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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Holocaust Survivors' Bid To Sue Hungary For Confiscated Property

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Supreme Court to hear challenge to California's authority to set vehicle emissions standards

3:05pm December 13, 2024

Ohio and 16 other Republican-dominated states have sued, asserting that a waiver granted to California to set its own rules violates the basic design of the U.S. Constitution, which they assert should treat states as equals.

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A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off Northern California coast

2:13pm December 05, 2024

A powerful earthquake struck off the Northern California coast, triggering tsunami warnings that were later canceled. Several aftershocks continued to rattle the area off Eureka.

They told insurers a bear damaged their car. But it was actually a person in a costume

2:46pm November 14, 2024

Four LA residents allegedly defrauded multiple insurance companies of over $141,000. A wildlife expert who reviewed footage of the incidents said that the culprit was "clearly a human in a bear suit."

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Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California

11:43pm November 07, 2024

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed more than 100 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.

The story of the American migrant — from Dust Bowl to a new life

7:16am October 24, 2024

Pat Rush and her family left Arkansas in the wake of one of the largest migrations in U.S. history, in the hope of making a better life for themselves out west.

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'Los Angeles Times' editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

1:55am October 24, 2024

The editorials editor of the LA Times resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported.

California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley

6:18pm September 29, 2024

The measure, known as SB 1047, was one of the nation’s most far-reaching regulations on the booming AI industry. It would have held AI companies legally liable for harms caused by AI and enabled a "kill switch" if systems went rogue.

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State Of California Files Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Plastics Recycling

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

1:24pm September 25, 2024

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

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How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water

12:48pm September 12, 2024

Water utilities across the country will have to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water by 2029. Orange County, Calif., got a head start.

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Trump likes to attack Harris' native California. Its politicians say bring it on

5:00am September 10, 2024

The GOP nominee has trained his eye even more squarely on the Golden State and its progressive record -- a line of attack he’s likely to lean into at tonight’s debate with Vice President Harris.

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