California lawmakers are trying again to get rid of the nation’s only law that lets voters veto public housing projects, a provision added to the state constitution in 1950 to keep Black families out of white neighborhoods. Most everyone in the Capitol agrees the provision should be repealed, both...
Gunfire Hits Kids’ Bedroom, Sparks Police Standoff Near Fresno High
A man suspected of firing gunshots that pierced a neighbor's bedroom wall was shot and wounded during a standoff with police in Fresno early Sunday, authorities said. Officers went to a tri-plex in the 500 block of East Weldon Avenue just after 2 a.m. after a resident called 911,...
Live Ukraine Updates: Crisis Deepens, Ukraine Accuses Moscow of ‘Medieval’ Tactics
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission. A third...
California Cop Gets 6 Years for Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Man
A California police officer was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed mentally ill man during a slow-speed car chase in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. An attorney for the man’s family called it “a watershed moment” and an example of progress being made...
Supreme Court Reverses Decision Allowing California Muslims’ FBI Bias Suit
The Supreme Court sided unanimously with the Biden administration Friday and reversed a lower court decision that had allowed a lawsuit by Muslim men claiming religious bias by the FBI to go forward. But the justices' decision did not end the case. The government had claimed allowing the lawsuit...
‘Atheist Pirates’ Remove Religious Signs From City Streets
Standing atop an approximately 8-foot-high ladder, Evan Clark tugged at a sign tightly nailed to a utility pole on the intersection of Echo Park and Bellevue avenues, just beyond the 101 freeway ramps. The sign quoted John 14:6, and as Clark spun and pulled it to loosen it from...
California Wife Faked Kidnapping, Stayed With Boyfriend, Prosecutors Say
A Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state's victim compensation board of $30,000. Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was found...
Strong Job Growth Points to COVID’s Loosening Grip
U.S. businesses stepped up their hiring last month as the omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops, and hotels despite surging inflation. Employers added 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8%,...
Live Ukraine Updates: Zelenskyy Accuses NATO of Allowing Bombings
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: KYIV, Ukraine — In a bitter and emotional speech, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized NATO for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying it will fully untie Russia’s hands as it escalates its attack from the air. “All the people...
Russia Shells Ukraine Nuclear Plant as Invasion Advances
Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea. Leading nuclear authorities were concerned — but not panicked — about the damage...