Irwin's workplace sexual harassment bill signed into law Legislation authored by local Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, that addresses the issue of hiring repeat sexual offenders has been signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB 2770 allows employers to speak openly about sexual harassment investigations without fear of potential litigation if questioned by a potential new employer in regard to a prospective employee, and makes it less likely that an accused harasser can file a defamation suit against the victim.

Lupe Valdez, Democratic candidate for governor, and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, vying for the U.S. Senate, at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Fort Worth on June 23, 2018. Texas Democrats, including some of their top candidates in November, are beginning to grapple with an issue that is steadily gaining support at the national level: whether to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Romney faces state lawmaker Mike Kennedy on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, as the ex-presidential nominee looks ... . In this Friday, June 22, 2018, photo, Mike Kennedy, left, speaks with a family at a backyard meet and greet in Holladay, Utah.

The Japanese space explorer that will try to blow a crater in an asteroid and bri... . In this Saturday, June 23, 2018, photo, Mitt Romney shakes hands during the Strawberry Day Parade in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Philadelphia in its lawsuit against the federal government for withholding grant funding in response to how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally. A federal judge has ruled in favor of Philadelphia in its lawsuit against the federal government for withholding grant funding in response to how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.

Villanova will face Texas Tech in a regional final on Sunday. . Villanova coach Jay Wright is seen on a monitor as he speaks during a news conference at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Boston.

A French police officer who offered himself... . A photo of Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame placed on a bunch of flowers at the main gate of the Police headquarters in Carcassonne, France, Saturday, March 24, 2018, following an attack on a supermarket in Trebes in the ... .

Dozens of protesters are rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in London in solidarity with the "March for Our Lives" protest against gun violence. Dozens of protesters are rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in London in solidarity with the "March for Our Lives" protest against gun violence.

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Oakland Athletics' Rajai Davis celebrates with fans as he scores on a throwing error after hitting a two-run triple off Los Angeles Angels' Bud Norris during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. The Athletics will expand protective netting between the stands and the playing field to the far ends of both dugouts ahead of the 2018 season.

In this Jan. 19, 2018 photo, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joe Rivers poses at the FBI Minneapolis field office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. For the upcoming Super Bowl in downtown Minneapolis, a huge contingent of local, state and national agencies including the FBI is working to ensure that the game and dozens of related events are safe.

The latest drama involving President Donald Trump may dominate the political conversation in every major America city, except one Houston. There, where a handful of Congressional races are heating up ahead of the Texas March 6 primary, there's another name on voters' minds: Harvey.

Two Milwaukee police officers are being hailed as heroes after they dragged teenagers from a fiery, overturned, car on Tuesday night during a harrowing incident... -- With the collapse of the ISIS caliphate in 2017, what's left of the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria is on the run, with some fighters moving west toward Damasc... Tremont, Ill. -Precision Planting's annual Winter Conference will feature six venues this season with various dates, but the event in Tremont will run for four days.

The ongoing spate of sexual misconduct accusations leveled against powerful men the world-over, including at NPR , hit close to home for Saturday Night Live this past week, and the sketch comedy show did not shy away. On Thursday a Los Angeles radio host accused U.S. Senator Al Franken of " forcibly" kissing her during a 2006 USO tour in the Middle East and released a photo of him appearing to grope her as she slept.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Oct. 9 that she is running for a fifth full term. Dianne Feinstein's announcement Monday that she will run for a fifth full term in the U.S. Senate scrambles the career plans of a lot of prominent Southern California Democrats.

People seek shelter from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rising floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday in Houston, overwhelming rescuers who fielded countless desperate calls for help.

Protesters around the country demanded President Trump release his taxes. In Florida, protesters were near Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, where he is spending the Easter weekend.

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Anti- and pro-Donald Trump supporters clash during competing demonstrations at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, April 15, 2017. Protesters took to the streets in dozens of cities nationwide, many calling on Trump to release his tax returns.

It's widely estimated that each trip to the resort ... . FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

Loading Kim Dotcom told the Herald the ruling was a"major victory because it ruled that there is no New Zealand equivalent to the US criminal charges The High Court has found Kim Dotcom and his three co-accused, Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk, and Finn Batato, are eligible for extradition to the United States. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has led the investigation and claim Megaupload is a criminal conspiracy that earned the men $175 million.