This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This ranching region with a libertarian streak might have more in common with...
Showdown: State Says It’s Time for Water Interests to Show Their Cards on Subsidence
Ferocious over-pumping that has caused huge swaths of the San Joaquin Valley to sink, damaging key water arteries including the Friant-Kern Canal and California Aqueduct must stop, according to the state Department of Water Resources. It’s one of the main reasons the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was passed in 2014....
How Did a UN Inquiry Find Genocide Has Been Committed in Gaza?
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded this week that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Israel dismissed the findings as biased and based on unverified evidence. Below is an explanation of how genocide is defined legally, how it is tried by the courts, and how the U.N. inquiry reached...
Democrats, Hollywood Condemn Suspension of TV Host Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Democratic lawmakers and Hollywood writers and actors condemned what they called an attack on free speech led by U.S. President Donald Trump after talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air for comments about the murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. ABC, the broadcaster owned by Walt Disney, said on...
What Will the Pac-12 Look Like in 2026 With a Full Complement of Teams?
The Pac-12 has undergone a huge shuffle as the conference-realignment era of college athletics shakes up countless programs around the country. Oregon State and Washington State were the only two schools to remain loyal to the Pac-12 after USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington jumped into the Big 10; Arizona, Arizona...
Rams vs. Eagles Injury Report: 2 Starters Miss Wednesday’s Practice for LA
The Los Angeles Rams have reached one of the biggest weeks of their 2025 season as they’re set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon. It’s another road matchup with the defending Super Bowl champions, a game the Rams have certainly had circled on their calendars since the...
ABC to Indefinitely Halt Broadcasts of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ After Remarks About Kirk
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after remarks by the show's late-night host about Charlie Kirk's assassination sparked harsh criticism by the head of the Federal Communications Commission. The decision comes as Republican President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to...
Three Police Officers Killed, Two Injured in Pennsylvania Shooting, State Police Commissioner Says
Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Wednesday in a confrontation with a gunman who was fatally shot by police, officials said. The shooting unfolded in Codorus Township, a York County community in southeastern Pennsylvania, when the officers involved returned to...
West Coast States Recommend COVID Shots for All Adults and Children, Breaking With Federal Policy
The West Coast Health Alliance, including the states of California, Oregon, and Hawaii, on Wednesday recommended COVID-19 vaccines in all adults and children who choose protection, in contrast to the U.S. government's narrowed approvals for the shots. The alliance said it recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for all children between six...
White House Readies Executive Order on Political Violence as Liberal Groups Sound Warning
WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, as scores of left-leaning non-profits rejected what they described as efforts to undermine their work. The administration has intensified scrutiny of liberal organizations following the assassination of...