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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.

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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…

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.

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.

8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Julie Watson, Associated Press

Six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday after an avalanche in Northern California during a powerful winter storm moving through the state.

Winter storm wallops California with high winds, heavy rain and snow

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The storm wreaked havoc on roadways spanning from Sonoma County to the Sierra Nevada.

Four dead and three receive liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms in California

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.

Supreme Court allows California to use congressional districts that favor Democrats

By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, as is common on the court's emergency docket.

Trump executive order seeks to speed up rebuilding of homes after Los Angeles wildfires

By Christopher Weber, Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press

Trump announced Tuesday that he has signed an executive order to “cut through bureaucratic red tape” and speed up reconstruction of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom scoffed at the idea that the…

Federal judges allow California to use new U.S. House map ahead of 2026 midterms

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

The ruling is a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state mid-decade redistricting battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.