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Nation Jan 24
An investment firm might buy the dot-org domain. Protesters fear rising costsActivists have protested the planned sale of dot-org online universe to an investment firm because they fear costs would soar.
Nation Dec 06
Jury rules Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweetA jury of five women and three men deliberated for less than an hour.
Nation Nov 21
California justices reject law requiring Trump tax returnsThe court said the law, the first of its kind in the nation and aimed squarely at Trump, was unconstitutional.
World Nov 07
U.S.: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on criticsThe complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of Twitter accounts, including email addresses linked to…
Nation Oct 31
2 new California fires burn homes and send residents fleeingThe latest blazes erupted in the heavily populated inland region east of Los Angeles as strong, seasonal Santa Ana winds continued to blow with gusts of up to 60 mph.
Nation Oct 11
Californians could face new power outages with winds moving southThe fire danger spread to Southern California on Thursday as raging winds moved down the state.
Nation Jul 03
Navy SEAL acquitted of killing says he made ‘tactical, ethical, moral’ mistakesSpecial Operator Edward Gallagher, who did not testify during his two-week court-martial, addressed the jurors a day after they acquitted him of murder, attempted murder and other counts stemming from an incident during a 2017 deployment to Iraq.
Nation Jun 21
Medic in Navy SEAL case takes blame for killing Islamic State fighterA special forces medic said he suffocated an Islamic State fighter in an act of mercy shortly after Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stabbed him.
Nation May 31
Lawyers for freed Navy SEAL want war crime case dismissedSpecial Operations Chief Edward Gallagher faces a murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner.
Nation May 08
California to ban pesticide said to harm child developmentThe pesticide is in a class of organophosphates chemically similar to a nerve gas developed by Nazi Germany before World War II.
