New amendments to the California Journalism Preservation Act aim to make it more like a similar law in Canada.

State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public healthcare and social services documents and websites. But some experts worry AI may introduce errors.

A new poll shows that California voters are increasingly moving to social media, such as TikTok, for election information.

California lawmakers are trying to get ahead of AI in the workplace, but are already playing catchup

The Gene Roddenberry foundation will award $1 million to an early-stage venture focused on harnessing artificial intelligence in service of humanity.

California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on legislation requiring digital platforms to pay news outlets.

The bill would tax Amazon, Meta and Google for the data they take from users and pump the money into news organizations in the form of tax credits.

California's efforts to protect children from the harms of social media have faced legal challenges from the tech industry.

Long Beach's digital rights platform consists of data privacy notices for about 20 unique city-deployed technologies that collect personally identifiable information.

In a sweeping lawsuit, the Dept. of Justice on Friday accused TikTok of illegally collecting information on minors without their parents' permission.

Legislation from State Sen. Scott Wiener would introduce standards for product safety testing and liability.

SB 1047 would require AI firms to share their safety plans with the attorney general upon request and face penalties if catastrophic events happen.

Lawmakers agree to shelve the California Journalism Preservation Act, which aimed to revive the struggling news business by forcing Google to pay for news content it distributes.

After clearing many hurdles in the state Legislature, Sen. Scott Wiener's bill to require developers to put safeguards around their advanced AI models is one step closer to becoming law.

California lawmakers want to strengthen protections against digitally altered media ahead of the Nov. 5 election, but questions about enforcement linger.

'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter' explores what went wrong under the entrepreneur's ownership of the social media platform.

San Franciscans have rejected the city's far-left image in recent years, pulling it toward the center. Aaron Peskin says he wants to be the next "progressive" mayor.

If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.

The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.

Californians can now securely add their digital driver's license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch, the company announced Thursday.

Weeks after California announced a $250 million public-private partnership with Google to fund local news outlets and develop AI, many aspects of the deal remain uncertain.

X, formerly Twitter, released a formal global transparency report Wednesday for the first time since Musk took over the social media platform.

A behind the scenes look at a film gala held in San Francisco that screened movies made with artificial intelligence.

As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation's computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings to data uses.

Solar, wind, hydrogen and other renewable technologies are likely to become cheaper and available at a rapid clip, creating huge business and political opportunities.

Two bills newly signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom outlaw the possession and distribution of sexually charged images of minors even when they're created with computers, not cameras.

AB 2839 aimed to label AI-generated content in political ads as "manipulated." A federal judge says the law violates the 1st Amendment.

The Supreme Court refuses to shield Uber and Lyft from California state labor lawsuits that seek back pay for tens of thousands of drivers.

Elon Musk unveiled the Cybercab on Thursday night at a highly anticipated event, where he also showed off new protoypes of a robovan and humanoid robot.

A divided FTC adopted a powerful rule that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.

The former California congressman, consummate Donald Trump lackey and Trump Media chief executive is being accused of mismanagement and cronyism.