Politics Mar 02 Supreme Court blocks California law against schools outing transgender students to parents By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Feb 27 Superintendent of Los Angeles schools placed on paid leave amid federal investigation 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. By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, Associated Press
Politics Feb 27 After taking aim at both parties, this Republican faces a critical decision The boundaries of Kiley's California district have been upended by the nation's partisan redistricting war, clouding his path to reelection. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Nation Feb 25 FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent's home The nature of the investigation and what allegations were being examined was not immediately clear. By Eric Tucker, Christopher Weber, Julie Watson, Associated Press
Nation Feb 19 Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche 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… By Brooke Hess, Julie Watson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
Feb 19 How a snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Several feet of new snow did not have time to bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers, said Craig Clements, a meteorology professor at San Jose State University… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 2:58 Avalanche in Northern California kills at least 8 skiers By Amna Nawaz, Winston Wilde In Northern California, at least eight people are dead following an avalanche. Search and rescue teams are still scouring the mountain wilderness for one remaining body. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching
Feb 18 Sanders and Newsom clash over proposed tax on California's billionaires By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford… Continue reading
Feb 18 Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed trial testing social media addiction claims By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The unprecedented social media trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Bereaved parents are expected to be in the limited courtroom seats available to the public. Continue reading
Feb 18 9 still missing after rescuers push through California winter storm to find 6 avalanche survivors By Olga R. Rodriguez, Julie Watson, Associated Press Crews pushed through mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice. Continue reading