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News from the state of California

EXPLAINER: Surfing, where the playing field is never level

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TOKYO — Surfing is as much skill and science as instinct and timing. That begins with learning how to read ocean swells to anticipate...

Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking...

Effort to fund racially diverse climate groups gets momentum

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Efforts to increase how much philanthropic funding goes to minority-led environmental organizations are gaining momentum, with one group's push for transparency from the nation’s...

Report: Disney may get $570M in tax breaks for new campus

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. stands to benefit from more than a half billion dollars in tax breaks for building a new...

Investigators question warden at California women’s prison

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Federal investigators questioned the warden of a federal women’s prison in California and searched his office on Thursday, weeks after a former correctional officer...

Eilish concert film coming; Rockettes return for holiday

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A look at what's happening the world of music as artists announce their touring plans and concert venues plan their reopenings after being shuttered...

Court fights mark run-up to California recall election

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LOS ANGELES — Several court scuffles are underway as California moves toward finalizing the list of candidates for the September recall election that could...

Italian lawyers group slams court review of US trial defense

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ROME — Several professional associations representing Italian criminal defense lawyers have slammed a Rome court’s written attack on the team which defended two U.S....

Hugs as California public school returns to class in person

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — There was pumping music, dancing teachers and lots of hugs as one of the first public schools in California opened...

Indictment: Man who hates women planned shooting at sorority

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CLEVELAND — A man who identifies with a group that despises women appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on Wednesday on charges related to...