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The popular low-cost airline Southwest announced major changes this week, including a switch from open to assigned seating that could ruffle feathers among loyal travelers.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cleared SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket to resume launch operations as it continues a probe into a failure of the rocket's second stage this month.

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators in Los Angeles announced charges Friday against prominent short-seller Andrew Left, alleging he made millions of dollars of ill-gotten gains.

The Scopes trial made anti-evolutionists look ridiculous, but they haven't gone away.

Pocketbook issues of this year's presidential election date back to the rush to own homes along the coast and the rise of Pacific shipping through San Pedro Bay.

The insurance industry will soon have the ability to use wildfire models when setting rates. Homeowners in high risk areas already know how these models have made policies hard to get and hard to afford.

SAG-AFTRA has called a strike against the video game companies about a year after performers voted to authorize a walkout.

Engineers said they identified problems with the Starliner capsule that have kept two astronauts at the International Space Station, but no return date to Earth is set.

California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22, which allows Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors.

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have joined forces for a new streaming bundle giving subscribers access to the libraries of Disney+, Hulu and Max.

Los Angeles-based brothers paid $208 million for an office complex on Rodeo Drive. They plan to nearly double the property's retail space to lure luxury tenants.

Southwest had touted its open-seating model as the 'ultimate expression of its founding ethos: to make air travel affordable and accessible for everyone.'

The indoor heat illness prevention rule regulates indoor workplaces in California that reach or surpass 82 degrees, such as kitchens and warehouses.

Workers on the development team for hit video game 'World of Warcraft' have voted to unionize, marking the latest entrant in a wave of unionizing efforts in the video game industry.

In an election year, the industry's problems of falling revenues and lost jobs affect the world outside of journalism.

George Clooney, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and other Hollywood heavyweights, who pressured President Biden to not seek reelection, have rallied behind the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Years after the death of its newspaper, Richmond's primary source of local news is a website funded by Chevron, the oil giant whose refinery looms over the city's horizon.

Many news outlets are already dealing with declining revenue from digital ads and subscriptions. Now, their business models are poised to be disrupted again by AI.

Manhattan Beach-based Skechers announced record sales in the first quarter of 2024, while other brands like Nike see weak earnings. Here's why.

Payday lenders have long been the source of some of the worst financial abuses. After getting a free pass from Trump, they're again the target of federal regulators.