Mar 05 WATCH: California won't charge officers who killed Stephon Clark By Don Thompson, Associated Press Attorney General Xavier Becerra's announcement follows the Sacramento district attorney's finding this weekend that the two officers broke no laws when they shot 22-year-old Stephon Clark. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:28 Artists fill the void left by California's dying Salton Sea By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman California’s Salton Sea, the state’s largest inland body of water, formed when a dam broke and it stayed alive with agricultural water runoff. Today, it’s water supply has dried up, and the sea is dying. But, as NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher… Continue watching
Feb 28 Floodwaters rise in Northern California wine country By Associated Press Dozens of people were rescued from cars that became stranded after drivers tried to cross flooded roads. Continue reading
Feb 25 AP fact check: Trump's repeated fabrications on voting fraud By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Asked about ballot malfeasance involving a Republican in North Carolina, the president insisted he condemns voter fraud "of any kind, whether it's Democrat or Republican" and pointed to a "million fraudulent votes" cast in California. But no such case exists. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Trump to bar federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals In our Friday news wrap, the Trump administration announced it will bar federally funded family-planning clinics from referring women for abortions. Abortion opponents applauded the move, while abortion rights advocates condemned it. Also, R&B star R. Kelly will face multiple… Continue watching
Feb 21 Why Oakland teachers are on strike Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Student photographers at Youth Beat, a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, captured the first day of… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Mueller's Russia investigation may be complete In our news wrap Wednesday, various news organizations report that the special counsel’s office may be ready to present its findings in the Russia investigation. A report would go first to Attorney General William Barr, who would submit a summary… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 7:55 In Paradise, housing, water and jobs prove elusive in Camp Fire's aftermath By Cat Wise In Paradise, California, thousands of residents are trying to cope with disruption and displacement resulting from November's devastating Camp Fire. Children attend school in a repurposed hardware store, where counselors try to help them manage their trauma. Meanwhile, amidst millions… Continue watching
Feb 20 After California sues over border wall, Trump threatens high-speed rail funds By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The Trump administration said it plans to claw back $3.5 billion in federal dollars allocated to California's high-speed rail project -- a move Gov. Newsom has branded as "political retribution" for the state's lawsuit against Trump's declaration of a national… Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Trump defends 'absolute right' to declare emergency By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Continue reading