Nation Mar 12 Lawyers deliver closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Mar 12 Newsom says no imminent threat to California despite warning about possible Iran drone attack Police in Los Angeles and San Francisco say they are monitoring world events for any risks. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 11 Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired Authorities say a Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder and other felonies over gunshots fired at Rihanna's Los Angeles home last weekend. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Nation Mar 11 How some states are reviving a push to tax the rich Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes. By Kimberlee Kruesi, Geoff Mulvihill, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press
World Mar 10 Pope accepts resignation of U.S. bishop charged with embezzlement and money laundering Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges during his arraignment in court in California. By Associated Press
Mar 02 Supreme Court blocks California law against schools outing transgender students to parents By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. Continue reading
Feb 27 Superintendent of Los Angeles schools placed on paid leave amid federal investigation By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, Associated Press Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. Continue reading
Feb 27 After taking aim at both parties, this Republican faces a critical decision By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The boundaries of Kiley's California district have been upended by the nation's partisan redistricting war, clouding his path to reelection. Continue reading
Feb 25 FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent's home By Eric Tucker, Christopher Weber, Julie Watson, Associated Press The nature of the investigation and what allegations were being examined was not immediately clear. Continue reading
Feb 19 Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche By Brooke Hess, Julie Watson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California's Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousands of feet of elevation and trekked back toward… Continue reading