A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the first in the nation to make it illegal to discriminate against hairstyles.
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Boeing CEO calls handling of 737 Max crashes a ‘mistake,’ vows improvements
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg calls his company’s handling of two software-related crashes of the 737 Max aircraft a ‘mistake.’
‘Is this another mass shooting?’ Panic at Corona, Calif., Costco as off-duty cop kills man
The officer shot a man who had attacked him while he was holding his child, the Corona Police Department said. Two of the man’s relatives were wounded.
Oakland City Council looks to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’ after Denver vote
The Oakland City Council will vote June 4, possibly setting a psilocybin ruling precedent that activists feel could echo nationwide.
When police misconduct occurs, records often stay secret. One mom’s fight to change that.
A police officer is accused of playing with her dead son’s body after he was shot. An angry California mother wants secret cop records to go public.
Fatal police shootings could become a crime under proposed California law
Under the proposed bill, police must feel confident that it is truly necessary to shoot to kill, or they could be prosecuted for killing their victim.
$1,000-a-pound delicacy: More U.S. farms grow pricey truffles with help from dogs
While truffles have been hunted for centuries in Europe, a few dozen farms in the United States are now cultivatingthe pricey delicacy.
Bill Gates hasn’t directly criticized Trump. And he has stuck to that (mostly)
With Democrats taking the House back from GOP leaders, Bill Gates saidCongress should get “credit” for standing up to the Trump administration.
Want to go to space in 2019 with Virgin Galactic? Pack courage and $250,000
USA TODAY went on an exclusive tour of Virgin Galactic’s facilities in California’s Mojave Desert as the company eyes a 2019 launch.
California politicians take Trump to task for threatening to withhold federal fire funds
As fires were continuing to claim lives across California, Trump tweeted there was “no reason” for such fires other than “poor” management of forests.