Oracle issues Java fix; feds maintain warning

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Published on 01/14/2013 - 2:31 pm

Written by RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press

(AP) — Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. Even after the patch was issued, the federal agency continued to recommend that users disable Java in their Web browsers.

Analyst agrees Brown's Calif. budget in balance

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Published on 01/14/2013 - 2:25 pm

Written by JUDY LIN, Associated Press

(AP) — The Legislature's nonpartisan budget analyst agreed Monday with Gov. Jerry Brown that the state budget is balanced.

Chevron expects 4Q profit to beat 3Q

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Published on 01/11/2013 - 10:22 am

Written by Associated Press

(AP) — Chevron Corp. expects fourth-quarter earnings to be "notably higher" than third-quarter profit.

From monkeys to surfers, Calif. braces for cold

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Published on 01/11/2013 - 10:01 am

Written by JULIE WATSON,Associated Press

(AP) — Strawberry growers covered their crops while San Diego zookeepers turned on heaters for the chimpanzees as Californians braced for a cold snap that was expected to drop temperatures to a six-year low.

Snow shuts major Calif. highway for hours

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Published on 01/11/2013 - 9:58 am

Written by JULIE WATSON,Associated Press

(AP) — The California Highway Patrol on Friday partially reopened a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles that was closed by snow as a cold snap sent temperatures plummeting throughout the state.

Obama signs bill creating Pinnacles National Park

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Published on 01/10/2013 - 2:13 pm

Written by Associated Press

(AP) — California's Pinnacles National Monument, a 40 square-mile site that includes caves and towering volcanic rock formations popular with climbers, became the country's 59th national park on Thursday.

Calif. teachers fund moves to divest from firearms

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Published on 01/10/2013 - 1:24 pm

Written by JUDY LIN,Associated Press

(AP) — The nation's largest teacher pension fund took the first step Wednesday toward divesting from companies that make guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California.

Brown's budget: Calif. rebounding with tax hikes

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Published on 01/10/2013 - 11:29 am

Written by JUDY LIN, JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press

Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea

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Published on 01/10/2013 - 11:26 am

Written by LOUISE WATT,Associated Press

(AP) — Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the Internet and connect with the outside world, or risk remaining way behind other countries.

Report: Apple may build less expensive iPhone

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Published on 01/09/2013 - 2:09 pm

Written by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer

(AP) — Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.