If Graham Platner wins, he could pull his party left and prove that novice candidates, baggage and all, are viable in key ...

A new front has opened in the U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence: open-weight, local AI models. Until recently, the most capable AI models were too big and too costly to run anywhere ...

Santa Cruz County leaders will consider a $1.29 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026-2027 starting July 1 during June 10 and 11 meetings ...