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California’s largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration

More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals.

Why Newsom Might Commute 564 Death Sentences in CA

More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.

Federal judge blocks EPA attempt to strip California’s clean air waivers

The agency tried to hand the repeal to Congress instead of going through its own rulemaking process.

California could soon end child marriage after years of debate

Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.

A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California...

Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.

EPA moves to reclassify Clean Air Act waivers

The Agency claimed that "California’s standards could impose costs on ports, shipping and supply chains," but Environmental groups and California regulators dispute that interpretation.

San Diego mosque shooting intensifies fears over rising anti-Muslim violence and...

Investigators are treating the killing of three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego as a suspected hate crime after police recovered anti-Islamic material and officials said a security guard’s actions likely prevented a larger massacre.

California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid...

Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.

Del Monte Bankruptcy to destroy 420,000 Peach Trees in California

A steady decline in demand for canned products as consumers shift toward fresh produce and several other factors led to this collapse.

The Trump/Newsom nuke war against renewables gets a Diablo push

Together Trump and Newsom are pushing nuclear power plants whose drastic deregulation may now rival the dangers posed by any bombs Iran could produce.

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The Melrose Gate at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Brown (zoonabar) / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
A military pharmacy. Photo: U.S. Air Force / Airman Trevor Calvert

Secret Pfizer and Lilly contracts favor drugmakers over patients, records show

The deals let companies raise prices overseas while carving blockbuster obesity drugs out of required discounts.
Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. Photo: INFOWeather1 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV’s visit...

The trip lands months ahead of France's presidential campaign, timing that echoes John Paul II's first visit to the country in 1980.
The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.