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Californians don’t have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California residents don’t have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets, a federal judge has ruled. The Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez took effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked Benitez on Wednesday to delay the

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5 suspects arrested in desert west of Victorville killings in dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials say

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Five men have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads west of Victorville. The dispute was over marijuana, sheriff’s officials said Monday. Authorities discovered the bodies in the Mojave Desert outside El Mirage after someone called 911 and said he had been shot,

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Update: California State University faculty reach tentative deal

Updated post by Olga R. Rodriguez (AP): SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State University faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation’s largest public university system, their union announced. Members of the California Faculty Association will return to work

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California officials warn people to not eat raw oysters from Mexico which may be linked to norovirus

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Southern California are warning people to avoid eating raw oysters from parts of Mexico after more than 200 people recently fell ill with suspected cases of norovirus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported more than 150 suspected cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to raw

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1 dead, 3 injured following avalanche at California ski resort as storm moves in, official says

BY SCOTT SONNER AND STEFANIE DAZIOAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person with three others injured as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. Authorities planned to provide more details

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California governor wants reserves and cuts to fix nearly $38B deficit, mostly sparing schools

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit is not as bad as previously thought, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, but it’s deep enough that it could delay a minimum wage increase for more than 400,000 health care workers and force spending cuts across various housing and climate programs. Most of

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Questions on artificial intelligence and a budget deficit await returning California lawmakers

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers return to work on Wednesday for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state’s struggling budget. The budget is a big issue every year in California, which is the nation’s most populous state

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