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Image: Tibrina Hobson (Getty Images) San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Wednesday that he has filed a motion that would force DoorDash to classify suppliers as employees rather than as self-employed, a predatory pay system that the employers of gig economy benefit greatly, at the expense of basic protection …

Angela Bolger suffered severe fires after a replacement laptop battery exploded in 2016 An appeals court in California has given Amazon a major blow, finding that the online retail giant could be held liable for defective goods sold by third-party sellers through its marketplace. A three-judge panel of the 4th …

Photo: Eric Baradat (Getty Images) The question of whether Amazon can be held liable for defective products sold on third parties to third parties is one that the e-commerce giant has wanted to settle for a long time. It came a little closer to an answer on Thursday when an …

There are moments, when you take the 90-minute drive up the coast from Los Angeles to Montecito, where Prince Harry and Meghan have set up their new home, when you can almost imagine yourself going to an uninhabited desert. The mini-malls, car dealerships and fast-food joints give way to hunted …

A blazing fire continues to rage thousands of acres in the Angeles National Forest between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, north of Los Angeles. The blaze, called the Lake Fire, has prompted evacuation authorities and road closures in the Lake Hughes area, CBS Los Angeles reports. The fire was reported at …