Analyst: California Faces $340 Billion In Debt
A new report says California state government faces $340 billion in debts, or more than $8,500 for each resident.
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A new report says California state government faces $340 billion in debts, or more than $8,500 for each resident.
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Scientists collecting kelp from along the West Coast say there's no sign of radiation contamination from the 2011 Japanese nuclear disaster.
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers as federal agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states.
Federal and state prosecutors say FBI agents acted reasonably when they shot and killed kidnapping and murder suspect James DiMaggio in the Idaho wilderness last summer.
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Chief Sergeant-At-Arms Tony Beard knew one of his officers had tested positive for using illegal drugs but kept silent, thinking the information he received was confidential, said Mark Hedlund, a spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
Fishing vessel caught fire and sank hundreds of miles off Mexico's Pacific coast, Air Force rescuers parachuted into the water to reach the ship.
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University of California, Los Angeles officials are proposing that most undergraduate students be required to take a class in racial cultural, gender or religious diversity in order to graduate.
Art Sherman has never had a big operation or wealthy clients who infused cash and horses into his stable.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature had just sealed a $96.3 billion state budget last year when an outcry erupted over a provision that allowed local governments to deny requests for public documents because the state wouldn't reimburse them.
Apple Inc. had sought $2.2 billion after accusing Samsung Electronics Co. of infringing five of its patents covering functions such as slide-to-lock, universal searching and quick linking.
Gov. Jerry Brown says it appears there was little California could have done to keep Toyota from moving its U.S. headquarters and about 3,000 jobs to Texas, saying "change is inevitable."
The U.S. Forest Service plans to soon launch a major forest-thinning project on Lake Tahoe's north shore that's designed to reduce the risk of severe wildfire and improve forest health.
