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Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots

By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park, officials say.

States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The agreement calls for Paramount to increase domestic production and establish monitoring of editorial independence of the company’s news operations.

Must-see exhibits at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art in LA

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

The $1 billion project has become the life's work of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. The museum features a mix of populist and fine art, including works by Norman Rockwell and Banksy.

Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27

By Associated Press

Gerber was a model and the older brother of model and actress Kaia Gerber.

Driver arrested in a bus collision that happened before a deadly news helicopter crash in LA

By Ashley Duong, Hallie Golden, Associated Press

A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood and burst into flames, killing three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said.

Gavin Newsom on how to beat the GOP: 'Democrats need to grow a backbone'

By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman

As California’s governor, Gavin Newsom has become one of the Democratic Party’s most vocal critics of President Trump. As speculation swirls around Newsom's own potential presidential bid, he's on the road and raising money to get more Democrats elected at…

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California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

California's Democratic governor has barely begun to address what may be his biggest political liability as he stakes a claim as an early front-runner in the Democratic Party's 2028 shadow primary.

Teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder, DA says

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

A North Carolina district attorney says a 17-year-old girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting.

Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

By Sophie Austin, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state lawmakers to shield utilities from financial trouble if their equipment sparks a wildfire by limiting the amount they have to pay victims and attorneys.

Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge

By Dorany Pineda, Wufei Yu, Associated Press

Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.