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Even scarier than California’s shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking groundwater supply

By Colleen Shalby

California's water shortage could potentially affect the entire nation.

Supreme court to hear case on voter-approved redistricting

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the drawing of congressional district boundaries.

In her unromantic memoir, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon leaves her breakups behind

By Joshua Barajas

After their final show in Brazil in 2011, Sonic Youth was no more. And so was the 27-year marriage between the band's co-founders, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore.

Time-lapse artist shows us his vivid California dreams

By KVIE

Sacramento photographer Justin Majeczky has a knack for capturing beautiful scenes in and around his city.

Photos: Oscar gets red carpet-ready for the Academy Awards

By News Desk

The 87th Academy Awards is set to take place Sunday, Feb. 22 presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. In the days and hours leading up to the ceremony, workers meticulously prepare for Hollywood's biggest night of the…

Indie rockers Allah-Las reinvent that retro California sound

By Victoria Fleischer

Allah-Las play "Better Than Mine" from their new album "Worship the Sun" in the KEXP studio.

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer to retire

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California says she will not seek re-election in 2016 to a fifth term in office.

Why ground squirrels turn into ninjas over nothing

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

In a standoff with a rattlesnake, the California ground squirrel stares down its opponent. It might kick sand at the snake, whipping its fuzzy tail back and forth in a “come and get me” taunt. The snake lounges and the…

Schools provide educational and mental health support to influx of undocumented teens

By PBS News Hour

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U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports

By Joshua Barajas

The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday.