Leader of California Senate to challenge US Sen. Feinstein Leader of California Senate to challenge US Sen. Feinstein:- A California legislative leader announced Sunday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, setting up a 2018 contest between two Democrats that will highlight generational, geographic and ideological contrasts in the party […]
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California wildfire death toll rises to 36 as dangerous winds return Nearly a week after flames began fanning across Northern California’s wine country, firefighters have made progress in containing the deadly wildfires even as high winds threaten to return and spark another round of conflagrations. In an ominous Friday-afternoon bulletin, […]
Marijuana farms are burning in California wildfires Marijuana farms are burning in California wildfires:- Deadly wildfires in Northern California are burning up marijuana farms in the so-called Emerald Triangle. Blazes have destroyed a number of farms in Mendocino County right before legal recreational sales begin in California. Cannabis business owners […]
Berkeley has gone berserk against free speech Berkeley has gone berserk against free speech:- It’s not mass insanity, but rather mass infantilism, that necessitated the “unprecedented” security measures taken Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley so that mild-mannered conservative pundit Ben Shapiro might speak there safely. Worse, the whole […]
Nine hurt as vehicle plows into Los Angeles crowd in what police describe as accident Nine people were injured, one critically, in Los Angeles on Sunday when a van that collided with a pickup truck jumped the curb and slammed into an outdoor dining area, authorities said, calling it a […]
Father of Australian tennis star arrested on child sex charges The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said. Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be […]
California Legislature passes cap-and-trade deal California Legislature passes cap-and-trade deal:- The Latest on California’s efforts to extend its cap and trade climate change-fighting program (all times local): 8:15 p.m. California lawmakers have voted to extend the state’s landmark law to combat climate change after hours of fraught debate and days […]
Trump questions why some states won’t comply with ‘voter fraud panel’ requests In a Saturday morning tweet, President Donald Trump questioned the states refusing to comply with requests made by his administration’s new Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity by asking what they may be hiding. “Numerous states are refusing […]
California father buries wrong man after coroner mistake Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend. “Your son is alive,” he said. “Bill (Shinker) put my son on the phone,” Kerrigan said. “He said ‘Hi Dad.’ “ Orange County coroner’s officials […]
Unflappable Ananya Vinay wins National Spelling Bee Ananya Vinay never looked all that impressed by any of the words she was given in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 12-year-old from Fresno, California, showed little emotion and didn’t take much time as she plowed through word after […]