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A year later, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released body-worn camera footage of a July 13, 2022, incident in which one of several deputies arresting a woman at a traffic stop punched her in the face as she held her newborn baby.

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An LA deputy punched a woman in the face as she held her 3-week-old baby, video shows

3:19pm July 13, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna released video of the July 2022 incident this week, saying he'd only just learned of it. He said the deputy has been disciplined and the FBI is looking into it.

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A wolverine was spotted in California. Here's what happens next

6:01pm June 07, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Though unconfirmed, he's thought to be a young creature roaming in search of a partner. Relatable!

The standoff in California is the latest scuffle between the tech giants and the news industry. Facebook and Google also resisted efforts in Australia and Canada that aimed to force the companies to cut deals with news publishers.

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Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

8:56pm May 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

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A California panel has called for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves

10:00am May 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

California's reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

People view a memorial set up at the compassion bench in Davis, Calif., on Monday, May 1, 2023, to honor David Henry Breaux, 50 years old, who was found stabbed to death in Central Park.

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3 stabbings — 2 of them fatal — rattle a quiet California college town

4:49am May 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Davis, California, police chief said he could not say whether officials are searching for one or multiple suspects.

Saint Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., commemorates every murder in the city with wooden crosses in its front garden. The city's homicide rate remains stubbornly high while its murder clearance rate remains well under the already low national average.

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More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high

7:00am April 30, 2023

by Eric Westervelt

U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust.

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The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on Tuesday.

California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

5:57pm April 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

Kiora Hansen and Della Currie protest against racism by Antioch police officers at a rally in front of the police department on Tuesday.

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These California police officers have created a scandal. They sent racist texts

5:01am April 27, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

For years Black and brown people have complained about racism, corruption and abuse by the Antioch, Calif., police. Now a racist text message scandal implicates almost half of the department.

A visitor views the blooming flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve on Thursday.

PHOTOS: See the wildflower 'superbloom' happening across California

11:24am April 11, 2023

Thanks to a very wet year, the Golden State is experiencing a rare "superbloom" that's blanketing the ground with a variety of richly colored plants.

A freeway sign over Interstate 5 in Los Angeles flashes a message about a child abduction as part of the statewide Amber Alert program in August 2002. California state Sen. Steven Bradford has proposed a bill to create a special "Ebony Alert" system for missing Black women, girls and youth in the state.

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A California bill would create an alert system for missing Black women and youth

5:01am April 08, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

A proposed "Ebony Alert" system, similar to an Amber or Silver alert, would inform people of missing Black children and young women. The plan aims to bring attention to these often overlooked groups.