Global
Binance estimates security breach impact at $6.3 billion
Binance said its initial investigation into a security incident suggests an attacker may have gained access through a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer.
The date archive
2026-10-30
26 stories. Coverage is grouped by its original source date, with VINI publication dates shown separately. Dates use UTC.
California
California can’t afford to keep Prop 13 loopholes open when billions of dollars are on the line
Proposition 13 was sold as a way to save retirees' homes from rising property taxes. It became a permanent discount for rich, corporate property owners.
California
Candidates are giving lowkey instructions on how to attack their opponents. Here’s how it works
A CalMatters investigation found more than a dozen legislative candidates appear to be providing campaign materials for outside special interest groups to use on their behalf.
California
DOJ subpoenas California election officials, despite judge’s order to stop threatening them
Federal officials delivered a subpoena to Orange County Registrar of Voters’s office on Thursday.
California
Did Trump invest more money in rural California health ahead of the election?
The Trump administration announced $233 million for rural California healthcare Thursday. Here’s where the money comes from.
Global
Driver guilty of hitting cyclist and dragging him to death under car
Simon Richardson is convicted of murdering head teacher Michael Mullins and will be sentenced on Monday.
California
For Californians Drowning in Healthcare Costs, Governor’s Race Offers Few Answers
In California, healthcare costs are rising faster than income and inflation, and 4 in 10 adults in the state say they’re paying down medical debt. With the governor’s race in full swing, it’s still not clear what the candidates would do to fix it.
California
For the record: Fresno man deported by ICE had previous illegal crossings
Luis Arreguin had been deported five times before his recent immigration arrest in Fresno County, according to federal authorities.
Culture
Former BizJet Sales Manager Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery
Jald Jensen, 73, of Panama City, and previously of Van Nuys, California, a former sales manager of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc. (BizJet), pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to government officials in Latin America to secure business for BizJet.
Technology
Frights, Fangs, and Healthcare Nightmares in Winning Halloween Haikus
This year’s winning Halloween haikus take on measles, the high cost of dental care, and AI-powered insurance denials.
Markets
Gen Z voters told us the midterms boil down to affording life, as social causes take a back seat
MarketWatch talked to younger voters who said many life goals feel unattainable for their generation.
California
Google and Meta spent big this election cycle. Is Big Tech trying to ‘buy the legislature’?
Tech interests have spent tens of millions of dollars this year on state legislative races alone. Industry advocates say they want to protect innovation from overregulation.
California
Has the Trump administration doomed Newsom’s water plan?
California approved Newsom’s Delta water rules, but Trump threatens to pull out and $740M with it. Water agencies that once backed the deal call it too strict; environmentalists say it’s too weak.
California
How Prop 45 could reshape California’s fight over data centers
Prop. 45, billed as a pro-housing development measure, may have the unintended consequence of making it easier to build data centers, opponents say.
California
Jane Kim and Ben Allen squabble over state-run wildfire insurance
How do you distinguish between the two Democrats running for insurance commissioner? Well, one of them wants state-backed public insurance. We have more on that, as well as details on a move campaigns are using to dodge spending limits this fall. But we have more than election news in your inbox today. California employers scored […]
Technology
Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices
Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the average increase by switching to lower-cost plans.
Technology
Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish Lend Their Voices to My Chemical Romance’s New Short Film
The band made the animated “Prelude to the End” with visual artist Lauren Tsai
Global
Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits
The force said it had received information and stressed its inquiries were at "an early stage".
Global
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. election
Culture
Sir Patrick Stewart: The life of an iconic actor
The renowned British actor died after "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, his spokesperson says.
Global
WATCH: Cruise cancels global trip over rising fuel costs, strands 200 passengers in Cambodia
Some passengers sold their home to live on the cruise ship full-time.
Culture
WATCH: Remembering Patrick Stewart in his own words
As tributes pour in for Sir Patrick Stewart, World News Tonight remembers his interview with Diane Sawyer – sharing how theater became his safe space and his home.
Global
WATCH: State of the race with 4 days until midterm vote
Nearly 45 million people have already turned out to vote, and those early voting numbers have surpassed where the numbers were at this point in the 2022 midterm election.
Markets
What to know about the US economy as midterm elections near
The economy ranks as a top concern among voters as campaigns race toward the midterm elections early next month.
Global
What we know about Binance's $6.3bn hack
Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains more about what is suspected to be the biggest hack in history.
Science
Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It
The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so. In the absence of federal protections, some states are passing their own rules.