SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving to dismantle the nation's largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons within two years. The goal is to turn the section at San Quentin State Prison into...
Leader of California’s Embattled Unemployment Agency Steps Down
California's troubled unemployment benefits department will soon have its third director in the past two years. Employment Development Department Director Rita Saenz stepped down on Friday after just over one year on the job. She'll be replaced by Nancy Farias, who has been a deputy director at the department...
Georgia DA Investigating Trump Asks FBI for Security Help
The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday wrote a letter to...
California Universal Health Care Bill Faces Deadline Today
California Democrats must decide today whether to advance a bill that would make the government pay for everybody's health care in the nation's most populous state; a key test of whether one of their most long-sought policy goals can overcome fierce opposition from business groups and the insurance industry....
Raiders Go Patriot Way With New GM, Possibly McDaniels as Coach
The Las Vegas Raiders are trying to build their team the Patriot Way. Owner Mark Davis tapped the NFL's most successful franchise over the past two decades by hiring Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as his new general manager. Davis is closing in on a deal to...
Super Finish Upends 49ers, Lifts Rams Into Super Bowl
INGLEWOOD — After Matthew Stafford's wife leaped into his arms, he took a moment to soak it all in — this victory, this confetti-strewn field, this remarkable year of his life. One year to the day after the quarterback agreed to join the star-studded Los Angeles Rams for a...
Judge OKs Agreement to Destroy Gun Used by Kyle Rittenhouse
A Wisconsin judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said the state crime lab would destroy the gun, probably in April. Judge Bruce Schroeder, the...
Queen Mary Ocean Liner in Long Beach Closed to Tourists for ‘Critical Repairs’
The historic ocean liner Queen Mary, which has been a Southern California tourist attraction and hotel for decades, is being prepared for “critical repairs," according to officials in the city of Long Beach, which owns the ship. The ship will remain closed, except for film location work, until the...
A Key Inflation Gauge Rose 5.8% in 2021, Most in 39 Years
A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 1982, as brisk consumer spending collided with snarled supply chains to raise the costs of food, furniture, appliances and other goods. The report Friday from the Commerce Department also said that...
Study: Gas Stoves Worse for Climate Than Previously Thought
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found. The same study that tested emissions around stoves in homes raised new concerns about indoor air quality and health because of levels of nitrogen oxides measured. Stoves...