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Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 1947, decades before the federal Clean Air Act, Ca...

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Were Cuts in Rooftop Solar Payments Legal? CA Supreme Court Hears Arguments

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court heard arguments today in a ca...

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It’s Expensive to Become a Teacher in California. This Bill Would Pay Those Who Try

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Brigitta Hunter started her teaching career, she had ...

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Young Democrats Offer Lessons for Their Leaders at Party Convention

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At age 24, Alan Vargas wants to lead the California Democr...

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California Prisons Have a Narcotics Problem. Now, More People Will Face Canine Searches

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Anyone entering a California prison — including visitors, ...

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After Years of Undrinkable Water, Our Rural California Community Finally Has Hope

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. We all know of mom-and-pop shops run by couples who s...

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Trump Trade War Has Already Had Huge Effect on California Ports

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s port traffic is beginning to look worse...

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How Gentrification Is Killing the Bus: California’s Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Commuters

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The northern tip of the Vermont Square neighborhood in Sou...

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Medicaid Work Rules Could Leave a Million Californians With No Health Insurance

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Congress moves forward with a controversial proposal to...

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How Trump’s Vow to Revoke Chinese Student Visas Could Hurt California

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration’s latest vow to “aggr...

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A Fresno man already jailed, Michael Fitch (pictured), 35, for a 2021 homicide has been charged in the 2022 shooting death of Ursolo “Frank” Sermeno after DNA evidence linked him to the crime, police said. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Inmate Charged in 2022 Killing More Than Three Years After Crime

Fresno police arrested a woman wanted for a 2023 homicide and identified two additional suspects, including one still at large. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Arrest Woman Wanted in 2023 Homicide, One Still at-Large

A pair of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-188 Hornets fly with a United States Navy EA-18G Growler during Exercise Maple Flag 51 over Alberta, Canada June 15, 2018. OS Erica Seymour/Canadian Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

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Canada Promises to Boost Defense Spending, Meet NATO Target Much Earlier

China’s export restrictions on samarium, a rare earth metal essential for U.S. military weapons like the F-35, have exposed a dangerous reliance on Chinese supply chains and stalled domestic production efforts, deepening national security concerns amid rising global tensions. (Shutterstock)

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China’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries

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Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Aid Ship in International Waters. Can It Legally Do That?

A surveillance footage shows crew of the Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht "Madleen", put their hands up as strong light came into the vessel, in this screengrab from a video released on June 9, 2025. Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Handout via REUTERS

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Israeli Forces Seize Gaza Aid Boat Carrying Greta Thunberg

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