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LISTEN: Dolphins Use Targeted Echolocation To Plan Their Hunting Dives

6:00pm February 28, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

Oxygen is a precious resource for dolphins. A new study suggests they use it efficiently by remembering what they learn during a dive, then applying that information to future foraging expeditions.

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On "Crushed Coins," Caleb Caudle Sings Of Love, Loss And The Open Road

5:00am February 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Singer/songwriter Caleb Caudle calls Winston-Salem home, but he's been spending most of his time on the road the past few years.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on Dec. 4, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The court, continuing a years-long pattern, has declined to hear a constitutional challenge to a state gun law.

National

Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To California's Gun Laws

3:05pm February 20, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The court, continuing a pattern of nonintervention, has turned away a constitutional challenge to a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas angrily dissented.

Social clubs have sprung up at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in recent years — and a lawsuit describes threats of violence aimed at one of them.

National

Lawsuit Alleges Mafia-Like Tactics Aimed At A Disneyland Social Club

7:07pm February 12, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Like an oddly wholesome motorcycle gang, members wear denim vests festooned with Disney trading pins on the front. Some members sport tattoos of Walt Disney himself.

Ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for a Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in December. Critics have raised questions about her age as she runs for re-election.

Will Age Become An Issue In Dianne Feinstein's Re-Election Campaign?

5:19am February 07, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

Critics say Feinstein — the oldest member of the U.S. Senate at 84 — should not run for another six-year term. But an expert says chronological age doesn't tell you much about ability.

Marijuana plants are grown for medicinal purposes in a clandestine greenhouse in Mexico City in 2015. Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2017, but recreational pot remains largely illegal.

World News

In Mexico, Is Legalized Pot Just A Pipe Dream?

4:14pm February 05, 2018

by Emily Green

The Mexican tourism secretary said travel destinations like Cancún and Baja California Sur should legalize marijuana.

California Gov. Jerry Brown delivers his State of the State Address at the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 25, 2018.

Jerry Brown's Last State Of The State Mixes Optimism And Warnings

7:17pm January 25, 2018

by Ben Adler

California Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his final State of the State address on Thursday to lawmakers in Sacramento. Brown is California's longest-serving governor.

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Evangelina Padilla-Vaccaro, now cured of a serious genetic illness — thanks to a successful stem cell treatment — playing recently in a public park. The bubble around her is just for fun.

Will State Voters Continue To Pour Money Into Stem Cell Research?

5:00am January 25, 2018

by David Gorn

California alone has spent billions in state funds over the last 14 years to support stem cell research. Scientists want another round of cash. So, what exactly did voters get for their money so far?

Riverside County Sheriff's Department Capt. Greg Fellows speaks with reporters during a news conference in Perris, Calif. on Tuesday. A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family's home where she and her brothers and sisters were locked

National

'I Would Call That Torture': Couple Arrested After Kids Found 'Shackled' At Home

5:06pm January 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Authorities say a daughter who managed to escape and call 911 alerted them to a house of horrors in a Los Angeles suburb: 12 of her siblings, some restrained, in "dark and foul-smelling surroundings."

Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., became the 31st Republican to announce he is not seeking re-election in this year's midterms.

Retiring Rep. Darrell Issa Was Once A Powerful Anti-Obama Voice

2:34pm January 11, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The San Diego Republican and former chairman of the House oversight committee, played a key role in GOP-led probes of the Benghazi attacks and IRS targeting of conservative groups.