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LANSING— Democrats are taking steps to safeguard the board that certifies elections in Michigan from the influence of state Republican Party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, who rose to political prominence by spreading unproven claims of voter fraud. Amid fears among some that Karamo could use a position on the Board of State Canvassers to try to contest a future election's outcome, the Democrat-controlled Michigan Legislature added provisions to a bill on Oct. 31)/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2023-SB-0529&query=on) to lessen her potential sway over the panel. Democratic lawmakers sent the......

Michael J. Fox opens up about his decadeslong battle with Parkinson’s disease in a new trailer for the eagerly anticipated documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.” Directed by Academy Award-winner Davis Guggenheim, the film tells the life story of the beloved Canadian American actor, known for roles in “Family Ties,” “Back to the Future” and “Spin City.” Archival backstage footage from his film and TV projects are juxtaposed with vintage photos, interviews and scripted recreations of key moments from Fox’s life — including the moment he discovered Parkinson’s symptoms at the height of his ......

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposed route between the San Joaquin Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area for California’s bullet-train system received final approval Thursday from the California High Speed Rail Authority. The agency’s board of directors, meeting in Sacramento, voted to certify a massive four-volume report of environmental and social impacts that the route would have on communities, farms, parks and wildlife habitats along the 89-mile stretch of the line from San Jose through Gilroy into Merced County. That vote set the stage for a second action that formally approved the preferred ......

Steven Spielberg must feel pretty. The “West Side Story” director scored his eighth Oscar nomination for best director Tuesday, making him just the fourth person to cross that threshold. Billy Wilder was also nominated for eight, Martin Scorsese has racked up nine and William Wyler earned 11. Spielberg was previously nominated for best director for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Schindler’s List,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Munich” and “Lincoln.” Tuesday’s nomination also means he has received such honors in six different decades. I......

Despite ongoing legal challenges, California’s 2018 gender diversity law has helped propel a record number of women into corporate board seats in the San Diego region and statewide, according to a new study. Women directors at San Diego publicly traded companies rose from 12 percent to 31 percent of total board seats since the law — SB 826 — passed three years ago, said the California Partners Project, an advocacy group tracking the impact of the legislation. Across California, women now hold 29 percent of public company board seats, up from 15.5 percent in 2018. “I think it is hard to argue t......