Dec 27 California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for high-speed rail project By Sophie Austin, Associated Press California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 1:37 News Wrap: Russia strikes Kyiv a day before Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting In our news wrap Saturday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with a barrage of missiles and drones a day before Trump and Zelenskyy are set to meet, a quick-moving winter storm snarled holiday travel across the Great Lakes and Northeast, and… Continue watching
Dec 26 Rain-soaked California still faces risk of floods and high surf By Ty O'Neil, Associated Press But there is still risk Friday of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches around Lake Tahoe. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 2:39 Torrential rains drench Southern California with more storms on the way By William Brangham, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas A powerful storm continues to batter California, triggering mudslides, severe flooding and multiple evacuations. It’s a record-setting Christmas Day for rain and officials are warning travelers to reconsider holiday travel plans as dangerous conditions may only get worse. William Brangham… Continue watching
Dec 25 Storms hitting waterlogged Southern California could cause more flooding and mudslides By Jaimie Ding, Dorany Pineda, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Residents around burn scar zones from the Airport Fire in Orange County are under evacuation orders. Continue reading
Dec 24 Californians warned to reconsider driving through treacherous Christmas storms By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Millions of people are expected to travel across the state. They will likely meet hazardous, if not impossible, traveling conditions as several atmospheric rivers were forecast to make their way through the state, the National Weather Service warned. Continue reading
Dec 22 1 person dies in northern California flash flooding caused by heavy rains By Noah Berger, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The National Weather Service expects more rain through the Christmas week and warns of potentially flooding, mudslides and rockslides. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Prosecutors charging Nick Reiner with first-degree murder for parents' killing By Andrew Dalton, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Prosecutors plan to file the charges, two counts of first degree murder special circumstances of multiple murders, later Tuesday. They will also include a special allegation that he used a dangerous weapon, a knife. Continue reading
Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats By Trân Nguyễn, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge orders Trump to end National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading