Record warmth brings below-average snowpack in California
January 24, 2026
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Record warmth brings below-average snowpack in California

At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day. There is…

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Rady Children’s Health to stop transgender care amid Trump administration threats
January 24, 2026
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Rady Children’s Health to stop transgender care amid Trump administration threats

The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children’s Health,…

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DOJ drops demand for Children’s Hospital L.A. transgender care records
January 23, 2026
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DOJ drops demand for Children’s Hospital L.A. transgender care records

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal…

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Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California’s new election map while upholding Texas’
January 23, 2026
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Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California’s new election map while upholding Texas’

WASHINGTON  — Trump administration lawyers have joined California Republicans in urging Supreme Court to block California’s new election map on the grounds that one district in the San Joaquin…

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Police run over man amid gunfight on California roadway; officer injured, suspect dead
January 23, 2026
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Police run over man amid gunfight on California roadway; officer injured, suspect dead

A gun battle unfolded on the streets of a Northern California city this week that was captured in disturbing video — an incidence of violence that a police…

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Trump administration calls 7 governors to Colorado River talks in D.C.
January 23, 2026
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Trump administration calls 7 governors to Colorado River talks in D.C.

With Western states deadlocked in negotiations over how to cut water use along the Colorado River, the Trump administration has called in the governors of seven states to…

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Orange County driver killed when pursuit suspect crashes into their vehicle
January 22, 2026
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Orange County driver killed when pursuit suspect crashes into their vehicle

A police pursuit that started in Anaheim on Wednesday night ended with the suspect’s vehicle colliding with another car, killing the driver, officials said. A driver who fled…

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Newsom, on world stage, accuses Trump of trying to suppress dissent
January 22, 2026
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Newsom, on world stage, accuses Trump of trying to suppress dissent

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying…

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Rahsaan Thomas of ‘Ear Hustle’ released from San Quentin
February 9, 2023
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Rahsaan Thomas of ‘Ear Hustle’ released from San Quentin

SACRAMENTO —  Rahsaan Thomas was released from San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, more than year after he was granted a commutation from Gov. Gavin Newsom for his rehabilitation…

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Gabby Petito selfie shows she had a facial injury on the day she was interviewed by Moab police over domestic disturbance call, lawyer says
February 9, 2023
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Gabby Petito selfie shows she had a facial injury on the day she was interviewed by Moab police over domestic disturbance call, lawyer says

CNN  —  A selfie taken by Gabby Petito weeks before her death shows she had facial injuries on the day she and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, were stopped…

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