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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a restructuring plan from the state's largest utility Pacific Gas and Electric.

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California Rejects State's Largest Utility's Bankruptcy Plan

4:39pm December 14, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to expedite the beleaguered PG&E bankruptcy case in time for next year's wildfire season. But Newsom said the utility's plan "falls woefully short" of what is needed.

A person sleeps on a sidewalk near New York's Times Square this past week. A new report says more and more American cities are passing laws that make it illegal to sleep outside, on the street, in a park or in your own car.

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Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?

12:34pm December 14, 2019

by Scott Simon

Laws that ban sleeping outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people onto the streets.

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Correctional Officers Face Mental Health Challenges

9:17am December 14, 2019

by Jimmy Jenkins

The stress experienced by correctional officers can cause thoughts of suicide. But many are reluctant to get help because they perceive a stigma. One widow of an Arizona guard wants to change that.

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Elder Shelter Provides Sanctuary From Abuse

9:17am December 14, 2019

by Rachel Gotbaum

A program that shelters at-risk elderly in nursing homes is slowly taking root across the U.S.

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A Taste Of The Holidays, Cowboy-Style

9:17am December 14, 2019

by Jim Kent

We visit a cowboy Christmas ball in South Dakota's Black Hills. Such events are enjoying a revival after fading away in the late 20th century. Attendees enjoy nostalgia for earlier, simpler times.

Adriana Jones, a member of the LeBaron family, holds images of relatives who were killed in November. Jones and other family members were participating in a Dec. 1 protest in Mexico City against Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to express a

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This Grieving Family Wants The U.S. To Designate Mexican Cartels As Terrorists

9:33pm December 13, 2019

by Joel Rose

Relatives of nine American women and children who were brutally killed in Mexico last month were in Washington this week to tell their story. They want the U.S. to go after drug cartels.

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John Fitisemanu, an American Samoan, filed the lawsuit against the U.S. government after he was denied the opportunity to apply for federal government jobs listing citizenship as a requirement.

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American Samoans' Citizenship Status Still In Limbo After Judge Issues Stay

6:14pm December 13, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

After ruling on Thursday that anyone born in American Samoa should be recognized as a U.S. citizen, the same judge on Friday decided to put the order on hold until the issue is resolved on appeal.

Outgoing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 400 people in his final days in office.

On His Way Out, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardons Murderers, Rapists, Hundreds More

5:52pm December 13, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

In one case that has drawn particular attention, he pardoned a murderer whose family raised big money to pay off Bevin's campaign debt.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma testifies on Capitol Hill in October.

South Carolina Gets Green Light To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements

5:30pm December 13, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

Under the new rules, most adults who quality for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.

Tents housing homeless line a street down the street from LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2019. In this city, homeless encampments are sprouting up in underpasses, along streets and on sidewalks and inside parks.

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How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

5:00pm December 13, 2019

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.

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